Food storage system and method

A food storage system comprising:

• one or more modular assemblies having a housing unit having top, bottom, sides and back each having interior and exterior surfaces and defining an interior space wherein the interior surfaces are configured for accepting one or more drawers,
• the one or more drawers having an interior portion with front, back, bottom and sides each having interior and exterior surfaces and defining an interior storage space and having a drawer top peripheral edge and a drawer peripheral support edge, the one or more drawers being accessible from a substantially open top and configured to receive a plurality of trays,
• each of the drawer front and sides having a top and bottom edge,
• one or more drawer covers having bottom and top sides and configured for sealing the peripheral support edge of the one or more drawers,
• one or more trays configured for positioning within the one or more drawers, each tray having a front, back, bottom and sides and defining an interior storage space and having a tray top peripheral edge and a tray peripheral support edge,
• wherein the tray top peripheral edge of the one or more trays is substantially the same height as the drawer top peripheral edge of the one or more drawers when the one or more trays are positioned within the interior storage space of the one or more drawers,
• wherein the bottom side of each of the one or more drawer covers is smooth and seals the drawer peripheral support edge of the one or more drawers as well as the tray top peripheral edge of the one or more trays positioned within the storage space of the one or more drawers without use of separate seals, separate gaskets, or additional covers on the bottom side of the one or more drawer covers;
• wherein each drawer cover is able to seal the drawer peripheral support edge and the tray top peripheral edge regardless of the shape or dimensions of the tray top peripheral edge.