???* Freezing Meat With Seasoning Applied *???

Midnight Smoke · Feb 6, 2010

Friend asked me if they could freeze some Tri Tip they had seasoned with some Montreal seasoning.

Not sure why they want to, but that is the question. Seems like a reasonable idea.

Any reason it's a bad idea? My thought was the salt content may have a negative effect, at least on the outer edges.

Any Comments or Thoughts?

GreasePig · Feb 6, 2010

Wouldn't the salt in the seasoning cure or dry the meat?

BBQchef33 · Feb 6, 2010

i would think that no salt rubs woud be ok... but anything with high quantities of salt will turn everything into bacon, prosciutto, slim jim, etc..

MilitantSquatter · Feb 6, 2010

I have no clue but now I just wonder if the freezing process would stop or significantly slow any curing or oversalting effects...

GreasePig · Feb 6, 2010

MilitantSquatter said:
I have no clue but now I just wonder if the freezing process would stop or significantly slow any curing or oversalting effects...

Maybe if it was IQF or Flash frozen, but I doubt it would just by tossing it in the freezer.

I've been wrong before though!

IronStomach · Feb 6, 2010

Sounds like a fun experiment to try... I just don't know if I could leave bbq meat in the freezer long enough to assertain useful results.

Maybe if someone else is better at avoiding temptation...?

Midnight Smoke · Feb 6, 2010

MilitantSquatter said:
I have no clue but now I just wonder if the freezing process would stop or significantly slow any curing or oversalting effects...

That is what I was thinking, then I thought, what do you use on Icy streets, Salt. Seems it would be a issue on meat as well????

IronStomach · Feb 6, 2010

{Midnight ☼ Smoke};1171786 said:
That is what I was thinking, then I thought, what do you use on Icy streets, Salt. Seems it would be a issue on meat as well????

That depends on how cold your freezer is, salt just reduces the freezing point of water, it won't keep water from freezing for good. As for how much it reduces it, well, I can't remember that from my engineering chemistry courses. :icon_blush:

Drying might be a problem though, as I believe that's what freezer burn mostly is.

???* Freezing Meat With Seasoning Applied *???

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