Fizzy Food

Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 09:07
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Am I the only mug that's had this experience - fizzy steak, tomatoes, milk, etc. from dry ice?

Can anyone advise how to avoid - if meat is in cryovac, is it adequately sealed to prevent carbon dioxide contamination? If foods are pre-frozen, are they still susceptible to contamination?
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Reply By: theshadows - Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 09:19

Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 09:19
Buy a fridge.....
wrap everying in good plastic and seal it to stop th contamination.

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Follow Up By: HelenWheels - Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 10:16

Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 10:16
Which is the best fridge to buy?
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Follow Up By: BenSpoon - Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 19:45

Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 19:45
a metal waeco with a toyota navara badge- obviously.
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Follow Up By: madCrow - Wednesday, Sep 07, 2005 at 17:00

Wednesday, Sep 07, 2005 at 17:00
Or a metal waeco with a nisan patrol badge- obviously.
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Reply By: vitara - Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 10:54

Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 10:54
Hi there Gordo, mate the only thing I keep in dry ice is the meat which is wrapped in gladwrap. Any thing else will turn to mush if it's sat in dry ice once's it's defrosted. Only other thing you can do is put some cardboard betwwen the ice and your products this will stop that from happening. Even cheese will freeze in 20 mins in dry ice and when it defrosts it's like snow flakes disgusting.We use a separate foam esky for that and will keep our meat frozen for an easy 5 days or longer. We just transfer from the dry ice to the esky the day before any meat we are intending to use.I presume you know to use a foam esky or an esky that has the rubber straps at the front to keep closed. DONT use an esky that is totally lockable eg where the handle comes over the top and locks the lid down. It will explode on you as the gases need to escape. Ever tried a little dry ice in a 1.25 L platic coke bottle and a bit of water with the cap screwed on. Nothing left of it but fragments. So you could imagine what will happen to a non approved dry ice esky and anybody in a close radius. Take Care Vitara
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Follow Up By: Gordo - Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 12:01

Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 12:01
Cheers Vitara,

So, you really only leave frozen meat in the company of dry ice?

I assume that if it's cryovac'd, it would be well sealed as well...

We have an EvaKool, and plan (as per other forums) to use the Dry Ice to keep water ice frozen, and feed the other (cheaper) esky, but if meat can be kept in the EvaKool, that would be good, space-wise.
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Follow Up By: vitara - Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 12:50

Tuesday, Sep 06, 2005 at 12:50
Hi there Gordo, cryovac'd would be fine in the dry ice as you said need to save every bit of space possible. I'm just in the process of thinking up up a way to make a divider to go up one end of the evakool so that it will save me having to take the foam esky. Was goin to put 2 stainless c sections and pop rivott (hope spelt write) to the inside front and back (internally) so I can slide a piece of perspex and keep one end with the dry ice and meat,that way it will also keep the esky cool, not sure how the dry ice will affect the perspex, and not real keen on drilling holes in the side of the esky for the pop rivetts. Might try and use some velcrose to hold the c sections in ??? Take Care Vitara
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