Beef steak generally refers to premium beef meat that’s freshly cut from beef carcass with or without a bone. At the market, there are also fake-steaks that are made of chopped beef or veggie steaks which taste like steak. Here we will talk about packaging types and packaging machines of all these steaks.
The purposes of beef steaks packaging are nothing more than prolonging product shelf life, offer conveniences and protection for beef steaks handling and transportation, and enhance sales at the market. The most commonly used packaging types of beef steaks include vacuum packaging, vacuum shrink packaging, vacuum skin packaging, tray wrapping by cling film, and MAP modified atmosphere packaging. Each packaging method has its most suitable application scenarios and packaging machines. Please keep reading for details.
Beef steaks vacuum skin packaging
Advantages of vacuum skin packaging for beef steaks
Vacuum skin packaging of beef steaks applies to steaks in a premade skin pack tray or on a paper cardboard with certain colors (golden color, black color, or any other favorable color). This remarkable packaging method offers longer shelf life and the best ever presentation for beef steaks:
- The sealing film firmly lock the steak and liquid to the base trays or cardboard, which enables vertical display of the package
- The sealing film is transparent and almost invisible, the quality of the beef steaks can be examined from outside of the package, consumers would prefer to purchase this product rather than beef steaks in other types of packaging
- High barrier skin pack film insulate the steaks from oxygen to prevent oxidation and color changing, retain the original color, flavor and nutrition of the steak for a long time.
Disadvantage of vacuum skin packaging for beef steaks
The only one disadvantage of VSP vacuum skin packaging for beef steak is the packaging material is higher than vacuum packaging, usually USD0.15-0.25 per pack, according to tray/cardboard size. But since the value of steaks is usually higher than other food products, the increase of packaging cost would be relatively understandable.
Beef steak vacuum skin packaging samples
Beef steak vacuum skin packaging machine
All our 5 types of vacuum skin packaging machines can be used for beef steaks. We offer fully series of beef steaks vacuum skin packaging machines with different price ranges, packaging speed, and operation type. You can either visit the product page for the machine details, or contact us with your request.
- Tabletop vacuum skin packaging machine: Cost – Low; Packaging speed – Low; Operation type – Manual; Tray or cardboard – Both
- Floor type vacuum skin packaging machine LSP760: Cost – Low Medium; Packaging speed – High; Operation type – Manual; Tray or cardboard – Both
- Vertical type vacuum skin packaging machine LSP450: Cost – Medium; Packaging speed – Medium; Operation type – Automatic; Tray or cardboard – Both
- Inline type vacuum skin packaging machine LSP550/LSP550S: Cost – Medium High; Packaging speed – High; Operation type – Automatic; Tray or cardboard – Tray
- Thermoforming vacuum skin packaging machine: Cost – High; Packaging speed – Medium High; Operation type – Automatic; Tray or cardboard – Rigid bottom forming film roll
Video of beef steaks vacuum skin packaging
Beef steaks vacuum packaging and vacuum-shrink packaging
Vacuum packaging is the most commonly used packaging solution for beef steaks. There are several options for steaks vacuum packaging:
- Beef steaks vacuum packaging in premade vacuum bags
- Beef steaks vacuum packaging in premade vacuum shrink bags, and shrink in hot water dip tank/tunnel afterwards
- Beef steaks vacuum packaging in flexible thermoforming film
Beef steaks vacuum packaging in premade vacuum bags
Vacuum packaging is a traditional packaging method for beef steaks to prolong shelf life and keep steaks nutrition. Nowadays traditional vacuum packaging is gradually replaced by it’s upgraded version – “vacuum skin packaging” which offers more attractive package appearance and packaging quality. But traditional vacuum packaging is still playing its role.
Beef steaks vacuum packaging machines
Vacuum packaging of beef steaks in premade vacuum bags can be completed by our vacuum packaging machines, including single chamber vacuum packaging machine, double chamber vacuum packaging machine, belt-type continuous vacuum packaging machine, inline vacuum packaging machine. Each machine provides certain productivity range, fits steaks of different sizes, and costs differently. Please visit the vacuum packaging machine page for details, or contact us for advices.
Beef steaks vacuum shrink packaging in shrink bags
Shrink pack eliminates the wrinkles of vacuum packages to offer a better looking package appearances, and the bag shrinks to hold the steaks tightly to prevent liquid purges, which is important to prolong the shelf life of steaks. Vacuum shrink pack is often used for bulk packaging of steaks.
Beef steaks vacuum shrink packaging machines
Beef steaks vacuum shrink packaging uses same vacuum packaging machines as “traditional vacuum packaging for steaks” we mentioned in above content, and need hot water shrink dip tank or shrink tunnel to complete the shrinking process.
Beef steaks vacuum packaging in flexible thermoforming film
Thermoforming vacuum packaging is an automatic packaging solution for beef steaks, the machine automatically form plastic containers by by a roll of bottom plastic film, fill beef steaks into the container, then vacuum and seal the container by a roll of top plastic film.
The working process of thermoforming vacuum packaging machine
The thermoforming vacuum packaging machine is custom-made according to the shape and size of beef steaks, if you are interested in this packaging solutions, please contact us for details. Thermoforming vacuum packaging is often used for retailing packages.
Beef steaks thermoforming vacuum packaging machine video
Beef steaks modified atmosphere packaging
MAP modified atmosphere packaging is meant to prolong the shelf life of fresh beef steaks at room temperature or cool environment, without freezing. MAP involves the use of MAP trays, lidding film and gas to change package atmosphere. To get more information about beef steaks modified atmosphere packaging and MAP machines, please visit the MAP page.
Beef steaks tray wrapping packaging
Tray wrapping is the most commonly used packaging solution for beef steaks in supermarkets and grocery stores. This packaging method applies to 1-2 days’ fast-selling beef steaks that doesn’t require very long shelf life. Tray wrapping uses a foam tray which holds the beef steaks and an absorbent pad wrapped with a clear atmosphere permeable plastic film. The permeability characteristics of the film allow oxygen from the air to come in contact with the beef steaks. This type of packaging is very economical and utilized cost-effective equipment. However, this packaging has the least effect on shelf life extension of the steak of all the packaging methods mentioned in this article. because the steaks are continuously exposed to oxygen.
Usually the manual type tray wrapping machines are used for beef steaks wrapping packaging, but we have introduced a series of automatic tray wrapping packaging machine to make the packaging process easier. Please visit the tray wrapping packaging machine page for details.
Conclusion
Each packaging solution offers different benefits for beef steaks. Each packaging solution requires different cost. We shall choose packaging solutions for beef steaks according to selling environment, shelf-life requirement, budget plan, marketing strategy, etc.
If you have any questions about beef steaks packaging machines, please contact us.
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