Wow I laughed out loud when you sucked the air out with the straw. When I was freezing fresh-picked chestnuts for Thanksgiving stuffing a month ago, I figured "hmm, I bet I can suck the air out with a straw and kind of vacuum pack these!" and it worked! So loved seeing you do the same!
Freezing cooked ground beef is so handy 😀. I’ve been doing it for 10+ years. I usually put chopped onion in the fry pan near the end of cook time as pretty much all my meat recipes use onion in them . Another way to get the air out of your bags of food - before freezing the cooked foods close the bag most of way then use a pot or bowl of water that you submerge the food-filled bag into the water just below the opening of the bag. We season, bake and freeze some of our chicken breasts too. Like you, we chop and freeze our onions and bell peppers . Makes life so much easier . Love your videos 💗💗💗💗
Did you say Cheeseburger Casserole!?!? Oh, I can't wait to see you make that! Oh My'Lanta!! That sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing this great time saving technique! You are always so brilliant and wonderful. Thank you again! Be well and be safe! ☺❤🍔
Great idea! I tend to buy larger amounts and break it into meal size portions, bag and freeze. Your idea streamlines that much more, and will most definitely be added. Thanks!
Priscilla I enjoyed this informative tutorial a lot, with my favorite part being how to: "shrink wrap by strawing." Excellent idea that I will put in my kitchen "secrets" drawer. Thank you so much for making hum-drum times in the kitchen and garden...so much more fun!
I use a paper plate and strainer to drain the grease. Then you can run hot water over the beef to wash off any left over grease off in the strainer. The grease will solidify in a couple hours and toss the whole plate in the trash. Just a tip for some, good video.
Kevin your sheet pans can not look any worse than mine! We know this is not a cooking show where they use new pans every time, be real. Happy Holidays to you and Mr Fox.
Very good ideal. I'm glad I came across this video because I was making some homemade chili and cooked too much hamburger meat. So I will vacuum pack the leftover hamburger meat with my FoodSaver and put it in the freezer and use it for tacos in the future.
Excellent. I had been thinking of making a Tourtière but unsure how many people I'll be seeing over Christmas and New Year this year with the way things are so this would be a flexible way to be prepared!
@@kevinleejacobs1364 Yes, you do! I've already made 2 for Christmas week (a tradition) & they're in the freezer, but I'd love to see your version. Thanks to a hunter friend, I had a bit of ground moose & put it in one, mixed with beef & pork; the other is lamb & beef. They're delicious hot or cold with a side of roasted Brussels or green beans & salad.
TRICK ON DRAINING THE GREASE: Take two 18 inch sheets of foil. Place them criss cross over each other in the drain of the sink; form into a bowl shape. Pour grease into the foil. Allow to sit for a bit to cool. Once cool, seal the foil so the grease won't leak out. Toss into garbage! NO DIRTY BOWL TO WASH! ALSO REGARDING CRUMBLING: When putting the raw meat into the pan, just crumble it with your fingers into the pan, and no sheet pans to wash either!
That's how my mom always drained the fat - I'm just so pleased that's still adequate and that I don't need to practice anything new and fancy! Edit: 👍straw trick for vacuum sealing!.
Wow! I never actually thought about cooking the grd beef and freezing it. This is a nice time saver. But, I do have a question. How long can you keep it frozen? About 8 weeks? Thanks for the tip, thanks for sharing.
Wow I laughed out loud when you sucked the air out with the straw. When I was freezing fresh-picked chestnuts for Thanksgiving stuffing a month ago, I figured "hmm, I bet I can suck the air out with a straw and kind of vacuum pack these!" and it worked! So loved seeing you do the same!
I enjoyed your teaching tutorial today Kevin.
Freezing cooked ground beef is so handy 😀. I’ve been doing it for 10+ years. I usually put chopped onion in the fry pan near the end of cook time as pretty much all my meat recipes use onion in them .
Another way to get the air out of your bags of food - before freezing the cooked foods close the bag most of way then use a pot or bowl of water that you submerge the food-filled bag into the water just below the opening of the bag.
We season, bake and freeze some of our chicken breasts too.
Like you, we chop and freeze our onions and bell peppers . Makes life so much easier .
Love your videos 💗💗💗💗
Did you say Cheeseburger Casserole!?!? Oh, I can't wait to see you make that! Oh My'Lanta!! That sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing this great time saving technique! You are always so brilliant and wonderful. Thank you again! Be well and be safe! ☺❤🍔
Great idea! I tend to buy larger amounts and break it into meal size portions, bag and freeze. Your idea streamlines that much more, and will most definitely be added. Thanks!
Omgosh I’ve got to try the straw method ! Excellent tip thank you !!!
It’s almost 2 am in the morning and I’m searching ground beef on TH-cam lol
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I love your humor
Thanks for the " shrink wrap" idea.
