Frozen Food Lifespan - And...
Dec 11, 2023 06:54:22 #
I was looking through the freezer yesterday, and I came across some frozen chicken. I always write the date on the package when I freeze something. The chicken was only off my one month, so it's probably okay, right? This is December, and the date on the bag was January - just one month away. I can see that being a gag on a sitcom. Or maybe not.
This one is beyond pretty bad, but someone sent it to me.
Jack: "The actress from Legally Blonde stabbed her husband yesterday."
Tom: "Witherspoon?"
Jack: "No, with a knife."
This one is beyond pretty bad, but someone sent it to me.
Jack: "The actress from Legally Blonde stabbed her husband yesterday."
Tom: "Witherspoon?"
Jack: "No, with a knife."
Dec 11, 2023 09:53:13 #
Dec 11, 2023 10:14:38 #
LOL -
on the frozen food - we vacuum pack our stuff for the freezer - we’ve pulled salmon filets out after 7 years and it was just as fresh when it thawed as when we put it in… If there is no frost or crystals on the food - it’s probably good. The frost or crystals indicate freezer burn and that portion of the food is no good - sometimes it can be cut away and the rest used (depending on the food item) - we thaw questionable stuff and check it out - if it’s bad we give it to our feral cats.
on the frozen food - we vacuum pack our stuff for the freezer - we’ve pulled salmon filets out after 7 years and it was just as fresh when it thawed as when we put it in… If there is no frost or crystals on the food - it’s probably good. The frost or crystals indicate freezer burn and that portion of the food is no good - sometimes it can be cut away and the rest used (depending on the food item) - we thaw questionable stuff and check it out - if it’s bad we give it to our feral cats.
Dec 11, 2023 10:37:06 #
Dec 11, 2023 11:33:37 #
Shellback wrote:
LOL - br on the frozen food - we vacuum pack our ... (show quote)
We had two of those vacuum machines. They didn't last very long.
Dec 11, 2023 13:05:09 #
The cost of the meat you throw away will probably buy you two of the machines. They go on sale at Costco for $75. The vacuum bags contain an oxygen barrier so the fat in the meat does not go rancid; that generally what spoils meat in the freezer.
Dec 11, 2023 13:42:28 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I was looking through the freezer yesterday, and I came across some frozen chicken. I always write the date on the package when I freeze something. The chicken was only off my one month, so it's probably okay, right? This is December, and the date on the bag was January - just one month away. I can see that being a gag on a sitcom. Or maybe not...
We had a friend who raised beef so we bought a half cow from him. There are two of us. Filled two chest freezers. We are still eating the beef 5 years later. It was vacuum packed by the butcher.
Dec 11, 2023 18:16:56 #
Shellback wrote:
LOL - br on the frozen food - we vacuum pack our ... (show quote)
So if you “check it out” & if it’s not good give ot the feral cats, have you ever gotten sick while checking it out?
Dec 11, 2023 19:18:28 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I was looking through the freezer yesterday, and I... (show quote)
I cooked some freezer burned (it was gray and looked terrible)Venison, the dogs enjoyed the hell out it.
Dec 12, 2023 09:52:56 #
whatdat wrote:
So if you “check it out” & if it’s not good give ot the feral cats, have you ever gotten sick while checking it out?
Nope - generally the smell test - sometimes the texture…
Dec 12, 2023 10:21:57 #
Unless the freezer got warm, I doubt there would be any more risk of a bacterial food poisoning then when it was put away. We have eaten turkeys frozen for many years without issue. Fatty seafood, soft shell crabs and salmon don't freeze well for long, over a years time, the crabs just became tasteless. The frozen salmon makes good omelettes, but otherwise I can't stand it.
Dec 12, 2023 10:37:04 #
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