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Freezing lunchmeat worked well

dances_in_garden

22 years ago

I buy a sub mix for DH's lunch. He only likes it once a week, but the package has enough for two days and it doesn't keep a whole week!

I decided to freeze half of the package (it has salami, pepperoni, and ham). I wrapped it well in waxed paper then in a baggie. Defrosted overnight in the fridge, and it seems to look and feel exactly like it does fresh from the package when I buy it. I am going to try it again with some smoked turkey. I buy it when it is on sale, but we don't eat it fast enough to "stock up".

Anyone else tried freezing lunchmeat and had good (or bad) experiences?

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Comments (8)

HRider
22 years ago
I buy double packs of bologna when it goes on sale for my daughter's lunches and toss them in the freezer. It comes out perfectly fine all the time.

Heather
polkadot95_hotmail_com
22 years ago
I make lunchmeat & cheese sandwiches and freeze them. They come out perfectly fine.
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polkadot95_hotmail_com
22 years ago
I also buy lunchmeat in the bulk pack at Sam's. I keep one pack in the fridge and everything else goes in the freezer. SLICED cheese (processed, not block) freezes well, too. Again, I buy the large pack at Sam's. I break it down into packs about the size of a regular pack of cheese and freeze the rest.
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polkadot95_hotmail_com
22 years ago
Block cheeses do not slice well after they have been frozen. However, they shred very well.
dustbunni
22 years ago
I'm not much for packaged lunch meat but my husband loves the stuff. I've frozen bologna, salami, boiled ham, turkey roll, olive loaf etc. I also freeze home baked meatloaf sliced thin. I lay the meatloaf slices out on a tray and pack them two to a baggie then bread bag the whole thing.
Michelle_MO
22 years ago
Are you only freezing the pre-packaged stuff, or are you freezing the fresh-sliced deli stuff? I prefer the meat from the deli counter (cheaper by the lb/oz and I prefer the taste) but I hate that it goes bad sometimes before I've used it up.
Bugs
22 years ago
I have frozen fresh and pre-packaged. I usually get fresh too but sometimes buy the big vaccumm packed bags at Costco and they froze really well too.

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