escortmagnum999 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Evening, Im after some advice on a vacuum packing machine. I keep a lot of game and duck in the freezer during the season to eat at my convenience throughout the year, but I cant help thinking that they would be a lot better vacuum packed. At the moment I just put them in plastic bags then into the freezer and im getting a lot of freezer burn. Does anyone use a vacuum packer for there game? Are they worth the money? Any advice would be great, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBlox Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 (edited) I bought one of these: http://www.lakeland.co.uk/15349/FoodSaver It wraps fresh meat and fish for the freezer, meat and fish is cured in it (bacon, bresoala and salt beef etc) and marinated in it. It's used for storing smoked items and the wrapping (a bit heavy price wise at £8 a roll) is also durable enough to allow re-heating of wrapped items in boiling water. I also use it for storing/freezing fishing baits without ever worrying about leaks or odour contamination. I can't sing its praises high enough. EDIT: Couldn't spell "odour". Edited September 23, 2013 by DrBlox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noxop666 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 how long are they in the freezer and what temp is it running at . vac packing will not reduce freezer burn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortmagnum999 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 not sure on temp of freezer? That one DrBlox is talking about sounds good. I just feel that the plastic bags im using aren't good enough to keep the birds etc half decent. Im putting a lot of time into plucking and cleaning the birds so I feel I should be doing them justice by freezing properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 how long are they in the freezer and what temp is it running at . vac packing will not reduce freezer burn Freezer burn is caused by oxidation when air hits the food , vac packing removes the air that causes freezer burn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 no need to vac pack if you are freezing vac packing is to pre long the life of fresh food just pack it well colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBlox Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) no need to vac pack if you are freezing vac packing is to pre long the life of fresh food just pack it well colin Vac packing and freezing is very much a belt and braces approach: minimisation of oxygen availability as well as minimising dehydration as well as freezing. Don't forget freezing doesn't stop "normal" decay/degradation processes - it merely slows them down. Most decay processes require oxygen (apart from fungal induced ones). Freezer burn is caused by oxidation when air hits the food , vac packing removes the air that causes freezer burn Yes! Vac packing also stops dehydration of the food and prolongs the storage life (a pathologist told me it would at least double the storage life the blurb with the vac packer suggests a fourfold increase in the storage time of frozen meat). The bags and rolls supplied with that thing I recommended are really tough unlike clingfilm which, in my experience, has a lifetime of about 14 months at freezer temperatures. Edited September 23, 2013 by DrBlox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairB Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I bought an Andrew James one from the bay with a couple of rolls of spare bags, and it's brilliant. The bags can be reused if you want to and it seems to keep things including game in great condition until you are ready to eat it. AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Vac packing and freezing is very much a belt and braces approach: minimisation of oxygen availability as well as minimising dehydration as well as freezing. true but not necessary if packed well enough we dont vac our meat to go in freezers at work and never have any problems colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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