Healthiest, Most Economical and Environmental Way To Freeze Meat

 I dont like to freeze meat. During the slow, regular freezing, most hunters apply to their meat, in a fridge freezer or chest, water molecules turn to ice crystals slowly and subtatially destroy surrounding molecules, including vitamines, protiens, other flavour compounds, and texture. 

Even with the following process, the effect is present, but this process mitigates the loss somewhat.

Sometimes I do or need to freeze meat; but not because I don't care, am lazy, or not have time to dry it.

When I do freeze -

Flash freezing is best. Hang in a very cold, very breezy place. The cold air will blow away the wamth of the product and rapidly "viterfy" the ice molecules in the meat; do this outside if the air is clean. You can do this in a freezer with a fan, but the food must be covered (which negates most of air flow function) .

When the un wrapped meat is frozen, spash or spray with water and put back in the freezer. A thin barrier of ice will form which will protect from freezer burn and act like a natural zip lock bag. Repeat splash process over the next few days and put it right back in the freezer after treatment. The thicker the ice shield the better.

After a barrier has formed, store in a loose reusable bag as water will still evaporate from the surface with time. 

Once item is frozen, use a steel pot to store in freezer while going through the water splash cycles; it's easier to crack items apart and from the bowl than taking on the process in a glass bowl. 

You'll save money on bags as you can reuse any loose bag to hold the frozen meat once the ice sheild has been made. No worrying about broken seals down the road. You also won't be introducing new plastic to the environment when you throw out plastic lined butcher wrapping or plastic vac bags.

Know that ice still evaporates in your freezer so - figure that one out; I dont do this much, but the loose bag wrap should mitigate to much loss of ice.

Next time you buy frozen whole fish in a loose bag, check the outside for the ice sheild; the fishing industry often applies the same freezing, water spray process to their products.

If your a lazy ass and don't want to do any of this, at the very least I'd suggest separating your wrapped food while it freezes in your freezer.