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Noticed you mentioned ground beef above.
One of the things I have found about beef (works for roasts, ground beef, not so good for steaks)
Buy it. Wrap it in Saran Wrap. Be VERY careful, and get ALL THE AIR BUBBLES OUT.
Wrap it again with another layer of saran wrap.
As long as you got ALL THE AIR BUBBLES OUT, it will not get freezer burn.
Freeze it. Eat it five years from now. Maybe seven.
I have 20 lbs or so in my freezer. I should pull out a roast...