What’s Freezer Burn?

And how to prevent it

Abbey
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Published in
5 min readSep 11, 2020

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A row of freezers in the grocery store.
Photo: ElasticComputeFarm via Pixabay

If you’re prone to forgetting what food you have in the freezer, you’re probably well acquainted with freezer burn.

I’m talking about those massive ice crystals that completely destroy the texture of food, like when you find that half-eaten container of ice cream just overrun with ice crystals.

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Abbey
Heated

I’m a food scientist by PhD, a science writer, and a YouTuber. I’m fascinated by food science and enjoy writing and sharing what I’ve learn.