My hideously stained cookie sheets are my favorites. They are cured like an old, well seasoned cast iron skillet and nothing stick to them.
I put a bowl in the sink with a colander in it and pour the ground beef in so it can drain and cool at the same time!
Great idea on shrink wrap.....cool
Priscilla
I enjoyed this informative tutorial a lot, with my favorite part being how to: "shrink wrap by strawing." Excellent idea that I will put in my kitchen "secrets" drawer. Thank you so much for making hum-drum times in the kitchen and garden...so much more fun!
Great idea to put on a pan first! 😮
Good tip!! Will definitely put it to work! No more freezer burn!👍👍
🌹 Very helpful video!
Fantastic! Love the practicality of this video! Merry Christmas 🎄
I use a paper plate and strainer to drain the grease. Then you can run hot water over the beef to wash off any left over grease off in the strainer. The grease will solidify in a couple hours and toss the whole plate in the trash. Just a tip for some, good video.
Kevin your sheet pans can not look any worse than mine! We know this is not a cooking show where they use new pans every time, be real. Happy Holidays to you and Mr Fox.
Very good ideal. I'm glad I came across this video because I was making some homemade chili and cooked too much hamburger meat. So I will vacuum pack the leftover hamburger meat with my FoodSaver and put it in the freezer and use it for tacos in the future.
Thanks for the tips!
Great tips Kevin! Don’t worry about your cookie sheet pans looking used we all have them 😁
“This one’s French!” Haha! I’ll be doing this today!
Hi, so how much ground beef would equal 1 lb? Thank you for your videos! Lots of info!
Thank you, Kevin, for this very practical tip that makes our meal preps easy. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thank you so much for the straw tip. I have been wanting a food saver as well, maybe I'll gift myself for Christmas or during an after Christmas sale.
good idea Kevin, thanks
Thanks for doing this. I was wondering about the process.
Wow! Thank you so much Kevin that is an awesome trick ❤️I can't wait to try that. Stay safe 🙏
Thanks for such a helpful tip. Do you know how to freeze bread?
Very helpful, Kevin. I would like to see more ideas for using it.
Do you ever season the meat? I was thinking of doing taco meat, which I also use on nachos or in a quesadilla
How long can i leave it in the freezer for?thank you
Great hack with straw to seal it .
Wow looks delicious 😋
Excellent. I had been thinking of making a Tourtière but unsure how many people I'll be seeing over Christmas and New Year this year with the way things are so this would be a flexible way to be prepared!
Tourtière -- Now that's something *I* need to make!
@@kevinleejacobs1364 yes, please do!
@@kevinleejacobs1364 Yes please!
@@kevinleejacobs1364 Yes, you do! I've already made 2 for Christmas week (a tradition) & they're in the freezer, but I'd love to see your version. Thanks to a hunter friend, I had a bit of ground moose & put it in one, mixed with beef & pork; the other is lamb & beef. They're delicious hot or cold with a side of roasted Brussels or green beans & salad.
Ingenious!!!
Thank you 😊
WHY is my frozen hamburger that I bought a 3lb and separated, gray on the outside??
TRICK ON DRAINING THE GREASE:
Take two 18 inch sheets of foil.
Place them criss cross over each other in the drain of the sink; form into a bowl shape.
Pour grease into the foil.
Allow to sit for a bit to cool.
Once cool, seal the foil so the grease won't leak out.
Toss into garbage!
NO DIRTY BOWL TO WASH!
ALSO REGARDING CRUMBLING:
When putting the raw meat into the pan, just crumble it with your fingers into the pan, and no sheet pans to wash either!
Thankyou
how do you reheat it?
That's how my mom always drained the fat - I'm just so pleased that's still adequate and that I don't need to practice anything new and fancy! Edit: 👍straw trick for vacuum sealing!.
Wow! I never actually thought about cooking the grd beef and freezing it.
This is a nice time saver. But, I do have a question. How long can you keep it frozen? About 8 weeks? Thanks for the tip, thanks for sharing.
Hi Lori - I store the cooked beef in my "big" freezer at 0°F, where it keeps well for at least 3 months.
I put double plastic shopping bags in a pot - insert my colander in the pot and drain. All the grease stays in the bags and goes out in the trash.
That's what I do to discard leftovers... L💡 Light bulb moment 😂🙃... Perfect for "leftover" fat & grease.. Thank you ❣️
How Long we Can Store This
When stored at 0°F or lower, cooked ground beef will keep for a year or longer. Enjoy!
drain meat in a colander. Put plastic bag under colander, and all the grease will go into the plastic bag.
Hi! how long is the shelf life of cooked beef in the freezer?
Hi John - If frozen at 0°F (or lower), cooked beef will keep indefinitely in the freezer. I generally use my cooked, frozen ground beef within 1 year.