Freezing Foods: Pros/Cons

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

I also buy in bulk..... and freeze like whole cases of chicken and whole beef and pork primals... cut up and freeze,,

I once did something short sighted....I froze 20lbs of bnls chicken breasts in a big bag....
now I thawed it knowing I had to cook all of them.... which I guess I could refreeze ..
but I slow cooked it...for pulled bbq chicken and then froze it in Tupperware containers ..it was good

sounds like something I might do. We all do things pretty stupid or as you put it, short sighted from time to time. At least you had pulled chicken available when you needed it. I bet it was just fine.

As for me, I love to buy in bulk. And I prefer to freeze my own meats or whatever. I can see, when the food is fresh, I know what is in it and I can package the way I want.

don't get me wrong, I do buy frozen as well, but I am 90% fresh everything.

[grjr]

Originally Posted by Jaxson

Seems the newer food saver machines don't have as powerful suction as I've had trouble with this lower end unit. It seems to vacuum correctly then the bags lose vacuum in the freezer. Has anybody else had this problem?

I bought a new Foodsaver from Amazon a year ago. The sealing strip was defective and it left a small gap in the seal near the middle of the bag. Amazon replaced it and paid for return shipping.

You might check for something like that on yours.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by grjr

I bought a new Foodsaver from Amazon a year ago. The sealing strip was defective and it left a small gap in the seal near the middle of the bag. Amazon replaced it and paid for return shipping.

You might check for something like that on yours.

I have had 2 foodsaver type of machines: one was cheap and lasted about 3 years.Then when the heating unit stopped working I decided to replace it with a better one: it only sealed 1/2 the time, took inches and inches of plastic to get to the place where it would work. I too, should have sent it back. Amazon is good good about replacing faulty purchases but I just gave it to the thrift shop. Now, I have a new one added to my never ending bucket list.