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# year old frozen pork tenderloin

GoldenQ
GoldenQ Posts: 590
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I found a pork tenderloin in freezer that has been there 3 years.  Is it still good or should I throw it away.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,662
    If it hasn't been thru thaw cycles (power outages) it is still good.  
    But if you are at all concerned it's not worth the worry.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,385
    Still cryo packed? Eat on. Think back like Frank said. Thaw, power out? Toss
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,515
    Frozen meat will be good to eat almost indefinitely if kept frozen throughout. The biggest drawback will be potential degradation in texture. 

    I have cooked stuff that old with zero issues. 

    Carry on. 
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    As said above, if frozen the whole time, it’s still safe. May have some flavor and/or texture degradation but perfectly safe.

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  • BeanHead
    BeanHead Posts: 734
    I am sure I have a tenderloin that old in the bottom of my freezer that I would still eat. If you don’t already do this… I keep a small high tech thaw detector in each freezer. Just take a small plastic container with a lid fill halfway with water and freeze. Once it is solid put a penny on top. If the penny is ever down in the ice you will know you had a thaw event. I travel a lot and am a bit paranoid about my frozen stuff (and yah I know I need to defrost the freezer).
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