Storing and Eating Back Fat

[Rob]

I got my first back fat shipment a couple of weeks ago. I thawed one package. I am not able to eat it fat enough to keep the entire pound "fresh" in the refrigerator. I have half a pound left and it smells and is a little slimy. I know that there are many who like to cultivate bacteria on their meat, but eating a large slab like this just turns my stomach.

So how much do people eat in a serving or per day, and how do you keep it fresh? Do you re-freeze?? Cut it frozen and only thaw a portion at a time?

[Sully]

I freeze mine. Fat is damaged much less by freezing than meat. So don't worry about that too much.

I take it out when I eat my meat and just cut off how much I want. I eat some meat, then if I want some fat I cut some off. I just eat as much as I hunger for.