Frozen meats

[sniper7990]

Quick question

Can you cure meat that has previously been frozen?

I was specifically thinking about bone in venison leg

 

[pc farmer]

 
Quick question

Can you cure meat that has previously been frozen?

I was specifically thinking about bone in venison leg

Yes.

I do it all the time.  

My guess would be that most meat has been frozen at one time.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Yes.

I do it all the time.  

My guess would be that most meat has been frozen at one time.

Pop said the same thing earlier on. Are you saying meat labeled fresh could have been frozen?

 

[sniper7990]

That's good news because I can buy frozen venison

My project for a venison prosciutto may well go ahead!!!!

 

[pc farmer]

Pop said the same thing earlier on. Are you saying meat labeled fresh could have been frozen?

Yup.

I bought a " never frozen " pack of ribs that were partially frozen.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Son of a b.

 

[pc farmer]

Happened to me on a fresh turkey one time too.

How would big plants keep fresh meats from going bad without freezing them at some point?

 

[atomicsmoke]

Happened to me on a fresh turkey one time too.

How would big plants keep fresh meats from going bad without freezing them at some point?

Well...I assumed this just-in-time approach takes care of that. And a whole carcass (or half) could be held in cold storage for up to 2 weeks as far as I know.

 

[tigerregis]

If it wouldn't last, how do they age meat for 3/4 weeks?

 

[pc farmer]

If it wouldn't last, how do they age meat for 3/4 weeks?

I was basically talking about after it is packaged and ready for the stores.

Maybe its the stores that freeze it?

Again this is all my opinion.

The original question was answered about curing thawed meats.

 

[timberjet]

I don't know on venison but I think the UDSA says it all has to be frozen for a period of time somewhere in the hanging or whatever to kill certain bugs. I have never made any cured meat that had not been frozen.

 

[barrelcooker]

Even sitting on the shelf at the store the coolers that display food go thru freezing and thawing cycles.