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Monday, April 11, 2005

I left my steak in the freezer overnight without packaging it up - I completely forgot about freezer burn.

Q: Does "freezer burn" make food unsafe?

A:Freezer burn is a food-quality issue, not a food safety issue. It appears as grayish-brown leathery spots on frozen food. It occurs when air reaches the food's surface and dries out the product. This can happen when food is not securely wrapped in air-tight packaging. Color changes result from chemical changes in the food's pigment. Although undesirable, freezer burn does not make the food unsafe. It merely causes dry spots in foods. Cut away these areas either before or after cooking the food. When freezing food in plastic bags, push all the air out before sealing.
(www.fda.gov)

So basically if I have freezer burnt my entire steak I have to chop off my entire steak or it will taste funny. May as well throw it out - or continue the burn and turn it into jerky. Now there's an idea.

Does anyone have any freezer-jerky recipes?
Posted by: Adam / 9:33 pm
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