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Wrap each piece of meat tightly. No point in freezing meat without plastic if youre sourcing it in plastic bags.
Even ice cream containers work well to freeze meat in.
How to freeze meat without plastic. No point in freezing meat without plastic if youre sourcing it in plastic bags. Alternatively look for online meat suppliers or other bulk stores online that send meat in compostable plastic alternatives. Wrap it up Once at home the best thing to do with raw meat is to wrap something tightly around the meat.
The first step to freezing meat without plastic was to get rid of the single-use plastic ie the meat trays and double wrapped cling film by using reusable plastic containers. Even ice cream containers work well to freeze meat in. These 7 tips for freezing meat without plastic are brilliant eco options for keeping meat in the freezer.
Dont miss number 7 it is the option we choose to. If I want to freeze food items in small portions without plastic Ill fill muffin tins and freeze them. Once frozen I thaw slightly pop them out and wrap in wax paper and foil.
For larger meals use the same method with freezer safe containers. Be sure to use containers with angled sides so the frozen food will slide out easily. You can reuse waxed milk juice and cream cartons in the freezer.
They are especially good for stocks and soups since they allow for expansion and are waterproof. Cut open at the top wash out. I like to cut meat in pieces and freeze it i put four pieces in plastic wrap.
So how can I freeze it without plastic and take as many pieces I want to cook. If i cut and i put it all in one container i was thinking it will get stick and hard to separte from each other when needed. Before the days of plastic we used greaseproof paper or parchment paper to wrap meat in.
Take a tip from Grandmas book and use greaseproof paper which you can compost or burn after use. Make sure the meat is wrapped completely airtight to avoid freezer burn. To freeze your stocks and soaps in a waxed carton cut open the top and seal with freezer tape.
If you want to go completely waste-free leave the open waxed container in the freezer for a couple hours as you would a glass jar close and fold the top in and stuff in a cloth or similar freezer-safe. Im looking for some methods of freezing individual portions of raw meat without the use of plastic for long periods of time 3 months without freezer burn. Ive seen a few boards where people speculate how to do this but very few people stating they do this with success.
The styrofoam and plastic packing most fresh meat come in isnt ideal for freezing and isnt airtight. You can use freezer paper like that white paper or plastic wrap. Follow this step by wrapping the meat again in aluminum foil or use a plastic bag pushing as much air out as you possibly can.
How to Freeze Food Without Using Plastic Posted on January 6 2016 July 3 2021 by Zero-Waste Chef When I post pictures of my jar-filled freezer on social media I get lots of questions about it usually along the following lines. Wrap each piece of meat tightly. Bring the top and bottom of the freezer paper or plastic wrap together over the meat then fold the freezer paper down towards the meat making small folds each 12 to 1 inch 13 to 25 cm.
4 Tuck the ends of the freezer paper or plastic. When it comes to meat we dont have any first-hand experience but others in the zero waste community state that they either use old plastic Tupperware that they already own or get from a second-hand store glass or steel containers or reusable zip lock bags AU here UK here and USCAN here to freeze meat without it getting freezer burn. I think the freezing meat covered in fat in a glass jar idea is genius.
I very rarely have the occasion so please try the experiment and get back to us. Really the only point of using plastic in freezing is to form a protective barrier around the product that keeps it from drying out and from freezer smells and freezer. I have only one small jar of this in my freezer now.
I can fit only so much in there Click here for the tomato sauce recipe I likely have forgotten to mention a few things that I freeze but this gives you a good idea of what you can freeze without plasticall sorts of good food. Anne Marie Bonneau writes the blog The Zero-Waste Chef. Most people have baking parchment paper at home which is an accessible way to freeze bread without plastic.
You can wrap a few slices of the bread or the whole loaf. Bye Bye plastic freezer bags. This video shows how I freeze without plastic.
Its much more organized than youd think and definitely healthier. You can use glass canning jars to freeze just dont use a jar with a shoulder. While jars are a great way to freeze soups and stews they are not suitable for cuts of meat.
If you are aware of a way to freeze cuts of meat without plastic please leave a comment.