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'Freezer burn' is a serious problem – preventing ice recrystallization may alleviate it

  • Written by Tong (Toni) Wang, Professor, food scientist, University of Tennessee
'Freezer burn' is a serious problem – preventing ice recrystallization may alleviate itAmericans throw away around $5.89 billion worth of frozen food a year.E+ via Getty Images

Open the freezer door and there, way in the back, may be an old carton of ice cream growing spikes of ice. Or a forgotten frozen lasagna covered in icy crystals. Or drying of meat surfaces if not well covered.

People sometimes call this phenomenon “freeze...

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