Thread: Sending meat to friends/family through the mail, recommendations?

So I have done this a bit.
Fastways despite pointidly being asked if they could do overnight (yes) took 3-4 days.
I now know this is normal for fastways......despite this the paua and venison heart I sent was still cool tho defrosted.
My freezers are set well below -20 at the bottom, paua and heart were very frozen then wrapped in lots of news paper then into a largeish cardboard box stacked around with crumbled newspaper to insulate then dug a hole in the deep freeze right to the bottom and put it there for a few days untill ready to send.

NZ couriers generally do overnight even interisland especially to business adresses.....even allowing for cockups 2 days and arriving frozen should be no problem IF the meat is well frozen....eg more than minus 18c and it is well insulated.

I would still freeze whole packed container with lid off at the lowest point in freezer before sending tho if possible.