freezer burn
Noun
Meaning
freezer burn (countable and uncountable, plural freezer burns)
Desiccation caused by being kept in a freezer too long.
Examples
An avoidable quality detractor is freezer burn.
If the item is allowed to give off its own moisture, freezer burn will set in. You know those brownish, tough, odd-tasting areas on thawed veggies?
If you store your ice cream in a loaf pan, how do you cover it and keep it from freezer burn?
Often, a color change in the meat is mistaken for freezer burn, but the color change does not affect texture or taste.
The more it is processed the better chance of contamination, freezer burn and other delights.
She layered them with melted cheese and cracker crumbs to disguise the can of French-style green beans, that pack of hot dogs with freezer burn and that bag of stiffened mini-marshmallows.