92xj Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 One of my good friends here in Washington killed a deer 2 weeks ago. gutted, skinned and quartered the meat. Cleaned it off and placed each quarter in trash bags and threw them in the freezer. They have been frozen solid in those bags for 2 weeks now and he plans to take it to the processor after next weekend when his dad plans to kill a deer and just take both deer at the same time. Will the meet that is frozen in the trash bags still be good or should he pull them out asap and keep them frozen another way till he can get to the processor. I told him to thaw them out and let me debone them and then take them to the processor, but wanted to ask before we did that. So, I guess my question is will each quarter, that is in its own trash bag, be good for 3 weeks being frozen solid in those bags till he gets them to the processor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Absolutely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Also I know some that wont process till after freezing cuz its easier to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrich Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Frozen solid = Good to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 yea i'd think so... it's fine as long as it doesn't get above like 36-38 degrees. frozen pretty much solid is not really good to work with unless he's putting the quarters into bone in steaks with a bandsaw. otherwise partially frozen is easier to make clean cuts and grind. for keeping frozen solid is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 The meat is frozen solid. Not sure what he will have done with it. Most likely ground up and maybe a roast or two. So, I will just have him keep it frozen for another week or two in the trash bags then take it to the processor to do whatever he wants to with it. Thanks gents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Please,...send them to me for testing and analysis...but seriously the meat should be fine..just gonna be a bit tougher to thaw for the processor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yep, good to go. My brother almost always quarters his and puts it in trash bags. No worries... Tell them to make deer jerky and send me some to make sure its not tainted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 your meat will be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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