the club and at least 3 years have gone by, now we are left with slightly old freezer goods. The last steak I tried to cook had that "Freezer burn" taste to it. So I put it in a stew, we called it the stew of mediocre-ness. It...

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If the ribs were vacuumed packed and they don’t look freezer burned, smell them and if they seem okay, I’d cook them. Here’s a site with similar info: http://www.askthemeatman.com/pork_freezer_storage_times.htm

brining adds moisture with some flavor, depending on the aromatics in your mix. it’s not going to remove undesired flavor, like freezer burn. with that in mind, grilling might not be your best option for such lean meat, even...

Haggis, using ingredients available in the US

. Anyone else have success with any other techniques of pulling freezer burn out of the fire? I was blown away that this worked. I chalk it up to the onions and garlic, mostly, but I suspect the simmering did something too.

really want to look out for is freezer burn, especially around the edges. If there are a lot of ice crystals and the meat looks kinda shriveled (dehydrated) it might be too far gone, although you may be able to just get rid of...

Safety-wise it should be fine, but taste is another thing. If it’s vacuum-sealed the flavor might be okay, but otherwise it’s almost certainly got freezer burn, or picked up an off-taste. Defrost and smell. If...

, and then just bury it with some dignity in the back yard. Failing that, please be sure to report back what that freezer burned mummy tasted like.

How do you organize your upright freezer so that you don’t wind up having to unload the whole thing and then losing something and finding it eventually when it’s dead from freezer burn, or NOT being able to locate an...

Two scientists are working to end the scourge of freezer burn.

I have had my freezer for longer than I have my husband (24 years) and now it is losing its seal. It is a manual defrost model. It currently has 5 gallons of homemade ice cream and sorbet in preparation for a party next weekend....

, after Hurricane Isabella, when we had no power for 4 days and I threw everything away. But if you can a frost-free freezer, remember that stuff can get freezer burn and/or dry out if it’s in there too long.

I’ve been told that the now-common frost-free freezers can promote freezer burn in meats (and seafood) because the air circulates throughout the freezer, which can remove moisture from the meat. By contrast, non frost-free...

I put my half hog from beefconnections in a 4.5 cubic foot Danby from Costco. It was $180, or less, for the small chest model, same size as a bar fridge. It works effortlessly without much ice build up or freezer burn. The more...