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njl
njl Posts: 1,123
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This is half a london broil that I'd food savered and froze 7 months ago.  I defrosted it in the fridge, marinated it 24h, then smoked it last night (to 140F IT).

Is this a combination of smoke ring and freezer burn?

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  • Charlesmaneri
    Charlesmaneri Posts: 1,295
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    I would at least taste is and go from their if it taste good eat if not throw away of feed to the dog
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
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    I'll be honest... it doesn't look all that appetizing but, I agree with @Charlesmaneri; try it and see.
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
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    No, and if I liked the dog he would not get any.

    Now my neighbor's dog? Yes, the whole thing.

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  • hapster
    hapster Posts: 7,503
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    I did one a several months ago... cooked the whole thing and food saved & froze half. Thawed the half months later in some simmering water in the food save bag. Tasted even better than the first half
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    Chester County, PA

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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    Just double checking- was it cooked when you food saved and froze, or raw? 

    If it was raw, then I would say it is fine.  If it was cooked (twice) then it is more iffy. 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    Frozen food can dry out but I have no experience with Foodsaver bags, as 7 months seems pretty short.

    I wonder if the edges slightly desiccated which allowed for better uptake of marinade between the muscle fibers. What was in your marinade?
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  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
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    Marinade was Ken's Italian salad dressing (basically oil and vinegar).   I taste tested one slice and it was fine.  I sliced about half of it, added some BBQ sauce, microwaved it to warm it up (it's been in the fridge overnight since I smoked it last night), and made a nice sandwich with it. 

    I'll let you know tomorrow if it killed me.  :)
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,740
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    i would eat it, if it didnt taste that good it would become chili
    fukahwee maine

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  • SmokinOutBack
    SmokinOutBack Posts: 311
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    I've ate a lot of worse looking things than that!
    Cherry Hill, NJ
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    The nose knows - how was the smell? Looks like most stuff that comes off the mystery meat shelf in my freezer. It was a combination of freezing then marinating I'm thinking. Looks fine, but then I have no standards. 
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,832
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    I would definitely eat it.

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    It's your marinade drawing in. It would continue through the frozen period as long as it's there. 

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    I would eat it. Even if it is freezer-burned, its not toxic. Go for it! 

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  • TUTTLE871
    TUTTLE871 Posts: 1,316
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    I'd eat it, you can slice it thin and cook it in some Au Jus and make French Dips.

    "Hold my beer and watch this S##T!"

    LARGE BGE DALLAS TX.

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    Looks better than a MRE. 8-}
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  • Terrebandit
    Terrebandit Posts: 1,750
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    Yes
    Dave - Austin, TX
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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
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    I'm with Smitty, the nose always knows...
                                                                
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    Seriously, the marinade cooked it. Think ceviche

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
    edited March 2014
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    The smell when I opened the food saver bag it had been in since August was odd.  Not a rotten smell, but not a normal fresh meat smell.  The color was kind of more grey than red too.  I was tempted to toss it in the trash right then, but figured I may as well cook it and see...can always throw it out later.

    I didn't realize an oil and vinegar dressing would be acidic enough to cook it ceviche style.  I've eat fish done that way...but someone else prepared that.

    I finished it today for lunch, BBQ sandwich again.  It was actually really good.

    I forgot to mention, after it defrosted, I jaccarded it before putting it in a ziplock with the Ken's Italian to marinate for 24h.

    It was amazingly tender, especially considering it was London broil.
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  • Rzeancak
    Rzeancak Posts: 193
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    hell yea chow down!
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
    edited March 2014
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    It was the vinegar that cooked it. The stabbing you gave it with the jaccard allowed the vinegar to really get in there.
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    Morgantown, PA

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