Vacuum sealed beef trimings

[kerstingm]

I thawed some brisket trimmings to mix in with some venison grind. When thawed I noticed it had a dry aged appearance, it smells fine, it's not freezer burned, it's been in the deep freezer for no longer then a year if that. Curious if anyone has seen this before

 

[mike243]

Moisture gets pulled out even if packed good. I see it more on frost free freezers and the defrost cycle plus door openings speed it up. Stuff in a chest freezer will show a lot less frostbite/drying out but you cant stop it totally.

 

[tallbm]

I thawed some brisket trimmings to mix in with some venison grind. When thawed I noticed it had a dry aged appearance, it smells fine, it's not freezer burned, it's been in the deep freezer for no longer then a year if that. Curious if anyone has seen this before

I think i have. You can always cut a piece and fry it up to see how it smells and tastes. I think mine didn't look great but tasted fine and ground fine and then ate fine :D

 

[Fueling Around]

I don't like any beef products that have been frozen even if vac packed. Frozen beef changes the texture that I don't don't like
Non vac packed any meat is mostly trailer toss after sitting in the freezer more than a month.

 

[kerstingm]

I done figured out what I had, I saved the trimmings from a couple rib roast I dry aged this past Christmas. Added it to some venison and ground chuck. Using it in some stuffed pasta shells tonight. The grind is so friggin yummy. Almost needed an intervention to get me away from the pan. Post pics when done