Cryovacing questions

[ol_bob]

Hello all,
long time since ive been on here, I have been head down bum up coz we are of on our Bi-annual month holiday shortly...so that leads me to this question...does anyone know much about cryovacing meat? I have heard rumours that red meat will last 6 weeks in the fridge!!! and meat with bones lasts 2 weeks can anyone shed some light on this matter or does anyone know a good web site?

Ol Bob

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

yes it removes the air from around the meat then seals the packet

like meat with bones mince meat has a shorter date too

its great for aging fresh cuts - a aged steak is the ducks ...

get your butcher to do it - most have a machine - and follow their advice on dates as they know what aging the meat may already have had

if you buy a domestic machine yourself you get fleeced on the cost of the bags

it is brilliant for fish as freezer burn becomes almost non existent when there is not air for the water in the flesh to crystallize into

[gav39]

This is a very good option. saves freezing. I was a butcher for 19 years so 1 know a little bit about this procedure, The main thing to remember is to check packaging every couple of days, as some people think just because it is cryovaced you can put it in the fridge or esky and just forget about it. But what can happen is the seal can break and all you need is the tinyest pin hole and the air can get back in, when this happens you must take the product out of the bag and use it when you can. Meat with bone can last as long as meat with out bone, if you get your butcher to do it for you get them to put bone guard around the bone as this eliminates any bone piercing of the bag.

[ol_bob]

cheers men,
these are the sort of answers I am after, Does anyone know if you can cryo pork and bacon, How good does cryoing work on fresh veggies??

bob

[gav39]

you see bacon in cryovac packets in supermarkets all time so no worries there, pork is no different to any other meats so once again no problems. Be carefull with fresh veges anything with onion,cabbage,capsicums and similar veges because they tend to release a gas which inflates the bag and defeats the purpose. How long are you going for.
I think veges are best keep in decent tupperware containers.

[ol_bob]

Going for 2 months.........I was thinking along the lines of brocolli and cauliflower, corn, beans. I can appreciate the fact that fresh veg can be brought at some locations but not everywhere. I will be taking the cryovacer with me so i can stock up along the way.

Bob