Freezing Deer Meat

[leethefishking]

I was wondering if any of yall freeze your deer meat in water like you would fish. My freezer seems to burn deer meat pretty quickly and was looking for a solution.

[skeeterj01]

Is it being wrapped in butcher paper or freezer paper? There is a big difference between the 2

[Daniel]

I wrap mine tight in freezer paper and never have any freezer burn. Are you talking about a deep freeze or a fridge freezer?

[leethefishking]

Standup side by side and now just usually use zip locks even though some vacuum sealed meet also goes bad after bout a year.

[Daniel]

If it's a refrigerator/freezer then it defosts and that can decrease your storage life. I package it just like the box of freezer paper says and don't have any problems. You might try that. I've had meat freezer burn using ziploc freezer bags and vac pac.

[ol man river]

vacuum seal it..only way to go works great for freezing almost anything...except time....

[haveme1]

Water does keep burn off the meat.

[ace of blades]

Ziploc bags are only a short term solution to freezing meat. Properly wrapped in freezer paper will give the meat a lot longer shelf life. The key is properly wrapped.

I had a steer butchered 3 years ago and they wrapped it so well that I am still eating it today and it taste just as good as it did day one. I know it is more exception than the rule, but they did a fantastic job.

I dont think I would freeze meat in water outside of fish.

[dryhorn2]

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[blazin461]

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[Bass Junkie]

You have three options in my opinion: 1. Double wrap in freezer paper. 2. Wrap in saran wrap then freezer paper. 3. Vacuum Seal. I have tried all three and prefer to double wrap in freezer paper. Vacuum sealing is actually my least favorite option and the reason is; if you are sealing up ground meat it is almost inevitable that a tiny little piece will find it's way into the area you are trying to form the seal and the seal with be compromised. You might not realize it at first but after it sets for a while it will draw in air. If you are just sealing up cuts of meat and not ground meat the vacuum sealer works quite well. JMHO.

[KB337]

I've been vacuum sealing for the past few years and seems to be working well.