Nearly full. This years hunting was pretty scarce, we have just 3 deer when there is generally 4-5. No, we don’t consume it all ourselves, we share with our daughters and in-laws. We also share with the owner of the property where Mr. Fix-It hunts.
Sunday a good friend Mr. “B” brought us a good sized doe. Really great friend I must say! He enjoys hunting but his wife will not cook the meat. He knew we were shy what we wanted for the season and brought it to us! With the weather warming in the next few days to a freak 50-60 degrees (in January really??) it needed processed last night. Over the years we’ve worked out a pretty good system processing deer.
No, No processing photos!
Since I’m not much on participating in the actual butchering process I stay inside to wrap and pack. We have roaster pans ready to fill with fresh cuts of meat, roasts, steaks, butterfly steaks & stew meat. Rich red meat with none of the fat marbling you find in beef. Our system works pretty well, by the time I have the first pan wrapped and packages labeled, Mr. Fix-It has another pan ready and those wrapped go out to the freezer.
The past few years I started using a plastic freezer wrap for the first wrap and white freezer paper for the second. I started doing this when was off in planning & I couldn’t find but 1-2 boxes of heavy freezer paper the ENTIRE SEAON!! It’s actually worked out for the best. We’ve found meat will retain the fresh flavor and last much longer. I’ve pulled stew meat & roasts (found in the bottom of the freezer) that were 3 years old and were just as good with no freezer burn. The tighter the meat is wrap the better it will store. I’m by no means a professional and that white paper needs to be nice and snug to seal out air preventing damage. The plastic freezer wrap seals the meat and the second layer of white is a nice added protection.
I know Ideally I should have a better rotation system with my freezers but sometimes a few bundles slide out of place and get left behind. It’s nice to know when we do find these few strays they will be just as good as when they went in.
Enough babbling about wrapping meat. I admit I’m stalling starting my day.
I have to leave for a MRI on my shoulder in a bit.
The MRI itself is not the issue……It’s the injecting of the dye in my shoulder I have a problem with.
I’m allergic to pain.
Wimpy I admit.
Yes, My shoulder hurts now but, it’s a pain I know & have become accustomed to. The word inject and the thought of the pressure the dye will create in there is what bothers me. Besides, I’m realllly afraid they will say surgery is required.
Have I mentioned I’m allergic to pain?
Katie
Congrats on the deer! Good luck on the injection...it won't be as bad as you think...promise!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear a friend brought you his kill to help with stocking your freezers. Have you ever considered using a Food Saver machine to help store your meat in the freezer? This machine works great not just on meat. I've used it to store meat, vegetables, books, jewelry, material, travel items, camping items and there's an attachment for pressure sealing canning jars. The machine also has a device and containers to help with marinating meats too. It's just a thought!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your MRI today, it's better to find out what's going on with your shoulder. You can always tell your doctor your not interested in surgery after the fact.
Good luck!!!I hope there is no pain for you!
ReplyDeleteSFG, great to see you. It went well. Not half as bad as I was lead to believe...not fun but not bad. The MRI was actually a nice rest LOL! Now to await the results
DeleteGood Luck!!! I hope everything works out well!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Yart, nice to see you pop in. I'm way behind on my visiting!
DeleteI admit to feeling just a teensy twinge of meat envy after reading about your new stash of venison. lol Well done!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the MRI today. I hope all goes well.
LA, If you were closer I would share. We are very blessed to have a few friends that love the sport of hunting but do not like the meat or the work to process it. You know what was even nicer? When he found out we were processing it, he came over and helped! I neglected to mention that in the blog!
DeleteDebbie! It wasn't to bad! I think anxiety got me mre than anything. Now to wait till Friday for the results.
ReplyDeleteSandy, I bought a food saver and like it when it works. I onlyhad success with 2out of 5 packages sealing before. Not sure what I'm doing wrong! Come visit and teach me? I also bought the jar sealers this fall & have been fairly successful with them, Most of my jars are older and have the deep lip. I need to double lid but the new jars seal well.
ReplyDeleteThe venison sounds delicious! I'm totally jealous!
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