re: Packing your game in water before freezing really helps pull out the blood when thawed

Is that not true of anything then? Why is it better for red meat?

You have never eaten doves before hunting on opening day? You are missing out.

Most of them were from last season, but I found a bag from 2016 that slipped through the cracks. All are now marinating.

I thawed 60. I have about half that left. And more going in after Saturday.

Well, for me, it may take me a while to go through a deer or two.


Fish fillets are lucky to be in there a month

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Best way to package red meat IMHO is to tightly wrap in saran wrap and then wrap in butcher paper, wax side in. It'll last years this way.

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I'll add to this. Leave your meat in as big as pieces possible when freezing in this method. I freeze backstrap in 10 inch sections and then slice in to steaks when thawed. If air does get in and there is some freezer burn you have less exposed surface area on the meat.

If the meats being eaten I cant complain but soaking isnt necessary. Like a poster said above it isnt the blood you're pulling out. If you like the way the meat tastes after you soak it then carry on. I grew up soaking because it's what my dad did and I found the quality of the meat to be better once I stopped doing it. My dad has as well. Just do you if it's how you like it, though.

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Imagine having internet access and still thinking this is a good idea.

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LInk to site proving it negatively affects red meat? I've been doing for years and will continue to do so. Water is natures natural freeze protection. Just look at the baby Mastodon that was found so well preserved. It was that way because it was frozen in water which protected it for thousands of years.

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I went with the gamesaver. Used it for fish and sausage and it works well. The regular foodsavers go in to a cool down mode after a few deals. Depending on which gamesaver you get it can go from 40 to 80 before going in to cool down. I'm happy with it

I like them fine

Cabelas, at least before bass pro bought them out. Not sure if they still carry the same line or not. The cabelas brand food processing equipment in general is an extremely good value.

I picked up this sealer about a month ago and have no complaints. No idea if there's a better one out there but the bag cutter feature is a time saver and it locks down so no more pressing down on the top to make a seal like with my older cheap one.

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I freeze all my birds and fresh water fish in water. I dont really give a shite what anyone thinks about it. And ive cooked for many, many people, and never had any complaints. And i dont use steak sauce.

Heres a little life hack, cut the top inch or so off of milk jugs and freeze em in that rather than ziplocks. Never hve to worry about wing or leg bones or fines poking through, causing a leak.