I do a combination of things - double/triple batches and cooking up the meat loss leaders in crockpots and then freezing them.
As far as storage space in freezer - square & rectangle containers work better than round.
I've also used freezer bags. To make them a uniform shape for conserving space, you keep the cardboard packaging other foods come in (cake mix boxes, snack crackers) or plastic containers for forms, place the bagged food in the container and let freeze. Then you can remove the 'brick' from it's form and stack in your freezer.
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