Do you guys have any experience with freezer burnt meat? I’m planning to make birria tacos with this elk roast in the crock pot, but when I unwrapped it, the appearance was a little off-putting. I’m okay with a little freezer burn, but some areas had deep freezer burn. The entire outside was somewhat brown, with a few darker spots. Some sections were also very dry, which I suspect was where the silver skin had become freezer burned. I trimmed quite a bit off, and once the outer layer was removed, the meat underneath looked like normal elk meat.
There was no foul smell — it just smelled like elk meat. It was frozen once and was never thawed and refrozen. The elk was harvested in December 2023
Below are some pictures of the roast after it was trimmed and of the pieces that I trimmed off
There was no foul smell — it just smelled like elk meat. It was frozen once and was never thawed and refrozen. The elk was harvested in December 2023
Below are some pictures of the roast after it was trimmed and of the pieces that I trimmed off
