Butcher's freezer paper is a heavy white sheet with a thin polythene coating on one face, supplied on rolls from a short boxed length to a 300 m bench roll. Wrapped coated side in, it keeps frost off joints, mince and fillets at −18°C and takes a marker pen on the outside.
From £0.25 a sheet; rolls are priced by the roll on the quote. Written quote in one working day and a free design proof; the exact number depends on size, ink count and quantity.
From £0.25 a sheet; rolls priced by the roll. Exact price on the written quote.
| Format | Boxed roll with a tear edge (380 mm × 25 m) or bench rolls on a core (450 mm × 50 m up to 600 mm × 300 m) |
|---|---|
| Base sheet | Bleached white, about 45–60 gsm plus the coating |
| Coating | Thin polythene film on one face only; the other face is bare paper |
| Cold | Freezer storage to −18°C (typical); not for ovens or heat lamps |
| Plain white as standard; a one-colour mark on the paper face on request | |
| Minimum | 1 roll |
Freezer paper for butchers is a strong white paper with a moisture-proof film on one side and plain paper on the other. The coated side sits against the meat and stops air and frost reaching it. The paper side stays dry, so the cut, the weight and the date go straight on the parcel.
| Format | Typical size | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Roll | 380 mm × 25 m | Farm shop, small counter |
| Roll | 450 mm × 50 m | Butcher's counter |
| Roll | 450 mm × 300 m | Cutting room |
| Roll | 600 mm × 300 m | Large cuts, production |
The four sizes above are the usual picks; any other size is a custom cut, so ask on the quote. Full sheet and roll size chart.
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The first two photos show the short format: a white roll inside a long printed carton with a tear edge along the lid. The third shows the paper pulled out across a wooden bench, with the brown core showing at the end of the roll.
That is the version a high-street butcher keeps by the till. A boning room, or a farm shop with its own cutting bench, uses the long bench rolls instead. Those come bare on a core and sit in a dispenser with its own blade.
Fishmongers and game dealers use the same paper. Fillets, a whole trout, a brace of pheasant or a haunch of venison all go in it the same way as a beef joint.
The coated side. Hold a piece up to the window and one face has a faint sheen. That sheen is the polythene film, and it goes against the meat.
The other face is bare paper. It stays dry on the outside of the parcel and takes a marker pen or a counter label without smudging.
Get it the wrong way round and the paper face wicks blood and juice while the film faces the freezer, doing nothing. Staff new to the counter get told this on their first morning.
Wrapped tight, with the air pressed out, a joint or a 500 g pack of mince keeps well for months at −18°C. The film stops moisture leaving the meat, so the surface does not dry out and turn grey.
Frost forms wherever there is air. A loose parcel traps pockets of it, and that is where the burn starts, so the fold matters more than the paper.
For long storage some butchers put a layer of cling film under the paper. The paper still does the main job: it blocks air, it stops the parcels sticking together, and it carries the label.
Width should clear the widest cut you wrap, with enough left to fold over twice. For chops, steaks and mince in small packs, 380 mm is plenty. A whole brisket, a rolled rib or a leg of lamb wants 450 mm or more.
| Typical roll | Format | Where it suits |
|---|---|---|
| 380 mm × 25 m | Boxed, tear edge | Till and counter, small packs, home-freezing orders |
| 450 mm × 50 m | Boxed or bare on a core | Busy counter, joints and whole chickens |
| 450 mm × 300 m | Bare on a core for a dispenser | Cutting room, farm shop packing bench |
| 600 mm × 300 m | Bare on a core for a dispenser | Large joints, whole fish, game in the fur or feather |
Those four are the usual picks. Any other width or length is a custom slit, and the roll width and length chart shows how to measure for it.
The base sheet is a bleached white paper of about 45–60 gsm, with the polythene film on top of that. It feels thicker than greaseproof and does not tear on a bone end the way a thin wrap does.
