Freezer Burn?

"Stu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn? What can be done
about it?

Thanks.

Sounds like it. It is perfectly safe and at worst will affect the texture.
Use the meat for stew or soup. To prevent it, wrap the meat very tightly and
do not keep for too long. It's more of a problem with frost-free freezers.

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Peter Aitken
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I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn?

Probably.

What can be done about it?

Nothing just cut out the dehydrated section.

Dimitri

On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:29:52 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
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I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn? What can be done
about it?

Thanks.

Sounds like it. It is perfectly safe and at worst will affect the texture.
Use the meat for stew or soup. To prevent it, wrap the meat very tightly and
do not keep for too long. It's more of a problem with frost-free freezers.

Thanks Peter. Really hated to throw it out.

On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:41:58 GMT, "Dimitri"
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I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn?

Probably.

What can be done about it?

Nothing just cut out the dehydrated section.

Dimitri

Thanks Dimitri.

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Nothing just cut out the dehydrated section.

Dimitri

And consider buying a vacuum sealer so it does not happen again. I've had
meat for 2 and 3 years with no freezer burn that way.

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Stu said:

I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn? What can be done
about it?

Thanks.

Most likely.
If it smells stale, it is.

Toss it or make dog food.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Dimitri said:

"Stu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn?

Probably.

What can be done about it?

Nothing just cut out the dehydrated section.

Dimitri

I've tried that, and found it's not worth the effort.
For some reason, those "spots" spread nasty taste thru the meat.

I just compost it anymore or cook it up as pet food.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:41:58 GMT, "Dimitri"
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"Stu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn?

Probably.

What can be done about it?

Nothing just cut out the dehydrated section.

Dimitri

Thanks Dimitri.

Good luck!

And post your results please? ;-)

I've personally never had luck "saving" freezer burned meat.
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Edwin Pawlowski said:

"Dimitri" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Nothing just cut out the dehydrated section.

Dimitri

And consider buying a vacuum sealer so it does not happen again. I've had
meat for 2 and 3 years with no freezer burn that way.

I agree with the vacuum sealer recommendation. Ed do you have the Tilia
or one of the cheaper brands? I have a cheaper brand but am considering
a Tilia. The bags for mine are fine but sometimes the seal is lost.
I'm not sure if the Tilia bags would work with mine. I've had good luck
with the very old fashion *boil in the bag* bags from Dazy. You have to
order them direct and they don't get an actual vacuum but you can toss
them directly into the microwave or boiling water to heat the contents.

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I agree with the vacuum sealer recommendation. Ed do you have the Tilia
or one of the cheaper brands? I have a cheaper brand but am considering a
Tilia. The bags for mine are fine but sometimes the seal is lost. I'm not
sure if the Tilia bags would work with mine. I've had good luck with the
very old fashion *boil in the bag* bags from Dazy. You have to order them
direct and they don't get an actual vacuum but you can toss them directly
into the microwave or boiling water to heat the contents.

I have the Tilia Foodsaver. The bags can be re-used a few times. I've
never compared it to other brands, but this works for me.

~patches~ said:

I agree with the vacuum sealer recommendation. Ed do you have the Tilia
or one of the cheaper brands? I have a cheaper brand but am considering
a Tilia. The bags for mine are fine but sometimes the seal is lost. I'm
not sure if the Tilia bags would work with mine. I've had good luck
with the very old fashion *boil in the bag* bags from Dazy. You have to
order them direct and they don't get an actual vacuum but you can toss
them directly into the microwave or boiling water to heat the contents.

Well as long as I dropped by... ;-) (I'm not Ed but...)

I have a Tilia, Patches. Never had a properly sealed bag go bad. They
can be washed (I put 'em inside out in the dishwasher) and re-used so I
cut them larger than I need. They also go into the microwave or boiling
water with no problem at all.

I've never had any freezer burn since I bought it. My only regret? That
I didn't buy it sooner! ;-)

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Steve

Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.

