…… Which is Better

[MrsClaus]

Freezing meat and then using the Foodsaver or just sealing the meat in and freezing it?

 

[BertaBurtonLake]

Seal the fresh (not frozen) meat with your food saver then freeze it.

For ground meat, smoosh it flat and even throughout the package, leaving enough at the top to get a good seal. The packages then stack nicely for storage in the freezer and thaw out more quickly.

 

[Kathy in FL]

Fresh -> Food Saver -> then freeze

The one thing I've found very important however is making sure that when I'm loading the fresh meat into the bags/roll is to make sure that I don't get grease/blood where the seal is going to be. I also try and keep the meats in neat form as the airs is being sucked out.

 

[MrsClaus]

Thanks for the info. I'm trying to keep ahead of the increase in meat prices by watching for sales and markdowns.

 

[Horn]

I've done it both ways and can't see any difference. When I buy large packages of frozen meat I often seal it in meal sized packages.

 

[BertaBurtonLake]

I've done it both ways and can't see any difference. When I buy large packages of frozen meat I often seal it in meal sized packages.

Already frozen food is one thing. I would not thaw it to vacuum seal it but find a better vacuum seal is obtained with unfrozen meat as it is more malleable.

 

[Flippper]

FoodSaver suggests you partially freeze meat before sealing it so the blood and juice won't get sucked into the top when it's sealing and break the seal. Meat lasts a lot longer when sealed with no freezer burn, love my FoodSaver.