Hey guys, gonna process my own deer from now on. I have a slicer, I bought a cabelas commercial grade grinder in February. Im looking into a sealer now. Im wondering what kind everybody has and how good you feel it works. Do you use a sealer? or do you have a different way to keep stuff from being freezer burnt? Thanks guys, appreciate the responses. Mike
I have a foodsaver game saver and it works pretty well. For steaks and back straps it's awesome. I will say however that burger does not seal the best with a vacuum sealer. Ground venison is usually very bloody and you will get some air pockets. That being said I have some ground venison in my freezer that is around 2 years old and doesn't have any freezer burn. Also, I buy my bags off amazon in a roll and seal them myself. Way cheaper than buying already made bags. Good luck. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
Foodsaver for me. Seal all of my game food including fish with water for fillets. Best bet is buying the roll of bags instead of pre made like mentioned above. As for burger meat, I just try and move around the meat while vacuum sealing to ensure as much air as possible is removed before sealing, sometimes I vacuum it twice. Best way to keep it from freezer burning is eating it regularly Good Luck!
I got a food saver and it's been a great investment, I would recommend getting the one with the hand held vacuum along with the marinating dish, cause it marinates much faster Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I got a food saver game saver when Cables first came to Pa. So I'm thinking it's about 15 years old and I use it every year has never let me down and would buy another when this one dies. Seal anything from deer, pheasant, pork, chicken, fish anything you like won't be disappointed.
Keep the end of the bag dry where it seals to prevent leaks. If there is moisture where it seals it steams and does not give you a good seal.
Food Saver for steaks and bags and clips for ground. My family eats venison exclusively and we get to about August each year before we have to buy beef. And the ground is always perfect no Fburn
I'm old school wrap everything in cellophane twice making sure it's air tight then wrap in butcher paper and mark with a sharpie. For some reason the sight of all those white packages in the freezer makes me feel all warm and fuzzy
Get a sausage stuffer to add to your arsenal. You can stuff your ground burger in the 1lb bags with it. Along with sausage, brats. I have been using a game saver deluxe for about 6 yrs now and it's still going strong. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
FlickinSticks - I'm with you! I tried the food saver, but the packages just don't pack nicely into the freezer as well as the butcher paper. Now, I'm not sure about getting all warm and fuzzy......but I do enjoy a nicely packed freezer instead of having stuff all piled up. I either have too much plastic or the plastic doesn't lay down evenly...always seems to be something.
Yep they stack nicely and can be clearly labeled. Weve found a 3 year old package barried in the back under some stuff and it cooked up and tasted no different.
These http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Ground-Meat-Storage-Bags/716081.uts Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
I weigh the meat and put it in quart sized freezer bags. We go through the meat fast and 13 years of bowhunting later I've only had a few bags get slightly freezer burnt. Just make sure you roll the air out of the bag before you seal it. I've had ground meat last well over a year in the freezer like that.
The grinder has the stuffed attachments to use with it. It works great. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
