If you’re new to buying meat from us or another local farmer, you may not be familiar with purchasing frozen meat.

Since all of our meat is frozen, our goal is to help you feel confident in thawing meat from us in a way that does not compromise the quality or food safety of the meat.

The nice thing about buying meat from a local farm like us is that the meat was most likely vacuum sealed and frozen directly after butchering, which is perfect for freezer storage and will remain top quality in the freezer (at zero degrees) for at least a year and food safe indefinitely.

Meat purchased from the grocery store was likely butchered, frozen for storage and transit, and then thawed to display at the store. This is why grocery store meat doesn’t last long once purchased.

However, once you thaw meat from our farm, it’s good in the fridge (below 40 degrees) for up to a week!

Let’s dig into the two ways we’d recommend that you thaw your meat.