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Freezer... savior or villain?

Discussion in 'Food Talk' started by horstuff, Sep 12, 2016.

  1. Sep 16, 2016 at 2:28 PM
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    coffeesnob

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    I have been told that is indeed the case makes sense
     
  2. Sep 16, 2016 at 2:31 PM
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    how does it make sense if the meat never is exposed to the air?
     
  3. Sep 16, 2016 at 2:34 PM
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    Not making sense to me either.
     
  4. Sep 16, 2016 at 2:38 PM
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    The best way I've found to get frozen meat to have good 'quality' is to let it de-thaw very slowly. Let the frozen meat sit in the fridge a couple days before you plan on eating it. Then, the day you plan on eating it, bring it out of the fridge 1-2 hours before cook time to let the meat slowly come to room temp.
     
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  5. Sep 16, 2016 at 3:56 PM
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    Frost free freezers don't dehydrate meat via air circulation, they dehydrate meats (and other foods) due to the freeze/thaw cycle that allows them to be frost free.

    When the frost free cycle runs, it partially thaws your food. The edges of the food will thaw and then refreeze, causing the ice crystallization to pull water from the edges of the food. After enough cycles of this, it will turn your food into leather.

    Regular freezers don't have this problem since once the food is frozen, it stays frozen--the water never recrystalizes.

    If you don't vacuum pack your food before storing it, it will keep longer in a regular freezer. However, if you vacuum pack your meats (and other freezables) they will suffer only minor damage even in a frost free freezer because there are no air voids for the water to accumulate and crystallize and draw the water from the food.
     
  6. Sep 16, 2016 at 6:05 PM
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    That assumes that things partially thaw over and over in a frost free freezer, not true.
     
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  7. Sep 16, 2016 at 6:11 PM
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    I use an upright freezer for all of my wild game, fish and veggies (green and yellow beans & carrots mostly) from my garden. I carefully vacuum seal everything and try to rotate things as to not have things in there for more than 6-8 months. Everything is always perfect. I missed a pack of venison from a deer I shot 2 yrs ago and that was still perfect.
     
  8. Sep 17, 2016 at 3:23 AM
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    not completely thawed true.....
     
  9. Sep 17, 2016 at 5:11 AM
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    Not partially thawed either.
     
  10. Sep 28, 2016 at 2:28 PM
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    I have been told that this is the case yes.
     

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