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Thank you RRP. You actually hit on the exact underlying concern that was bugging me, but wasn’t quite able to coax it into the right phrase myself… “a change of air”.
The couple of pounds of loss that is escaping the membrane has to be going into the air. I know that on our nice balmy days down here in Texas, sweating doesn’t do much good because the air is so saturated that evaporation from the skin just doesn’t happen as effectively as it does in a dryer climate. I’m not sure if that is a good analogy or not, but it seems like I would want to help dry the air (or manually exchange it somehow on occasion) if I manage to be good and just leave it all alone while it does its thing. The freezer is inside the house and the AC does a good job of pulling the moisture out of the air inside the house, so dryer air is abundant, just not able to get into the freezer without help.
I tend to make bigger issues out of things that really aren’t as critical as they are in my head, so thanks for humoring me. 🙂
And no worries about ruining a freezer full of beef…. I’m already cringing at the bill for one primal cut and I haven’t even been to the store yet! Hopefully the results will make that a non-issue in the future! I actually need to figure out where to buy. I’m jealous of everyone that has a Costco… They seem to have way better prices. Would be a 150 mile round trip to Houston for me (plus membership). Going to check out Sams and HEB this weekend.
Thanks again!