You can also try Souper Cubes, which are like ice cube trays but for soup servings. If you want to maximize freezer space: Ladle cooled soup into freezer-safe quart- or gallon-sized plastic bags. Freeze flat and stack once the soup is fully frozen. (This is one of our favorite freezer organization tips!)
Go for glass or something reusable like silicone. Do you need an affordable and easy-to-store option? Plastic deli-style containers are a great choice available in a variety of sizes. Plastic, glass, and silicone are all suitable for freezing soup, though glass and silicone will likely last longer.
Here's the scoop: freeze them flat. Get yourself some sturdy zip-top freezer bags and fill them up. Press out as much air as you can, place the bags on a baking sheet or the floor of your freezer, and freeze.
By far, glass jars are the best containers for freezing food. Glass is impermeable, meaning no staining or stink. Glass also won't leach toxins into your food like plastic does, plus it's 100 percent recyclable (unlike plastic, which is super complicated to recycle).
Most broth- or stock-based soups generally freeze well and the flavor usually holds up fine. The exception is cream-based soups. Those tend to separate and don't hold up well in the freezer. A soup with a little cream in it should be OK, but not soups that are cream-based.
If using glass containers, be sure they're made of tempered glass that can be frozen. If you're using any type of plastic, be sure it's BPA-free. I especially love freezing soup flat in zip-top gallon-sized bags, as I feel it's a more efficient use of (very precious) freezer real estate.
Frozen foods remain safe indefinitely.
Rigid containers made of plastic or glass are suitable for all packs and are especially good for liquid packs. Straight sides on rigid containers make the frozen food much easier to get out. Rigid containers are often reuseable and make the stacking of foods in the freezer easier.
When freezing soup, you can use whatever container you want as long as it's safe for the freezer and you leave the headspace as noted above. You can use freezer-safe containers made of plastic or glass as well as freezer-safe bags. There are also handy silicone freezing trays available made specifically for soup.
Soup can stay in the freezer for up to three months if stored properly, but it will be less fresh the longer it sits in the freezer. Also, flavors may dilute because of ice forming, which creates water in the soup when thawing. Creamy soups are best eaten within one or two months.
Jars with tapered sides or straight sides are freezer safe; shouldered jars are not.
Our borosilicate glass products can be put into freezer and can resist till -40°c. All our borosilicate glass products have a thermal shock resistance of 220°C. That means that, if your Cook & Store dish is frozen to a maximum of -20°C then it can be put directly into an oven at a maximum of 200°C.
Glass containers, in contrast, are toxin-free, easier to clean, and safe for freezing and heating. Choosing glass food storage containers helps reduce exposure to environmental toxins, which is crucial for overall health and reducing the risk of chronic illness.
Glass containers
Glass jars and storage containers are microwavable, dishwasher-safe and often freezable. This puts them among the best ways to freeze food without plastic.
Square Food Storage Containers
Since soup can be frozen in either plastic or glass containers, these BPA-free, quart-sized plastic containers are the ideal stackable option. They're one of the simplest, yet most functional, food storage containers available.
When refrigerated, soup that contains vegetables or meat will stay good for 3–4 days. If you're freezing soup containing vegetables or meat, you can expect that to last for 2–3 months in the freezer.
A benefit to using glass jars for freezing is that they tend to be more airtight. (Just leave about an inch of space for the soup to expand as freezing, so the jar doesn't break.) When using plastic freezer containers, find the kind you can “burp” to release excess air.
Our Ziploc® products are suitable for food contact use for microwave defrosting and reheating, room temperature, refrigeration, and freezing. Remember, it's always important to follow each product's usage instructions. Furthermore, Ziploc® brand products are made in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices.
The bottom freezer drawer for frozen fruit and vegetables – peas, sweetcorn, broccoli, oven chips, berry mixes, etc. The middle freezer drawer for frozen meat, fish and dairy products – chicken breasts, chicken nuggets, beef mince, battered fish, salmon fillets, ice cream, frozen milk, cheese, etc.
Can you eat “expired” canned food? Good news: Shelf-stable canned goods are safe more or less indefinitely, lasting up to five years or more according to the USDA.
Any frozen fish or shellfish will be safe indefinitely; however, the flavor and texture will lessen after lengthy storage.
Thaw Your Soup
To thaw your soup, we recommend putting it in the refrigerator overnight or placing it in a bowl or pot on the counter for an hour. If you have frozen your soup in Souper Cubes, we recommend popping the soup cube out and placing it in a bowl or pot for thawing.