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chathorne

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• Oct 6, 2003

• #1

anybody ever tried marinating befor freezing
and just freezing the meat in the marinade ?

maybe add water to cover the meat ?

just wonderin seems like it would work good with that vacume sealer

 

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• Oct 6, 2003

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you'd need to freeze partially before vacuum sealing, or the liquid would suck out, per the foodsaver thread.

Sounds like a good idea, cuz they sell terryaki chicken breasts and the like which is the same concept your talking about.

 

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chathorne

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• Oct 6, 2003

• #3

hmmm

i think the next time i go to Sam's i'm gonna try it
maybe on some chicken and pork chops

 

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• Oct 7, 2003

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Always do.. but I havent with the foodsaver yet. If im gonna freeze stuff, i will rub them first, then freeze them. if using a wet marinade, I usually put steaks in teryaki and worsey before i freeze them... Chicken breasts work with rubs, or non-oil based marinades. I've froze chicken breasts in italian dressing once, and when the defrosted, the looked like jello.

 

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chathorne

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• Oct 7, 2003

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jello ??? ? ??
becuse the oil kinda like you were tellin john bout his chicken breast ?

 

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• Oct 7, 2003

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chathorne said:

jello ??? ? ??
becuse the oil kinda like you were tellin john bout his chicken breast ?

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dunno if it was the oil, or it being frozen IN oil then defrosted.. but yup.. same idea. I figured that since it wasnt gonna be sitting in oil, that the freezing would stop the thing from dissolving.. but nope.. chicken jello, a great atkins dessert...

yuk.

 

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chathorne

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• Oct 7, 2003

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ok no oil

what do ya think bout lemon juics peppercorn and a lil water ?

what bout sugars ?
or brines ?

 

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• Oct 7, 2003

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It isn't bad to do but it may damage the fiber of the meat itself. Whatever you are marinating a raw piece of meat in will expand when frozen. More than likely the marinade will have penetrated into the interior of the meat - again, when frozen, it will expand and could mess up what you'll cook later.