My dinky garage freezer is getting full. Here's a thread where you can show your beef. Post up your beef stash!
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Nice stash. Are those the Double R prime ribeyes I see? Got 4 of those ready to hit the grill tomorrow -
What kind is success do y’all have with freezing meat? I’ve always been a “fresh is best” guy, and unless I’m using it for a stew or chili I don’t freeze meat.
It would take some serious success stories for me to toss a perfectly good ribeye in the freezer intending to grill it sometime in the future. Anyone have such a success story???Comment
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Santamarina Every buddy has there belief but I would be hard pressed to tell you if something cooked had been frozen or not. But I do like buying three or 4 packages of on sale meat one for now and some for later 🤓Last edited by Fire Art; December 15, 2018, 05:27 AM.Comment
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I'm with Fire Art on that. Doubt I could tell the difference. I do vacuum pack all of my meats and freeze them. Sometimes I will dry brine for a day before freezing. ( I mark the package to avoid double salt jeopardy)Comment
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Add me to the list. Dry brine and vacuum seal, then make sure you mark the pkg accordingly.
And it'g great for leftovers too. With only two of us at home, it's difficult to eat a whole butt without freezing leftovers. Just portion and vacuum seal. Then reheat sealed in a hot water bath, or sous vide.Comment
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I find I save on electricity and freezer space if I keep my beef parked in the backyard.Comment
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I have a bit more in the bottom. The wife was mad I was taking a photo of the freezer. I was supposed to only have that tub but it kind of flowed into her sections.Comment
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I don't have the freezer stash that some of y'all do, but my wife did pick up a nice rib roast the other day:
Pretty good marbling for Choice:
Turned into 5 nice two-finger steaks and some ribs that are getting cooked tomorrow. Everything dry brined and ready to be dealt with:
Bonus? She missed a coupon for the same roast at $4.47/lb. So I'm going to the grocery store tomorrow for more. And a pork buttComment
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Need to BEEF UP my game. There is nada in mine at the mo.Comment
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Jus a lil of this an that: 216 lbs. of Black Angus, some store boughten briskies lower left (18+19+ pounders), sausage, etc., an some other stuff that Officially don't exist until after midnight, tonight, if I'm unnerstandin Th SS Program correctly..??
Fortunately, I hit HV Friday, an bolstered up my cupboard from Mother Hubbard status...it was gittin kinda 'skinny', there, fer a minute or two... Whew!!!
Fortunately, I still got a lil bit of freezer space left
Leastways, I shouldn't starve to death, this week...
Last edited by Mr. Bones; December 16, 2018, 10:39 PM.Comment
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Alright, you guys convinced me...I’m gonna try freezing some steaks, then do a head-to-head test with some fresh steaks. It would be mighty nice to be able to take advantage of meat sales and stock up!
gonna need a vacuum sealer (I’ve actually wanted one for years). Amazon shows me models from ~$50 up to several hundred dollars. Anything I should look for specifically? Any reason I should skip an inexpensive model?Comment
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I'll have to get a pic posted. We have a total of 3 freezers one in the house that is a bottom freezer to the fridge, one full size freezer out in garage and one side by side fridge freezer in garage. I need to do a solid inventory in all 3 and maybe consolidate and organize.
I freeze stuff all the time. It's how you thaw things out that's more important. Thaw slowly in the fridge don't just throw a steak on the counter top in room temp to thaw.Comment
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