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I freeze it in plastic containers - good old icecream containers (plastic) or take-away containers (uk) but you can buy all sorts of sizes and shapes of tupperware etc. I wouldn't use glass in the freezer.

We had IKEA Nexus units put in 12 years ago and they have held up very well. Only one hinge went - and that was because my children kept swinging on that door! (and we were able to fix it ourselves) and the kickborad has become scruffy. We had very good installers who we hired ourselves. We have had carpenters in to do other work who have said that IKEA do the best flatpack kitchens (in the UK) in their opinion. I would not hesitate to have an IKEa kitchen again - unless I intended to stay in a house forever, then I might consider paying more.

Yes, they are great but you do have to be sooo careful with hot stuff and recently two of my friends have had bad finger injuries fiddling about with the blade when they were "sure they'd switched it off". I'm terrified of mine!

Janine here. Thank you all so much for all these ideas! I thought you might all laugh my question, It was a bit vague - the US is so vast! Obviously we had worked out a basic itinerary but with all these suggestions there may be some changes he he! I particularly want to thank you all for taking the time to write such detailed answers. I'm sure we'll have a great time, whatever we decide to do. Perhaps I'll write a post about our trip next year and let you know how we get on!

Thanks again!