Vac packing Burgers

[ruger77]

Any tips on how to vac pack burgers I had the machine on soft setting the burgers looked like they were getting a little compressed thanks in advance

 

[Firefly]

Partially freezing first will help. (I asked this very question myself )

 

[Shooterman1]

Hi ruger77 if you freeze ur burgers first they will vac pack perfectly

 

[Ludders]

Make them with fresh mince and Freeze them on nonstick oven liners then vacuum pack as much as you like

 

[VSS]

Freeze them first. If for home consumption, freeze completely before packing. If for sale fresh then chill until  almost frozen then pack, using lowest vacuum setting.
Same goes for sausages.

 

[StephenToast]

I put mine on a card then freeze as above, then vac pack.

 

[slider]

freeze first

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Freeze them first. If for home consumption, freeze completely before packing. If for sale fresh then chill until  almost frozen then pack, using lowest vacuum setting.
Same goes for sausages.

Why not freeze completely?

 

[paulbshooting]

Or buy some burger trays and vac pack those on pulse setting to seal but not crush tray

 

[VSS]

Why not freeze completely?

Because if they've already been frozen, then thawed, you can't sell them as being suitable for home freezing.
(Only applies if selling fresh, obviously. As I mentioned in my earlier post).

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Because if they've already been frozen, then thawed, you can't sell them as being suitable for home freezing.
(Only applies if selling fresh, obviously. As I mentioned in my earlier post).

Ah. I freeze everything. So freeze and vac then straight back into the freezer. No thawing.

 

[VSS]

Ah. I freeze everything. So freeze and vac then straight back into the freezer. No thawing.

That's exactly I do if they're for home use or for frozen sales. It's only products for fresh sales that have to be dealt with slightly differently.