Meat storage: prevent freezer burn

Many of us in the freezer there is a stock of frozen food. It's convenient: no need of frequent visits to food stores. Particularly long in the freezer can be stored meat. However, sometimes due to improper storage conditions, it can appear specific gray spots, in appearance resembling a burn. Today we will talk about the rules of keeping meat in the freezer that will keep it fresh, useful properties and also to prevent the formation of "frost burn".





Causes of burn from samoregulyacii dark gray spots on the meat after a long freezing indicate incorrect storage conditions of the product. Abroad, this effect is known as "Freezer Burn" ("freezer burn") due to specific spot color, resembling a burn. In our country, the widespread term "shrinkage".

Freezer burn is a dry region that may form on frozen food due to evaporation of moisture from the surface. This occurs when storing food in the freezer without an airtight packaging. Locations exposed to cold air, become black-gray color, lose moisture and alter its taste. Freezer burn can also occur due to temperature fluctuations during transport or due to improper packaging of products the sale or manufacture.

Despite the fact that the meat from the frosty burn looks unappetizing, it can be eaten. A similar effect can occur if the unpackaged permanently leave a piece of ham in the air. In fact, any food containing water, lose moisture at room temperature, acquiring unattractive.

Sealed package is a universal way to avoid frosty algatamise really prevents the evaporation of moisture, as water is contained inside the products, freezes and turns into ice. However, frozen products can also be subject to "shrinkage". You may have noticed that the amount of ice stored in a freezer at negative temperature of -18°, gradually becomes smaller. There is nothing mystical, a similar effect occurs when heated crystals of iodine. We used that substances have three States: solid, liquid and gaseous. The exception to the rule is iodine. It can sublimate, that is, to go from the solid to the gaseous state. The same process happens with the ice in the freezer.

Solution: to avoid frost burn store foods in the freezer separately from each other, placing each one in a sealed package (for example, by using special packages for freezing). In this case, the probability of occurrence of shrinkage is minimal.

We recommend you to always take care of the storage of frozen food, and use airtight packaging. Following this recommendation, You will be able to preserve the quality and freshness even after several months storage in the freezer.published

 

Author: Ilya Chumakov

 

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