Loosely packaging your beef

Avoiding freezer burn while freezing ground beef is the main worry. When food is frozen, thousands of ice crystals start to form, which starts the process that results in freezer burn. These frozen water molecules gradually migrate from the frozen food item to a colder area of the freezer, usually the side. Food loses frozen water molecules as it dehydrates, which causes freezer burn.

Therefore, one easy way to avoid freezer burn on ground beef is to tightly package those frozen water molecules. Start by plastic-wrapping your ground beef. Then, cover it in aluminum foil. Finally, seal the plastic bag with the wrapped ground beef. Additionally, writing the date on your bag's label is a good idea. Although carefully wrapping ground beef can help prevent freezer burn, this method is only effective for a limited amount of time. A study in the Journal of Food Science found that after two months, frozen meat's quality and moisture content begin to decline.