Transporting frozen meat without a chilly bin

[gjm 3258]

I've been offered a selection of meat, sufficient to fill our 2/3 size chest freezer. I have access to a couple of smaller chilly bins, but nothing like enough to carry everything. (It's going to be pretty much a boot-full in the 320d.)

Any suggestions for packing/wrapping/protecting it for a little over an hour while travelling home? Bubblewrap?

[e30ftw 410]

That's a few bodies, are they cut up?

Double bag in garbage bags + ice

[Ahmedsinc 414]

Line the boot with a couple of bin liners and layer wet newspaper over the frozens. Will easily last an hour plus if its beef / mutton if it gets a little warm it'll be fine. Wouldn't want to chance it with poultry or pork though! Maybe grab a couple of bags of ice to rest on top to keep the uppermost layer nice and cool?

The newspaper trick also works very well for chilling beers on the quick

Edited November 24, 2015 by Ahmedsinc

[qube 3570]

go to your nearest BOC gas and get some DRY ICE!

http://www.boc.com.au/shop/en/nz-boc-industrial-ntl-store/gases/dry-ice/dry-ice-pellets--solid-carbon-dioxide

Edited November 24, 2015 by QUBE

[gjm 3258]

There is some poultry, but that can go into the bins I have. The rest is red meat.

Thanks for the tips guys.

[Young Thrash Driver 1020]

Is it already frozen Graham? The wet newspaper trick mentioned above will be fine even if it is chilled (we get our meat one beast at a time). Best not to make it a long one hour trip though...

[andrewm 236]

Freeze a bunch of 1.5l or 3l bottles of water and chuck them in the boot so you don't have to buy as much ice. Try keeping poultry near the middle then just wrap it up good.

[MLM 57]

Anything to stop or slow heat transfer bubble wrap is a good idea - Wet news paper cools a beer on a hot day due to evaporative cooling.

Not much help but made me think of this...

https://youtu.be/VtEqn-5XHpU

[Haitoman 110]

It'll be fine in the car for an hour.

[gjm 3258]

Is it already frozen Graham? The wet newspaper trick mentioned above will be fine even if it is chilled (we get our meat one beast at a time). Best not to make it a long one hour trip though...

Yup - it's already frozen.

Sounds like look after the poultry, and the rest will be OK provided I'm sensible.

[aja540i 1906]

go to your nearest BOC gas and get some DRY ICE!

http://www.boc.com.au/shop/en/nz-boc-industrial-ntl-store/gases/dry-ice/dry-ice-pellets--solid-carbon-dioxide

And dont forget to crack a window or you will get very sleepy.....

[Haitoman 110]

As long as poultry is still icy on the inside it will be fine and can be refrozen without a problem. Once thawed it has to be at an optimum temperature for any bacteria to double every 20 minutes. Even if chicken is full of bacteria it will still be fine to eat as long as it is cooked.

Lot's of paranoia out there.

[Allanw 1071]

How good is the AC???

If you pack it in tight, you'll probably find it's still frozen solid at the other end.

[gjm 3258]

How good is the AC???

If you pack it in tight, you'll probably find it's still frozen solid at the other end.

That's the plan. Poultry in the chilly bin, red meat kept as cold as practical.

There may be venison for Christmas.

[tawa 150]

As others have said, newspaper, plastic, and cold things; but in addition, get the bbq ready for anything that looks a bit defrosted, and bring on the meat sweats...

Edited November 25, 2015 by tawatech

[kiwi535 538]

I've been offered a selection of meat, sufficient to fill our 2/3 size chest freezer. I have access to a couple of smaller chilly bins, but nothing like enough to carry everything. (It's going to be pretty much a boot-full in the 320d.)

Any suggestions for packing/wrapping/protecting it for a little over an hour while travelling home? Bubblewrap?

if they are big peices of meat you wont have any trouble.Wrap ythem well with newspaper or the like pref packed in boxes.A few layers of paper is very good insulater and if all the peices are packed closely together i reckon you will hardly lose the frost on the outside

[jordan23 16]

Get a couple of rubbish sacks..the lined ones. Go to air liquide and get dry ice pellets in them.

[_ethrty-Andy_ 2132]

I rarely freeze meat, it wrecks it

I also rarely eat at home but for some reason buy meat every time at the supermarket

Thus, I have eaten chicken a week past usebuy, Red meat lasts even longer

one hour out the fridge is perfectly fine.

Ask your grand mother (or great grandmother depending how old you are)

[gjm 3258]

I'd agree - frozen meat isn't quite the same.

However, I now have a freezer full of sausages, beef joints, venison, lamb, chicken... That's sorted a barbie next weekend.

[mynbmr 225]

Or I can come by and give you a hand, watt wont fit in your chilly bin I can put in my bin and take home to my freezer at no cost to you.

[gjm 3258]

That Hans? He's a very nice man. So helpful!

[Allanw 1071]

There may be venison for Christmas.

What time should we get there?

[gjm 3258]

From 14.00.