On Aug 23, 5:00?pm, "Rod Speed" > wrote:
> James > wrote:
> > Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
>
> Yes, and best to cook it frozen, not thaw it before cooking it.
>
> > Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.
>
> Just because they last a lot longer frozen.

Not eggsactly... they needed to be preserved before they'd rot...
frozen meat is preserved meat, frozen meat is no longer fresh meat...
frozen meat costs less (or should cost less) because freezing (and
thawing) causes meat texture, and flavor, to deteriorate. Btw, even
if beef has been previously USDA graded, once frozen that grading (by
law) must be uninstalled, like it was never there... only fresh,
unadulterated beef can carry a USDA grade... saline enhanced (or
otherwise cured) beef is not permitted a USDA grade either... there's
no such thing as USDA graded corned beef, the best one can hope for is
Kosher. Any beef purveyer shipping frozen product and insinuating
it's USDA Prime is misleading... any USDA graded beef by freezing
automatically reduces the texture and flavor of that beef by at least
a grade, probably two grades... in effect reducing it to stewing
beef. Ground beef cannot carry a USDA grade either.

Sheldon