A friend – knowing I spend much of my time tinkering around in the kitchen – gave me a bag of Hefty Half-Gallon Storage Slider bags as a Christmas stocking stuffer. The bags are terrific, first because they are a unique size. Often, I get out a gallon Zip-Lock that’s way too big but the closest size to what I need. These half-gallon sizes are perfect for things like a leftover meat loaf, half of a pork roast, half a rotisserie chicken and many other items that are too big for small Zip-Locks and too small for gallon size bags.
They also are flat on a bottom that expands, and they stand erect, so you could conveniently pour in a half-batch of beans or even soup.
They are tremendously sturdy, and they have a convenient calendar on the outside to mark the date when you stored an item. They are a heavy duty, “Hefty-type” quality and the zip lock seals tightly and securely.
It’s a handy item to have in your kitchen drawers.