best way to freeze meat
 

I usually freeze my deer meat in a ziploc bag but after 5 months it appears to be freezer burnt.Is there a better way to freeze it? What about the white butcher paper. Thanks.

RE: best way to freeze meat
 

plastic wrap it first then wrap infreezer paper. or even better is a vacuum sealer. i got one at wally world for $40 and they go up to $120. well worth the money

RE: best way to freeze meat
 

I use butcher paper and haven't had any problem with freezer burn.

RE: best way to freeze meat
 

I usually vacuum seal mine and I never had a prob. with it.

RE: best way to freeze meat
 

The vacuum sealer is the only way to go IMHO. We are just cleaning out the freezer in preparation for deer season, and I have been eating steaks from 2004 and 2005. They were perfect.
Will

RE: best way to freeze meat
 

Yup, vacuum sealer is the trick. We got one on clearance at target for $20 (regularly $60).

RE: best way to freeze meat
 

Vacuum Seal, by far the best.

RE: best way to freeze meat
 

Vacuum sealer is best, but if you don't have one like me try giving the meat a light coat of vegetable oil followed by a double thick wrap with palstic wrap. I secure mine with an additional wrap of aluminum foil. I've got two year old venison in the freezer that tastes as good as the day I shot it. Freezing air is the enemy of frozen meat.

RE: best way to freeze meat
 

Butcher Paper never had any freezer burn.