Pick the lighter end for retail packs that the customer unwraps the same week. Pick the heavier end for long freezer storage and anything with sharp edges, such as a rack of ribs or a dressed crab.
The film is thin enough to crease cleanly and thick enough to hold moisture in. It is not greaseproof in the oven sense, and it is not meant for heat of any kind.
The butcher's fold is quick once your hands know it. Done properly the parcel needs no tape, though a strip of freezer tape on the last flap does no harm.
Air is the enemy. Every fold should press against the meat, and you should feel the shape of the joint through the paper when you are done.
Greaseproof is for the counter and the carrier bag. It wraps a few chops for the walk home and sits in the fridge for a day or two. It is thin and it does not block air for long.
Freezer paper is for anything going below zero. Customers who buy a half lamb or a quarter of beef want every cut in freezer paper, labelled, so the box goes straight into the chest freezer at home.
Plenty of shops run both: greaseproof for the day trade, freezer paper for bulk boxes and home-freezing orders.
Yes. The minimum is one roll, and rolls are priced by the roll on the quote. Tell us the width, the length and whether you want it boxed or bare on a core, and the quote comes back within one working day.
Plain white rolls skip the proof stage, since there is nothing to print. Delivery is free and tracked to any UK mainland address, and the delivery page lists the timings from dispatch.
Payment is by invoice once you have accepted the quote. Bench rolls and counter boxes can go on the same invoice if you want both.
None of these is a fault with the paper, but all of them get blamed on it. A quick word with counter staff saves a lot of wasted roll.
Plain white is the standard. If you want the shop name on every parcel, a one-colour mark on the paper face is possible on the same roll stock, and a printed roll looks tidy in a chilled cabinet.
Printing never reaches the coated side. Nothing sits between the film and the meat. For a repeat pattern, a stripe down the edge or write-on boxes for cut and date, look at printed freezer paper with your logo.
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The coated side, which has a faint sheen when you tilt it to the light.
The coated side, which has a faint sheen when you tilt it to the light. The plain paper side faces out and takes the label.
No. The polythene film softens with heat, so keep it for the chiller and the freezer.
No. The polythene film softens with heat, so keep it for the chiller and the freezer. Use greaseproof or baking parchment for anything hot.
It will if the parcel is wrapped tight with the air pressed out.
It will if the parcel is wrapped tight with the air pressed out. Burn starts in air pockets, so a flat, tight pack of mince keeps for months.
Yes, the paper face takes a permanent marker or a counter label.
Yes, the paper face takes a permanent marker or a counter label. Avoid water-based pens, which smear when the parcel sweats as it thaws.
Yes. One roll is the minimum and each roll is priced on the quote.
Yes. One roll is the minimum and each roll is priced on the quote. You can mix boxed counter rolls and bench rolls on one order.
The boxed 380 mm and 450 mm rolls come in a carton with a serrated edge along the lid.
The boxed 380 mm and 450 mm rolls come in a carton with a serrated edge along the lid. The 300 m rolls are bare on a core for a bench dispenser.
Yes. Fishmongers wrap fillets and whole fish in it, and game dealers use it for birds and venison.
Yes. Fishmongers wrap fillets and whole fish in it, and game dealers use it for birds and venison. The film holds moisture in and keeps the smell contained.
A proper butcher's fold holds on its own. A strip of freezer tape on the last flap is optional and useful for parcels that get handled a lot.
Go for 450 mm or 600 mm. You need the width of the joint plus enough on each side to fold the edges over twice.
Ask on the quote. Rolls are the standard format because most counters tear to length, but pre-cut sheets for a packing line can be quoted.
No, it is not a vacuum film. Some shops vacuum-pack first and then wrap in freezer paper so the customer has a surface to label.
Bare on a core, wrapped and boxed, by free tracked delivery to any UK mainland address.
Bare on a core, wrapped and boxed, by free tracked delivery to any UK mainland address. Lead time is shown on your quote.
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