And since I’m passionate about what I do, I’m happy to keep answering questions. Essentially, I make sure the fresh beef that we serve our customers is indeed fresh and safe to serve our guests.įor some, that would be the end of the conversation, but there aren’t a lot of people with a job like this, and people want to know about their food, so our earbuds and “airplane mode” devices stay in our laps and the conversation continues. I spend about half of my time visiting each of the locations where our beef comes from and the remainder of my time addressing customer concerns, monitoring shipping temperatures, reviewing supplier data, and looking for ways to continue improving our product. and Canada is made following our specifications. Me: I’m responsible for ensuring that the beef we serve in the U.S. Me: Well, I am a quality assurance manager for Wendy’s, primarily focused on our beef. It usually begins like:įellow Passenger (FP): Are you traveling for work? Welcome to the blog, Sarah! First Off, Some BackgroundĪs I sat down to draft this blog, I thought about the typical airplane conversations I have when I’m asked by my fellow passenger what I do. She’s an expert in meat science and animal care, and she taught at the collegiate level before joining Wendy’s two and a half years ago. Fortunately, she loves to travel because we keep her on the road all the time.
Sarah is one of the most upbeat and optimistic people you’ll ever meet. One of our team members who lives and breathes quality beef every day is also one of our rising stars, Manager of Quality Assurance for Beef, Sarah Wells. Their goal is simple – to work together with lots of different stakeholders to sustain responsible beef production for years to come. We recently took another step in our long-time commitment to sourcing quality beef responsibly by joining the U.S. We have a great team dedicated to sourcing the highest quality fresh never frozen North American beef for Wendy’s. Warning: _() expects exactly 1 parameter, 2 given in /home/ovmmeats/public_html/wp-content/themes/ottawavalleymeats/functions/layouts.Editor’s Note: We love all of our products, but none is more important to Wendy’s than our fresh, never frozen hamburgers. To consume our amazing proteins, we suggest thawing the product overnight in the refrigerator in a leak-proof container (sometimes the change in temperature causes seals to loosen up naturally.) Click here to see a chart of freezer storage guidelines Conventional Storage VS Vacuum Sealing & Flash Freezing It also deprives the food of oxygen and from picking up any spores that allow for mold and bacteria to grow.
Flashfrozen beef vs never frozen full#
Flash freezing in combination with vacuum sealing allows the food to stay fresh for up and over a full year! It’s the best way to freeze meat without the use of any preservatives and is therefore 100% natural. Here at OVM we decided to combine the best of both worlds to ensure you are receiving only the freshest, highest quality, local meats. Flash freezing prevents crystals from forming and you have the juicy, nutrient-filled meat you intended to have. This can also cause freezer burn and the meats will dry out quickly when you cook them. The juices and nutrients that were sealed into the grains of those meats and their natural, juicy flavours are forced out of them. During this slower freezing process, ice crystals can form between the fibers and can result in the breakage of those fibers. Though eventually most items put into our home freezers will freeze, it could take quite some time, more than a few hours even, to freeze completely. Most freezers for personal use, like the ones in our homes, are not designed to freeze food quickly they are made to maintain foods at a frozen temperature. What is Flash Freezing?įlash freezing preserves the product quality. The machine does not need to be anything fancy, some can be purchased for as low as $30. That is what’s called “ freezer burn.” Vacuum sealing protein not only keeps it fresher for longer but will also end up saving you money in the long run, it’s a win-win! We highly suggest people pick up a vacuum sealer for home use for purposes of re-portioning/fixing blown packaging. If you have ever stored meat in your freezer without vacuum sealing beforehand, you’ll have noticed that when you eventually do eat it, the taste, colour, and odor seem to be a little off. Vacuum sealing is a process of packaging food in which all the air in the package is removed before sealing.
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