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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

Many of us would be familiar with "freezer burn" on meats and other foods, as well as ice crystals on frozen food.

From Salon • May 2, 2023

It's actually quite simple: As Shelly Schmidt, professor of food chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explained, freezer burn is simply a byproduct of moisture loss, or dehydration.

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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