How to wrap meat.

[PlateauNDN]

For those that are using the vacuum sealers, how are you stacking the packages in the freezer?  The issue we had was the packages just didn't stack very well in the freezer and would slide out every time you got in there to get out a package.

We tried it once and went back to saran wrap and butcher paper.

We still use the vacuum sealer for the jerky and pepperoni.

I went back to Satan and paper this year but in years past I vacuum sealed. Used an old fridge drawer bottom as a tote for the unstackables. The flattened burger and sausage I did similar but set them in vertically like little neat files of tastiness.

Satan...wow, that's pretty hardcore.

So, I wonder if Satan has a special type of flavor/seasoning?

Chest freezers.  Just pile it in.

  love my vacuum sealer, got extra freezer this year, thinking maybe I want a bigger, better vacuum sealer.

[JJB11B]

I heard you use that in your pepperoni sticks

[JJB11B]

For those that are using the vacuum sealers, how are you stacking the packages in the freezer?  The issue we had was the packages just didn't stack very well in the freezer and would slide out every time you got in there to get out a package.

We tried it once and went back to saran wrap and butcher paper.

We still use the vacuum sealer for the jerky and pepperoni.

I went back to Satan and paper this year but in years past I vacuum sealed. Used an old fridge drawer bottom as a tote for the unstackables. The flattened burger and sausage I did similar but set them in vertically like little neat files of tastiness.

Satan...wow, that's pretty hardcore.

So, I wonder if Satan has a special type of flavor/seasoning?

Chest freezers.  Just pile it in.

  love my vacuum sealer, got extra freezer this year, thinking maybe I want a bigger, better vacuum sealer.

FYI Guys, Amazon has commercial sized packs they come with 50' of 8" and 50' of 11" rolls for 21 bucks. pretty sweet deal

[7mmfan]

For those that are using the vacuum sealers, how are you stacking the packages in the freezer?  The issue we had was the packages just didn't stack very well in the freezer and would slide out every time you got in there to get out a package.

We tried it once and went back to saran wrap and butcher paper.

We still use the vacuum sealer for the jerky and pepperoni.

I went back to Satan and paper this year but in years past I vacuum sealed. Used an old fridge drawer bottom as a tote for the unstackables. The flattened burger and sausage I did similar but set them in vertically like little neat files of tastiness.

Satan...wow, that's pretty hardcore.

So, I wonder if Satan has a special type of flavor/seasoning?

Chest freezers.  Just pile it in.

  love my vacuum sealer, got extra freezer this year, thinking maybe I want a bigger, better vacuum sealer.

FYI Guys, Amazon has commercial sized packs they come with 50' of 8" and 50' of 11" rolls for 21 bucks. pretty sweet deal

Thanks for the heads up on that, that is a good deal

[KFhunter]

For those that are using the vacuum sealers, how are you stacking the packages in the freezer?  The issue we had was the packages just didn't stack very well in the freezer and would slide out every time you got in there to get out a package.

We tried it once and went back to saran wrap and butcher paper.

We still use the vacuum sealer for the jerky and pepperoni.

I like to stack em up in milk crate boxes.  Cardboard tends to fall apart.

[villageidiot]

We started cutting meat for other folks about three years ago. We started by stuffing the burger in the pre sized plastic bags and use a tape machine to seal.  With a hydraulic stuffer it was very fast but we found once the meat freezes the packages can get small holes from clanging into each other.  This caused air leakage and greatly reduced the life span of the meat.  A friend of ours bought a $40,000 vacuum packer because he wraps professionally hundreds of animals yearly. Since we went back to the plastic wrap and paper we have acquired some of his business.  People like the cute and tight packages he makes but are not happy with the packages being slippery and popping holes in them while digging through the pile.
  To each his own but we went back to prewrapping with Costco seran wrap and finishing with Costco wax sided paper. If you really want to speed things up buy one of those water filled tape machines.  Holy Mackeral!  They cost about $175.00 on eBay and the gum tape is around $1.50/ roll.
Costco is the cheapest place to buy freezer paper around $35.00/ roll. I recommend getting the wax sided on one side..  We use about 2 rolls per week from Sept. Through December.

[ribka]

For an extra layer of protection we wrap ours in Saran Wrap first using the same method and then wrap in the butcher paper.

Great explanation and photos.  Looks very similar to our packages.

x2 on saran (satan)wrap first. makes a big difference on freezer life

good write up

[cbond3318]

For those that are using the vacuum sealers, how are you stacking the packages in the freezer?  The issue we had was the packages just didn't stack very well in the freezer and would slide out every time you got in there to get out a package.

We tried it once and went back to saran wrap and butcher paper.

We still use the vacuum sealer for the jerky and pepperoni.

I went back to Satan and paper this year but in years past I vacuum sealed. Used an old fridge drawer bottom as a tote for the unstackables. The flattened burger and sausage I did similar but set them in vertically like little neat files of tastiness.

Satan...wow, that's pretty hardcore.

LOL, it is a pretty wicked setup.  meh, I'll leave it.

[cbond3318]

For those that are using the vacuum sealers, how are you stacking the packages in the freezer?  The issue we had was the packages just didn't stack very well in the freezer and would slide out every time you got in there to get out a package.

We tried it once and went back to saran wrap and butcher paper.

We still use the vacuum sealer for the jerky and pepperoni.

I went back to Satan and paper this year but in years past I vacuum sealed. Used an old fridge drawer bottom as a tote for the unstackables. The flattened burger and sausage I did similar but set them in vertically like little neat files of tastiness.

Satan...wow, that's pretty hardcore.

So, I wonder if Satan has a special type of flavor/seasoning?

Chest freezers.  Just pile it in.

  love my vacuum sealer, got extra freezer this year, thinking maybe I want a bigger, better vacuum sealer.

 

gives it a nice layer of envy, you can really taste the hate. 

[Antlershed]

Great tip!  An even better tip is to get a Foodsaver!

Step 2: Throw food saver in the trash and buy a VacMaster.