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How To Recognize Vacuum Packed Meats

How To Recognize Vacuum Packed Meats

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Chris Godfrey shows you how to tell if packed meat is vacuum packed or not. He also demonstrates how vacuum-packing works. Enlarge Chris Godfrey shows you how to tell if packed meat is vacuum packed or not. He also demonstrates how vacuum-packing works.

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  • Vacuum packing doubles the shelf life of meat as the process involves extracting all the air from a packet which stops bacteria being able to grow.
  • Gas flushing is where the meat is put in a tray and sealed, but there is air around it. This is not the same as vacuum packing.