I just bought a 20lb whole loin beef strip. Had the butcher trim and slice into 10 amazing looking steaks.

I don't have a vacuum sealer so I first wrapped in butcher paper, then plastic wrap then placed in freezer ziplocks, removing as much air as possible at all steps.

Whats the best way to freeze steaks?

we don't have a vacuum sealer either, but this is what we do (my wife saw this trick somewhere). i would keep your method of butcher paper, plastic wrap, freezer bags (LABEL THEM with type of meat and date), then fold the bag (any excess) around the meat to get most of the air out, leave just a small corner of the bag unsealed, stick a straw in an inch or so, suck all the remaining air out and at the same time (after all air is sucked out), close the ziplock.

when we used to buy a whack of steak like that we always froze them in 1's or 2's, usually 2's, but the odd single in case i was cooking for just myself or we needed an odd number for guests.

Voilà, as close to vacuum sealed as you are going to get without a machine.

Thanks - I did all that, except for the sucking out the final bit of air with a straw. I froze them in lots of 3 because I figured the tighter I could get them in the bag, the less air I would have to deal with.

i'm sure others will have some suggestions as well, but we find this method to work quite well.

you'd be amazed at how much air you can suck out of it. just don't let anyone seeing you doing it, they'll think you have some kind of fetish

I use a 40 dollar seal a meal that sucks the air out just short of that I think you got it covered, butt loads of plastic wrap works well

jimbo

give this thread a read

I use mine for beef jerky mostly I don't freeze allot of meat............ I am big on buy it cook it and eat it, the bags are a little pricey, but it does suck the air out and vacuum seal what you have in it .....its good for making boiling bags of food and long freezes

jimbee