I just packed and froze my meat last night… Is this freezer burned?
I just packed and froze my meat last night… Is this freezer burned?
by Automatic_Wealth1160
5 Comments
albinochicken
Nope, that’s just some ice crystals. Freezer burn is the over oxidation of the meat from the super dry air in the freezer. It will turn meat brown and leathery. Ground beef is generally very wet, so some ice crystals are normal.
A good trick would be to wrap it in paper and then plastic. The paper holds a lot of the excess moisture and will preserve the meat better.
LoneSpiritualist
Freezer burn takes time, from my expierence. It would look dry on the outside of the meat. It just looks like the outside of the meat had moisture when frozen. If you want to avoid the possibility of freezer burn, I’d recommend taking out as much air as possible before freezing
cervaca
Agreed with the first comment. Too much moisture was locked in with the meat. Make sure you eat that within 6 months
AntonOlsen
Just ice crystals. Not ideal, but not immediately bad.
When packing ground meat in ziploc bags I flatten them and push out all the air. This prevents the ice crystals and makes them easier to stack in the freezer.
Musashi10000
Nope, that’s just ice from the moisture in the air in the bag with the meat. Possibly from air in the freezer if the bag wasn’t properly sealed. I’ve never seen freezer burn happen overnight. Soonest I’ve seen it is within a few months. You know it’s freezer burn when part of the surface actually changes colour drastically compared to the rest, usually getting quite a bit paler, and the texture changes.
5 Comments
Nope, that’s just some ice crystals. Freezer burn is the over oxidation of the meat from the super dry air in the freezer. It will turn meat brown and leathery. Ground beef is generally very wet, so some ice crystals are normal.
A good trick would be to wrap it in paper and then plastic. The paper holds a lot of the excess moisture and will preserve the meat better.
Freezer burn takes time, from my expierence. It would look dry on the outside of the meat. It just looks like the outside of the meat had moisture when frozen. If you want to avoid the possibility of freezer burn, I’d recommend taking out as much air as possible before freezing
Agreed with the first comment. Too much moisture was locked in with the meat. Make sure you eat that within 6 months
Just ice crystals. Not ideal, but not immediately bad.
When packing ground meat in ziploc bags I flatten them and push out all the air. This prevents the ice crystals and makes them easier to stack in the freezer.
Nope, that’s just ice from the moisture in the air in the bag with the meat. Possibly from air in the freezer if the bag wasn’t properly sealed. I’ve never seen freezer burn happen overnight. Soonest I’ve seen it is within a few months. You know it’s freezer burn when part of the surface actually changes colour drastically compared to the rest, usually getting quite a bit paler, and the texture changes.