Identify freezer burn?
With store packaged meats.. What does freezer burn look like? Does the
meat have a off color to it? or just having a slight amount of ice crystals around edge mean it's got freezer burn? With freezer burn.. will there be a off taste and texture? Thanks Chuck (in SC) |
Identify freezer burn?
"Chuck" > wrote in message ... > With store packaged meats.. What does freezer burn look like? Does the > meat have a off color to it? or just having a slight amount of ice > crystals around edge mean it's got freezer burn? > > With freezer burn.. will there be a off taste and texture? > > Thanks > Chuck (in SC) The meat will look dried out. It may or may not have ice crystals. Instead of a nice red color, beef will be a brownish gray and look sort of sponge like. It will affect the texture and have a bland taste. What you need is a vacuum sealer. I use a Foodsaver and I've kept meat for 3 years with no adverse affects. -- Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/ |
Identify freezer burn?
Chuck wrote:
> With store packaged meats.. What does freezer burn look like? Does the > meat have a off color to it? or just having a slight amount of ice > crystals around edge mean it's got freezer burn? > > With freezer burn.. will there be a off taste and texture? > > Thanks > Chuck (in SC) There will be an off colour as well as taste and texture. Beef that has freezer burn will look greyish, not red. Freezer burned poultry will look white, not pinkish. With fish it's hard to tell, especially if it's white fish. I think it gets a little bit brownish where the edges are freezer burned. I don't keep fish long enough to tell :) The best way to avoid freezer burn is to package whatever it is well with as little air in the packaging as possible. Jill |
Identify freezer burn?
Chuck wrote:
> With store packaged meats.. What does freezer burn look like? Does the > meat have a off color to it? or just having a slight amount of ice > crystals around edge mean it's got freezer burn? > > With freezer burn.. will there be a off taste and texture? The meat will be paler and dried out. It won't taste "off" as in a rotten taste but it's not great, and it will have an odd texture. My dog's don't seem to mind freezer burned meat. |
Identify freezer burn?
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 02:41:33 GMT, Chuck > wrote:
>With store packaged meats.. What does freezer burn look like? Does the >meat have a off color to it? or just having a slight amount of ice >crystals around edge mean it's got freezer burn? > >With freezer burn.. will there be a off taste and texture? > >Thanks >Chuck (in SC) Thanks all... just wasn't sure.. (in other words.. had no clue!) Chuck (in SC) |
Identify freezer burn?
On Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Dave Smith wrote: > Chuck wrote: > > > With store packaged meats.. What does freezer burn look like? Does the > > meat have a off color to it? or just having a slight amount of ice > > crystals around edge mean it's got freezer burn? > > > > With freezer burn.. will there be a off taste and texture? > > The meat will be paler and dried out. It won't taste "off" as in a rotten > taste but it's not great, and it will have an odd texture. My dog's don't > seem to mind freezer burned meat. > > > I have to disagree about the taste. For me, it has a very distinct awful taste. I can't eat it and I can't use the meat in anything, like soup or beans, etc. The awful flavor permeates everything. boo, hiss. I feed it too the dog, too. Elaine, too |
Identify freezer burn?
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Chuck > wrote: > With store packaged meats.. What does freezer burn look like? Does the > meat have a off color to it? or just having a slight amount of ice > crystals around edge mean it's got freezer burn? > > With freezer burn.. will there be a off taste and texture? > > Thanks > Chuck (in SC) Frankly, Chuck, I'd be surprised to find freezer burn on store-packaged meats. Freezer burn is dry and white on the surface of the meat. Up here (MN), I could tell you that it looks the way dried salt-spray melt-off looks on a concrete garage floor. :-) AFAIC, it there's not a lot of it, I just trim it off and proceed as usual. -- http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 1-3-2006, Sam I Am! and Hello! |
Identify freezer burn?
jmcquown wrote:
> Freezer burned poultry will look > white, not pinkish. Yup. And in desperate moments, I will admit to having sawed/scraped the whitish parts off frozen chicken breasts (if it's limited damage) and then cooked them anyway. I've attempted the same with over-the-hill steaks, too -- thaw them partially, then start sawing. Which worked, although it didn't make for a gorgeous dish. Not that I'm usually cooking for the most discriminating of palates, anyway... ;) Karen MacInerney Kitchen experimenter, family chauffeur, and culinary mystery author www.karenmacinerney.com |
Identify freezer burn?
"Karen MacInerney" > wrote > jmcquown wrote: >> Freezer burned poultry will look >> white, not pinkish. > > Yup. And in desperate moments, I will admit to having sawed/scraped > the whitish parts off frozen chicken breasts (if it's limited damage) > and then cooked them anyway. I've attempted the same with > over-the-hill steaks, too -- thaw them partially, then start sawing. > Which worked, although it didn't make for a gorgeous dish. Not that > I'm usually cooking for the most discriminating of palates, anyway... > ;) Freezer burn is *the* major reason I bought my Tilia. I guess I'm just fussy, but I don't eat freezer burned meat. Perhaps that sounds bad, but really, rather than eat it, I'll just have some vegetables for dinner and the meat goes in the trash. I don't throw out meat any more unless I take it out and don't use it within a reasonable time. Boy do I get annoyed when I do that, but no one to blame but myself. nancy |
Identify freezer burn?
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Identify freezer burn?
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:16:43 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote: >In article >, > Chuck > wrote: > >> With store packaged meats.. What does freezer burn look like? Does the >> meat have a off color to it? or just having a slight amount of ice >> crystals around edge mean it's got freezer burn? >> >> With freezer burn.. will there be a off taste and texture? >> >> Thanks >> Chuck (in SC) > >Frankly, Chuck, I'd be surprised to find freezer burn on store-packaged >meats. > >Freezer burn is dry and white on the surface of the meat. Up here (MN), >I could tell you that it looks the way dried salt-spray melt-off looks >on a concrete garage floor. :-) > >AFAIC, it there's not a lot of it, I just trim it off and proceed as >usual. Thanks folks.. I was just starting to use some store packaged meats frozen 6 to 7 months ago.. and was concerned... All appears well! Chuck (in SC) |
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