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Elaine Parrish
 
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Default Identify freezer burn?




On Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Dave Smith wrote:

> Chuck wrote:
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> > 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?

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> 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.
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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