How long can you keep your deer on ice before freezing it? Thanks for the help!
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How long is venison good before you need to freeze it?
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Usually a week and keep draining the bloody water out. I sometimes pour about 20oz of white distilled vinegar over the meat right at first and it seems to help speed the aging process and it is usually quite a bit more tender. A buddy told me about the vinegar trick several years ago and it works pretty darn good. Not sure exactly how it works but I can tell a difference when I do it.
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I try to leave mine cold for about 5 days, but the ol' lady thinks it's gonna go bad so I leave it in an additional 2 so that she won't want to eat any.
One thing I don't like to do is put the ice on top. I put the ice on the bottom, if I don't put it in the fridge, and leave the drain plug open. If it is submerged in water too long it turns brown which ultimately means ALL of the blood is gone. Blood is flavor.
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Depends on the temperature that you keep the meat at. Should be under 40'F, anything above and it shortens the time you are safe to keep it from spoiling. If its been iced the whole time I have deer in a ice cooler (preferably not submerged in water) for up to 12 days. I have iced deer in the past, but I prefer to dry age mine by hanging in a cooler with the hide on for at least 14 days. Really changes the flavor of the meat and by leaving the hide on keeps the carcass from drying out too badly.
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