Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:20:55 -0400, Steve Freides wrote:
>
>> Our local WF is having a three-day sale on grass fed ground beef,
>> which is what we buy, anyway. We like it, and they grind and
>> package it in the store - it seems quite fresh to us.
>>
>> Is it OK to buy extra and freeze? If so (I imagine it is OK), what
>> are the best practices for doing this, e.g., keep it in the
>> Styrofoam + plastic_wrap it comes in, put aluminum foil around that?
>> Or put it in a double freezer bag? Take it out of the original
>> packaging? Etc.
>>
>> We'll use it before too long, anyway, I suspect. We usually buy 2
>> lbs. once a week or so - grill a few burgers, cook make the rest in
>> frying pan with seasoning and save in the 'frig that way, maybe add
>> tomatoes sauce (Sloppy Joe) to some of it.
>
> Provided there's not a lot of air in the package (usually at the ends
> of the styrofoam, the packed would freeze fine in their original
> styrofoam+overwrap packages for 4-6 weeks.

Well, now that I reread everything, I may just throw some of them in the
freezer. We don't have a big one, and probably I don't want to buy and
have to store more than 4-6 weeks worth of ground beef, but I think I'll
try the quart-sized ziplock bags, just to see what kind of difference
that makes.

I'm off to the store - they opened at 8 AM and I'll be there by 9:15 -
hopefully they still have some left!

-S-