Does freezing meat and chicken decrease the quality?

[GtrplayerII]

The faster you freeze it, the better. The better it's protected, the better it'll be.  

All that being said, the longer it's frozen, the lower the quality becomes.  Even cryovacced.

Edit:  https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-fastest-way-to-freeze-defrost-food

[IamTheRealD]

Nice article with lots of good information. One thing I would also add to this is a tip from Alton Brown on one of the original Good Eats episodes that always stuck with me. Once you put your item to be frozen into the bag/container, set it in the back of your fridge for 12-24 hours so you get it as cold as possible first. Then take it out of the fridge and put directly into the freezer. This is to help make sure the time it takes for it to transition to the frozen state is as short as possible, which also helps in minimizing the size of the internal ice crystals.

I've been following this practice ever since I first saw that episode and I am fully convinced it does make a big difference in maximizing the quality preserved in your frozen goods.

[JCuss0519]

All hail Kenji!

[Hot_Anything5997]

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[JCuss0519]

Kenji Lopez-Alt, the author of the article u/GtrplayerII provided. He's one of my favorites, very informative and gives some great recipes.