I cut 3/4 " up to 1 ". I always bone the meat and cut off all fat and silver skin. I cut across the grain of the meat and package around 1 1/2 pound per package. I wrap in freezer paper then put 3 or 4 packages in a freezer bag and put that in a tub in the freezer. Between the paper and the bags I can keep meat nice for well over a year.