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How long will deer meat stay good in an ice chest ?
Posted on 12/23/18 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 12/23/18 at 5:22 pm
If I keep heavy ice and drain the water everyday ...will the deer meat meat be ok for 9 days ? It’s quartered already . The guy that processes my deer doesn’t open again until the new year .
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Posted on 12/23/18 at 5:24 pm to tigerfan5959
You’ll be fine
Posted on 12/23/18 at 5:24 pm to tigerfan5959
I would say yes
Posted on 12/23/18 at 5:45 pm to tigerfan5959
We stay out of town for 2 weeks hunting and I’ve never had an issue yet! Been doing this for years.
Posted on 12/23/18 at 7:12 pm to KillTheGophers
Why not both.... I mean, yes the meat will be fine.
Posted on 12/23/18 at 7:13 pm to tigerfan5959
Did you pre cool your Yeti? This is important.
Posted on 12/23/18 at 7:54 pm to tigerfan5959
I typically do this for 14 days before I begin to butcher the deer. Never had an issue.
Posted on 12/23/18 at 10:35 pm to tigerfan5959
All good. Aging it makes it more tender. We age ours for about a week to ten days. Need to keep ice on it and water drained off.
This post was edited on 12/23/18 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 12/23/18 at 10:38 pm to tigerfan5959
I would leave the drain open so it doesnt sit in ice water. You'll be fine.
Posted on 12/23/18 at 10:55 pm to Bleezy
Ya, beef will hang for a couple weeks, deer should be just fine or better after aging.
Posted on 12/23/18 at 11:21 pm to kengel2
Just leave it at a slight angle with the plug open. Dont want it setting in water. Won't be any problem.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 6:35 am to celltech1981
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I would leave the drain open so it doesnt sit in ice water. You'll be fine.
This. Been doing it this way for going on 50 years now. Never have had a problem as long as you keep ice on top of the meat.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:12 am to Bleezy
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All good. Aging it makes it more tender. We age ours for about a week to ten days. Need to keep ice on it and water drained off.
That’s not aging it. That’s ruining it.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:21 am to tigerfan5959
processor may have it sit on ice even longer before he can get to it
my processor will not take deer that have been in the ice chest longer than 3 days
take that for what it is worth
it will probably be fine but it would certainly be better if it wasn't sitting there for 9 or 10 days
my processor will not take deer that have been in the ice chest longer than 3 days
take that for what it is worth
it will probably be fine but it would certainly be better if it wasn't sitting there for 9 or 10 days
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