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~patches~ said:

I agree with the vacuum sealer recommendation. Ed do you have the Tilia
or one of the cheaper brands? I have a cheaper brand but am considering
a Tilia. The bags for mine are fine but sometimes the seal is lost. I'm
not sure if the Tilia bags would work with mine. I've had good luck with
the very old fashion *boil in the bag* bags from Dazy. You have to order
them direct and they don't get an actual vacuum but you can toss them
directly into the microwave or boiling water to heat the contents.

Well as long as I dropped by... ;-) (I'm not Ed but...)

I have a Tilia, Patches. Never had a properly sealed bag go bad. They can
be washed (I put 'em inside out in the dishwasher) and re-used so I cut
them larger than I need. They also go into the microwave or boiling water
with no problem at all.

I've never had any freezer burn since I bought it. My only regret? That I
didn't buy it sooner! ;-)

--
Steve

Same sentiments. Just got mine and I've yet to order the accessories.
Darn - wish they'd have a package of all the accessories I want. I want
the bottle stopper - I know DH is getting tired of pumping out the air of
wine with vacu-pump. The universal lids - I'm not too sure that I want a
lid at $10 to put on my bottle of chutney in the refrigerator, or 2 for $20;
But I do want the dealy-ma-bab for pumping out air out on the mason jar,
I've got oodles of mason jars filled with all sorts of goodies.

One caveat -- they say don't reuse the bags if you've vacuumed meat in them.
Dee Dee

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Stu said:

I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn? What can be done
about it?

Thanks.

Most likely.
If it smells stale, it is.

Toss it or make dog food.
--
Hey, that's what I was going to say;. I've been using up freezer burned
hamburger & hotdogs for several weeks.

Cook the offending freezer burn meat - mix in with dry/and or wet dog food.
Voila.

And.it's cheaper than the canned stuff I buy.

E.

E.

Stu said:

I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn? What can be done
about it?

Cut off the white part and cook.

Stu said:

I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn? What can be done
about it?

Thanks.

Yes, that's freezer burn.

If most of the meat is fine you can still use it. If the meat has lots
of white on it, it will be dry and unappetising. Feed it to the cat.

Depending on how bad it is, you can ignore it or cut off the white
bits. It won't kill you but you should use it soon.

Kathy

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I've tried that, and found it's not worth the effort.
For some reason, those "spots" spread nasty taste thru the meat.

I just compost it anymore or cook it up as pet food.

You compost *meat*?!? ...

Shaun aRe

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Stu said:

I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn? What can be done
about it?

Thanks.

Most likely.
If it smells stale, it is.

Toss it or make dog food.
--
Hey, that's what I was going to say;. I've been using up freezer burned
hamburger & hotdogs for several weeks.

Cook the offending freezer burn meat - mix in with dry/and or wet dog
food.

Actually it's better to give it to the dog raw. If you leave it in whole
chunks it's good for the jaws and teeth as well. Cooked meat isn't so good
for their digestion.

--
Jen

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Stu <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I just cleaned out my freezer and came across a few packages of meat
> that has white spots on it. Is this freezer burn? What can be done
> about it?
>
> Thanks.

Most likely.
If it smells stale, it is.

Toss it or make dog food.
--
Hey, that's what I was going to say;. I've been using up freezer burned
hamburger & hotdogs for several weeks.

Cook the offending freezer burn meat - mix in with dry/and or wet dog
food.

Actually it's better to give it to the dog raw. If you leave it in whole
chunks it's good for the jaws and teeth as well. Cooked meat isn't so
good for their digestion.

--
Jen

Really? I never knew that.

E.

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Cook the offending freezer burn meat - mix in with dry/and or wet dog food.

Actually it's better to give it to the dog raw. If you leave it in whole
chunks it's good for the jaws and teeth as well. Cooked meat isn't so good
for their digestion.

--
Jen

Interesting, a vet once told us to use the cheapest hamburger we could find, add
some water then cook or heat just until the pink goes away - then cool and feed
it to the dogs.

Dimitri