| If you’ve ever processed your own beef or | | | | meat up and sealing it. You can also purchase packs |
| venison at home, then you know understand how | | | | of bags that are ready to go without having to cut |
| important it is to be able to preserve that meat as | | | | them. |
| best as possible. If you don’t have the proper | | | | As you go through and seal the meat in it’s own |
| steps in place to store the meat safely and securely, | | | | individual packages, be sure to check it for any dirt or |
| then all of the effort you put towards processing the | | | | debris that you may have missed during your initial |
| meat will have been wasted and you’ll be left with | | | | scan for these items. Doing this will ensure that you |
| nothing to show for it. | | | | have the cleanest and most sanitary product going into |
| The first step in being able to get the meat sealed and | | | | your freezer. When you have a package sealed, |
| stored properly deals with the way that they meat is | | | | then you can put it right into the freezer. Make sure |
| cut up and prepared for storage. It is important that | | | | that you leave enough room for the package to be |
| the meat is cleaned thoroughly and that there is | | | | able to freeze properly when you do put it in the |
| absolutely no foreign matter (hair, fat, etc.) left on the | | | | freezer. If you overload the freezer, then your items |
| meat that you are going to seal and store. This will | | | | may not freeze properly. |
| ensure that there is no resulting contamination or | | | | When you have successfully packaged all of the meat |
| wasting of the meat while it is being stored in your | | | | and gotten it all in the freezer, simply clean up your |
| freezer. | | | | tools and work area and then you’re done. If you |
| When you’re sure that you’ve got the meat | | | | do have leftover meat that still needs to be processed |
| cleaned to perfection, then it is ready to be sealed | | | | buy you simply ran out of time, be sure to wrap it in |
| away in plastic packaging and stored in the freezer. | | | | plastic and then store it in the refrigerator until the next |
| Place the meat in individual packages that are big | | | | day when you have time. Don’t let it sit any |
| enough to hold a good amount of meat, but not so big | | | | longer than a day or two because you run the risk of |
| that the sealer will not be able to seal the bag | | | | the meat getting contaminated. Seal and store it as |
| properly. It might be a good idea to have your bags | | | | soon as you can. |
| pre-cut and ready to go before you begin dividing the | | | | |