Freezer Burned

You had put some meat in the freezer a few months ago and you are now pulling it out to cook it up for dinner. As you look at it, and it has some really weird looking gray spots on it and it looks kinda dried up.

What happened to it? Welcome to the world of freezer burn. Freezer burn occurs when the surface of frozen food becomes exposed to air. Once the food that has been burned is thawed, cut away the portions that have been burned.

If you cook the burned portions you may not experience the results from your recipe that you are accustomed to. If the item smells off or odd, toss it and use a new package. Better not to take the chance to ruin the whole dinner.

To prevent food from becoming freezer burned, make sure that it is tightly sealed in plastic wrap or a freezer bag with all of the air removed.

If you are going to be storing for more than a month, wrap it once in freezer paper with the name of the item written on the packaging along with the date that it was frozen.