You would have to have fresh meat if you want to freeze it, but most meat has been frozen already. The hammer works wonders with a good steak, (owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww god now I am really getting hungy STEAK STEAK bloooooooooooooooooooood. tastes like iron) but you have to keep a good chick firmly in place.