Seems like an odd question and probably is
But I just wanted to know how everyone stores the meat they buy ?
I basically do what I saw my mum doing growing up
She got lamb/beef/chicken from the butcher like once a month in a big vegetable type cardboard box. Brought it home and divided up different cuts or mixes into the freezer bags (same bags as the ones you put Vegetables in at the grocery store).
Then she would just take a packet out in the morning before going to work and leave it on kitchen bench to defrost to cook in the evening for dinner
So I have just been doing the exact same thing and have no idea as of now if other people do it differently
How Do You Store Meat You Get from Butcher/Shops?
CI on 21/06/2017 - 04:34
Last edited 21/06/2017 - 14:22 by 1 other user
Last edited 21/06/2017 - 14:22 by 1 other user
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Depends on the weather. Usually briefs, sometimes standard undies.
To the left.
Lol OP edited the title to frozen meat!
I defer to my previous comment.
yes. separating the meats before putting them in freezer makes it easy to take them out later when you want to cook it.
In my belly
I buy meat from https://www.facebook.com/MudgeeLamb/ and it comes pre-packaged - ready to go in the freezer. Otherwise I'd just do what your mum did.
I keep mine in the oven, at 220*C because I always eat it
So nice dry, chewy meat and a sky high utility bill?!
Hogs Breath?
in my pants
Health authorities say you shouldn't defrost your meat on the bench you should do it in the fridge.
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/shared/PDF/Big_Thaw.pdf
If we are using something within the next couple of days the meat stays in the fridge, otherwise it is frozen and then we thaw using the microwave.
Out kitties get a cube of meat each in the morning and evening. We freeze their meat in ice cube trays and then store in a freezer container so we can get individual chunks out. The cubes are thawed in the fridge and brought up to room temperature in the microwave.
Boxer shorts.
In your taco.
buy bulk and vacuum seal, doesn't get freezer burn.
Pat dry with paper towels, vacuum sealed, chest freezer.
Having said that, I don't think I need to do all that. My freezer turnover is 2 weeks.
Having a small freezer space (cause most of it is filled with the good stuff like ice cream), I buy smaller portions of meat, but still divide them up into parts and put them in freezer bags. Same thing with stock bones if I wasn't going to use all of them on the day of purchase.
I store my frozen meat in the freezer.
Thread solved.
ingenious idea
Thanks sir.
What are peoples views on reusable freezer bags? I used them for a while but went back to the standard ones - depending on what you have in them they can be hard to clean. Might think about doing it again for the less messy items.
Probably easier with zip lock bags, but if you freeze them as thin as possible, ie no air bubbles and trying to flatten the meat to take up as much of the bag as possible (eg A5 or A4 kind of sizing) you get two benefits: You can stack multiple bags on top of each other relatively stable and the increased surface area will allow it to defrost quicker when you choose to. Works with everything, not just meat. Eg chopped garlic. My wife buys a butt load, I peel them all, she blends them up and freezes them in freezer bags and all you need to do is cut off a bit each time.
If in a hurry and don't want to use a microwave, defrosting in cold/room temperature water (still in the bag) quickens the process. You could even keep changing the water every now and then I suppose.
The safest in terms of hygiene/limiting bacteria growth (but longest way) is in the fridge I believe.
typically buy portions that are required size.
if buy extra - freeze as you stated
defrost in fridge unless using in few hours