Can you freeze <span class="highlight">vacuum</span> packed meat?

Yes it freezes well. We usually freeze ours as it avoids some issues if you wear through the plastic.

Steve

Anyone??

I used to freeze my cryovac meat packs and last time I was at the butcher I ordered them and asked him to freeze it for pick-up. He said that was a mistake, as the plastic bags get brittle and damage easily. I have frozen them in the past though without problems.

Having said that though, I don't freeze them any more because they last for 6 weeks in the normal fridge ( they did on my last WA trip anyway) . Why bother to freeze them and waste battery power, if they last that long in the normal part of the fridge.

Cheers,

Willie.

Louie
If your going to freeze it then why vac pack it, just stick it in normal freezer bags, I got mince here thats 2 months old, tastes good too.

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yes and it will last forever if frozen as the superior vac packing doesnt allow freezer burn or dryness

As an ex butcher my advise is such

freeze it no problems with the product but bear in mind the seal on the vacuam poch will be comprimised and should be thawed and used. Once thawed the bag will contain the fluid which will acelerate the souring process and the fluid will be the first to turn. (mosture and bacteria thing now that the bag will allow air in to it.

Freezing it (in the vac pouch) will reduce freezer burn if long term in the freezer.

If you are traveling for weeks I would suggest packing the vacum packed meat in a plastic container to help protect it from being pearced by a can or other more solid item. avoid packing some frozen and some not because you will find that the frozen once thawed will need to be used before the non frozen for above reasons therefore defeating why you would freeze the meat in the first palce.

also thecontainer will help contain leakage from any seals that may be breached in transit avoiding needing to clean the fridge

TM2CW

trevor

Louie
We freeze the meat in resealable bags, as flat as possible, and avoiding meat with bones in it, this prevents the bone breaking the bag seal, place it all in the "bottom of the fridge" and layer it with newspaper or soft towel and cover with a towel, this stays frozen for weeks in the fridge and helps lessens the power usage, I think.
Cheers Colin.

never needed to seeing that if they do a good job it will last for up to 6 weeks but have been told not to as it can expand or something and perforate the bag.....

why needing to freeze ?? If your going to freeze it why vac pack it???

Went west for 3 months with an engel full of cryovac meat from local butcher ,ate the last of the meat in the last week of the trip . We are lucky here with a good butcher and good meat