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Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Enufstuff — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:31:14 GMT

Years ago,I read that bacon and hot dogs should not be frozen.

Does anyone know if bacon can safely be frozen?

Has anyone here done that?

I bought three packages today at a good price and they have a June date on them. We don't eat bacon very often.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

deeva — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:35:24 GMT

I freeze bacon all the time.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

GAQShopr53 — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:35:47 GMT

Hello, @Enufstuff, I have been freezing bacon for years and have never had any issues. I take the package out and let it thaw in the fridge and then cook. There was no difference in the taste or consistency of the bacon. I have also frozen pork sealed in airtight bags and never had any issues.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Enufstuff — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:37:59 GMT

@deeva @GAQShopr53 Thank you for your input.

I will freeze one of the packages.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:40:26 GMT

@Enufstuff - I freeze bacon, hotdogs and assorted sausages all the time.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Enufstuff — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:42:17 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch Thank you for your reply.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

beach-mom — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:42:55 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
@Enufstuff - I freeze bacon, hotdogs and assorted sausages all the time.

I do this too. I have for years, but especially the past years when the prices went up.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Nightowlz — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:45:19 GMT

We have been freezing bacon for years. We vacuum seal it in different size packages for recipes or to eat.

We stock up when they have bacon with meat on it. We won't buy it if it's a pack of fat?

The meat market has the best bacon & sausage.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Carolina925 — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:07:52 GMT

I do it all the time, never heard not to do it and can't imagine why one wouldn't. I freeze it in the package it comes in or, if I get it from the meat market, I'll rewrap in waxed paper, saran wrap, then foil.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

tansy — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:22:13 GMT

Absolutely.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

AuntG — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:25:06 GMT

I see no reason why not. Do you recall what reason the article gave for not freezing bacon? There's so many preservatives that most processed meats have a long life just being refrigerated.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

LizzieInSRQ — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:31:11 GMT

Im single. I freeze it most of the time. I break it up into 4 portions or so and freeze the portions. That way I dont have to thaw out a whole package. Same with hot dogs, ground beef, sausage, kielbasa etc.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Kachina624 — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:33:56 GMT

@Enufstuff. Yes but anything with a lot of fat loses quality and flavor faster than meat without. I wouldn't freeze it more than 3 months.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Enufstuff — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:35:58 GMT

@AuntG It was so many years ago, probably 40 or more.

I don't recall a reason being given.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

haddon9 — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:25:43 GMT

Yes I freeze bacon all the time. DH likes hot dogs and he freezes them too. No problems with taste & quality.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

shoptilyadropagain — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:27:04 GMT

Yes

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Queen of shop — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:41:14 GMT

@Enufstuff Sure. Been freezing bacon for years.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Sakuya — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:52:21 GMT

I freeze bacon from the butcher.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

Eileen in Virginia — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 01:04:18 GMT

I've been freezing bacon for years. I shrink wrap it with my Food Saver, then freeze it. I put a pound of bacon in a quart-sized bag. I divide it in half, fold each half-pound in half, then stack the 2 halves on top of each other before shrink-wrapping.

Re: Is it okay to freeze bacon?

loriqvc — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 01:16:24 GMT

Just adding my input with the rest of the group: I have been freezing bacon, hot dogs, sausages, salami, and lots of other meats for years and they always thaw and cook just fine, with no health effects beyond what they were already going to have.

P.S. I was typing quickly and originally typed "hog dogs," which made me actually laugh out loud, so I had to share...