'Freezer burn' is a serious problem – preventing ice recrystallization may alleviate it
- Written by: Tong (Toni) Wang, Professor, food scientist, University of Tennessee
Americans throw away around $5.89 billion worth of frozen food a year.E+ via Getty ImagesOpen the freezer door and there, way in the back, may be an old carton of ice cream growing spikes of ice. Or a forgotten frozen lasagna covered in icy crystals. Or drying of meat surfaces if not well covered.
People sometimes call this phenomenon “freeze...
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