Timeline for Does freezing meat lead to differences detectable by blind testing?
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| Jul 19, 2018 at 3:38 | comment | added | 1006a | It's interesting that you mention sashimi as the "gold standard" for meat that is easily damaged by freezing; in the US, at least, most fish used for sashimi is frozen first, for safety reasons. Happily, the extremely low temperatures needed to kill parasites are also much less likely to damage the fish (think cryogenic-type freezers, not a high-low home fridge). | |
| Jul 18, 2018 at 19:24 | comment | added | Behacad | I don't really agree with the need for a complicated study (I'm a researcher by trade sorry). If the effect of freezing is somewhat significant then you'd only need one person and two steaks even. A few people and a few cuts of meat would answer this question quite well. One issue with some of the older testing is that the freezing was done quite poorly etc. Now with household vacuum sealing the freezing issue is particularly interesting. | |
| Jul 18, 2018 at 19:15 | comment | added | logophobe | @Behacad It's not so much that no blind testing has ever been done, just that it's older, difficult to find, or hidden behind paywalls (as so much research is these days). What we as enthusiasts can readily find has been carried out by other enthusiasts, operating on their own budget. But the whole subjective experience of taste is very complex and challenging to measure. Plus, given all these factors, you'd need a large, complicated (i.e. expensive) multivariate study design to really nail it down. | |
| Jul 18, 2018 at 19:11 | comment | added | Behacad | Thanks! This is a great answer. I've seen a lot of people online compare frozen vs. fresh and I'm simply shocked about the lack of blind testing. It seems like such an easy and important tool. As for the "who's doing the tasting", I completely agree, although blind testing is really needed to confirm that! I don't currently freeze meat so I can't test it myself... | |
| Jul 18, 2018 at 19:02 | comment | added | Fabby | +1 for "Who's doing the tasting" Whichever method he'll use, there will be people who will notice. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (One of the reasons I always cut a piece of the steak I'm shown and eat it raw) | |
| Jul 18, 2018 at 18:31 | history | edited | logophobe | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 18, 2018 at 18:24 | history | answered | logophobe | CC BY-SA 4.0 |