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freezer burn

American  

noun

  1. light-colored spots that appear on frozen food, caused by loss of surface moisture due to faulty packaging or improper freezing methods.


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Kelp is also a source of algae that cuts methane emissions from cows, Aguirre said, and has many other food applications, including reducing freezer burn in ice cream.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2024

This is why freezer burn so often results in food that's simultaneously discolored, shriveled, or leathery and covered in ice crystals.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2022

In fact, they can sometimes be the foe — namely, when so-called "freezer burn" infiltrates our supply of frozen foods.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2022

While it's not unsafe to eat frozen broccoli after a few months, its quality will start to deteriorate a bit and it may get freezer burn.

From Salon Mar. 4, 2022

The difference doesn't jump out at you as it does with overcooking or freezer burn.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Perdue, Mitzi

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