Boron Elgar wrote:

> Is it cryovac or frozen?

Currently, cryovac with a 'sell by' date of 6/27. I don't want to freeze
it if I can avoid doing so.

--Lin

"Lin" > wrote in message
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> Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>> Is it cryovac or frozen?
>
> Currently, cryovac with a 'sell by' date of 6/27. I don't want to freeze
> it if I can avoid doing so.
>
> --Lin



I've never had a problem freezing cryvac'd corned beef. If it's a good
price stock up! Although June is a good distance away I love corned
beef any time of year.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> "Lin" > wrote in message
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>> Boron Elgar wrote:
>>
>>> Is it cryovac or frozen?
>>
>> Currently, cryovac with a 'sell by' date of 6/27. I don't want to freeze
>> it if I can avoid doing so.
>>
>> --Lin
>
>
>
> I've never had a problem freezing cryvac'd corned beef. If it's a good
> price stock up! Although June is a good distance away I love corned
> beef any time of year.
>
> Jill

I wouldn't, corned beef in its plastic package is much too salty to freeze,
probably won't even freeze solid in a home freezer. It's better to cook
corned beef and then freeze it, and still it won't have a very long shelf
life, like other similarly cured meats (tube steak, bacon) I'd say no more
than 4 months.

brooklyn1 wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> "Lin" > wrote in message
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>>> Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it cryovac or frozen?
>>> Currently, cryovac with a 'sell by' date of 6/27. I don't want to freeze
>>> it if I can avoid doing so.
>>>
>>> --Lin
>>
>>
>> I've never had a problem freezing cryvac'd corned beef. If it's a good
>> price stock up! Although June is a good distance away I love corned
>> beef any time of year.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I wouldn't, corned beef in its plastic package is much too salty to freeze,
> probably won't even freeze solid in a home freezer. It's better to cook
> corned beef and then freeze it, and still it won't have a very long shelf
> life, like other similarly cured meats (tube steak, bacon) I'd say no more
> than 4 months.
>
>
>

I have frozen corned beef in its package many times. It freezes just
fine and lasts in the home freezer for months. The longest I've kept one
is 8 or 9 months.

My family loved corned beef and cabbage and it was an easy dish to do
when I was working. I have posted my overnight, save the dirty water
technique. Even DH, who is pretty inept in the kitchen could set up the
cabbage and potatoes to cook, so when corned beef was on sale, I'd stock
up on it.

I suppose this post is going to get me on Sheldon's s--t list again. Two
days in a row! Ask me if I care <vbg>

--
Janet Wilder
way-the-heck-south Texas
spelling doesn't count
but cooking does

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> "Lin" > wrote in message
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>>> Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it cryovac or frozen?
>>>
>>> Currently, cryovac with a 'sell by' date of 6/27. I don't want to freeze
>>> it if I can avoid doing so.
>>>
>>> --Lin
>>
>>
>>
>> I've never had a problem freezing cryvac'd corned beef. If it's a good
>> price stock up! Although June is a good distance away I love corned
>> beef any time of year.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I wouldn't, corned beef in its plastic package is much too salty to
> freeze, probably won't even freeze solid in a home freezer. It's better
> to cook corned beef and then freeze it, and still it won't have a very
> long shelf life, like other similarly cured meats (tube steak, bacon) I'd
> say no more than 4 months.
>
>
Maybe the corned beef you buy is far too salty. The ones I have bought
freeze rock solid just fine.

Jill

On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:38:42 -0700, Lin >
wrote:

>Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>> Is it cryovac or frozen?
>
>Currently, cryovac with a 'sell by' date of 6/27. I don't want to freeze
>it if I can avoid doing so.
>
>--Lin

With an expiration date that far off, you should be fine, but I don't
think you'll have any problem freezing it, either. I vac pack and
freeze pickled tongue with not problems.

Boron