is OK to freeze vacuum packed Pancetta - smoked bacon?

[Rob K]

Hi

I have a few packs of unopened pancetta. The 'use by' date is a few
days away. The pack label doesn't say that is unsuitable for home
freezing so I wondered if its OK to put them in the deep freeze?

If so would it need a slow thaw or can I do it quickly by putting the
pack in a bowl of cold water?

Thanks for any info.

If anyone knows of web sites with Do's and Don'ts for freezing I'd
be grateful.

Thanks

Rob

[zxcvbob]

Rob K wrote:

I don't know if this helps you or not, but I keep unopened packages of
cured meats in the refrigerator for *months* pasts the "use by" date with
no problems at all.

Best regards,
Bob

[Ross Reid]

"Rob K" <publi...@SPAMOFFBTinternet.com> wrote:

When smoked bacon is on sale around these parts, we regularly buy 8 or
10 packages, bring them home and pop them in the freezer.
For use, we let them thaw in the refrigerator and they are as good as
the day they were purchased.

Ross.

[pero...@msn.com]

Ross, is right, BUT once you thaw it, be sure to use that pack in
about week or so. I find it DOES get bad if you keep it much longer
than that. BACON? Now, I'm hungry. Why did yo udo that to me ROB? ;
)

Ross Reid <mrr...@golden.net> wrote in message news:<1956c54f851dbbc7cb043a9dce7e76c6@TeraNews>...

[Blanche Nonken]

pero...@msn.com (pero...@msn.com) wrote:

> Ross, is right, BUT once you thaw it, be sure to use that pack in
> about week or so. I find it DOES get bad if you keep it much longer
> than that. BACON? Now, I'm hungry. Why did yo udo that to me ROB? ;
> )

For bacon, I prefer the locally made non-cured variety. It's sold
frozen though. I thaw it, par-cook it all at once in a shallow pan in
the oven, drain, cool then freeze flat and bag frozen.