-bwg wrote:
> Melondy wrote:
>> Kent wrote:
>>> Can you, and if so how long, can you freeze meat that is brined in
>>> a package in the supermarket? An example would be Shenson's corned beef,
>>> which comes surrounded by several ounces of brine in a "non leaking" plastic
>>> bag. Safeway's "Rancher's Reserve" is a similar product.
>>> I suppose one could consider brining meat in the home, and freezing it in a
>>> watertight container.
>>> Has anyone tried that?
>>>
>>> Kent
>>>
>>>
>> Corned beef in it's original packaging supposedly keeps only 3 months
>> without losing quality. If you just had a well wrapped hunk of roast it
>> would keep longer, more like 9-12 months. So what would be the advantage
>> of having already brined, frozen meat in your freezer. Plus the brine
>> solution would take up valuable space in the freezer.
>>
>
> I'm having a hard time following your reasoning. Why should frozen
> corned beef in brine not keep longer than frozen non-corned beef not
> in brine? (Even if the salt in the brine prevents it from acutally
> freezing... In other words, why should brined beef not last as long as
> non-brined beef when both are kept at the same freezer temperature?)
>
>> Melondy
> -bwg
>


The brine changes the texture of the meat and degrades the keeping
quality. You will have a hard time freezing any cured or salty meat.
Bacon, hot dogs, most sausages, really lose their quality fast when
frozen. Sorry.

Melondy