Freezing meat before processing????

[DuramaxDude]

If I were to freeze the meat off my deer this year then process them all together after season how sould I prep them to feeze them? I was thinking wrap it in clingwrap or just clear plastic surran wrap whatever you call it then place it in heafty bags and stick it in freezer. Would that be ok??

[keestan31]

This is how we have always done our meat and we just put in gallon size freezer bags then thaw out and process them all together after the season is over

[bowhunterchris]

I have brown butcher paper that i package everything up in.

[CastAndBlast]

That is what I do. I debone, clean, and vacuum seal my meat. Then take to the processor all at once

[Skinny]

I've wrapped in Saran Wrap and put in freezer bags but vacuum sealing the meat is best IMO.

[jctex81]

Anyone ever Saran Wrap then put in butcher paper?

[czechgrubworm]

Freezer bags for us

[critter69]

Anyone ever Saran Wrap then put in butcher paper?

This is how I have always done it. I have cherizo sausage we made three years ago that is still good. Most meat don't last that long(gets eaten) but I made a ton of cherizo that year for some reason. I have a buddy that used to just wrap in freezer paper and don't last nearly as long. Now he has a vacume sealer and still don't last more then a year.

[Jaybo31]

Anyone ever Saran Wrap then put in butcher paper?

Used to before I started vac sealing. Helped alot.

[Hollywood]

Debone, cube, then I vacuum in long 15 to 20 lb. bags that are identified by date & weight.

[jctex81]

My Dad, brother and I share equipment and I am currently without the Vacuum sealer so I am thinking cube, saran wrap and butcher paper most for sausage later, a jerky batch and grind a few pounds and throw in those game bags. That should set me up and get the deer off the ice.

[RevMS]

I deboned and cubed everything I didn't cut into steaks and roasts from the six deer my son and I shot this year and stored it in the freezer in Glad or Ziplock 1 gallon plastic containers (like cheap/disposable tupperware). Thawed out what turned out to be about 60 lbs of this until it was still icy and ran it all through the grinder yesterday. Half was made into sausage and half for chili meat ... worked like a charm. Vacuum sealed all of it in 2 to 3 lb bags and put it back in the freezer.

[jctex81]

I deboned and cubed everything I didn't cut into steaks and roasts from the six deer my son and I shot this year and stored it in the freezer in Glad or Ziplock 1 gallon plastic containers (like cheap/disposable tupperware). Thawed out what turned out to be about 60 lbs of this until it was still icy and ran it all through the grinder yesterday. Half was made into sausage and half for chili meat ... worked like a charm. Vacuum sealed all of it in 2 to 3 lb bags and put it back in the freezer.

[gingib]

Anyone ever Saran Wrap then put in butcher paper?

yes!

[SwampRabbit]

I cube and vaccum seal in large bags. Usually around 5-10lbs a bag so they stack better. I do this primarily for meat that I plan on dehydrating at a later date. Freezer bags help me defrost them faster, as I can sumberge them in cold water without worry of water logging the meat. It tends to defrost in about an hour that way.