Thread: Goat: Plentiful, Tasty but often Stringy

The punctured bag problem is something I've seen a lot of, even though I have seldom used a vacuum packer. The common 'freezer bags' from our local supermarkets are extremely thin compared to the old heavy-duty poly bags that seemed to be more common. Thicker bags are available at stores that specialise in packaging and I have a small stock of these. But they still get holes in them.

I've become increasingly aware of all the plastic that we throw out. I am not a member of the Church of Climate Change and Environmental Fanaticism, but I do think we should be looking for better alternatives for many of the things that we currently do. A while back my wife brought home a packet of Proper Crisps that were labelled as having a compostable bag. I made some enquiries.... and contacted the bag supplier who I think were called Convex Packaging. I was told that they haven't tested the bags in long-term freezer conditions, but they sent me a few to try. So now I have some venison in a compostable bag in my freezer with a few months of test time still remaining. So far, so good. Nice sturdy bags too, although it appears that there isn't a huge ranges of sizes available yet.