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Meat freezing question.

HungryMan
HungryMan Posts: 3,470
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
11 Month old pork chop from Omaha Beef. It is vacuum packed. Is it still good?
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    Thaw it out, cook it and eat it..

    If you don't get sick then I would say yes!! :woohoo:
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    I would say yes..but let the food police decide for ya..if it was in my freezer..I would eat it..no matter what THEY say..
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  • Richard Fl
    Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
    Here is something the Spring Chicken posted recently.

    How to, Frozen Food Freshness Guide

    I ran across this on my MSN Home Page this morning. Worth passing on... Spring "Fresh As A Daisy" Chicken Spring Texas USA


    Freshness Guide
    Foods frozen for longer than the recommended times aren't harmful — they just won't be at their peak flavor and texture.
    FOOD - TIME IN FREEZER (0°F)
    Milk - 3 months
    Butter - 6 to 9 months
    Cheese, hard (Cheddar, Swiss) - 6 months
    Cheese, soft (Brie, Bel Paese) - 6 months
    Cream, half-and-half - 4 months
    Sour cream - don't feeze
    Eggs (raw yolks, whites) - 1 year
    Frankfurters (opened or unopened packages) - 1 to 2 months
    Luncheon meats (opened or unopened packages) - 1 to 2 months
    Bacon - 1 month
    Sausage, raw, links or patties - 1 to 2 months
    Ham, fully cooked (whole, half, slices) - 1 to 2 months
    Ground or stew meat - 3 to 4 months
    Steaks - 6 to 12 months
    Chops - 3 to 6 months
    Roasts - 4 to 12 months
    Chicken or turkey, whole - 1 year
    Chicken or turkey, pieces - 9 months
    Casseroles, cooked, poultry - 4 to 6 months
    Casseroles, cooked, meat - 2 to 3 months
    Soups and stews - 2 to 3 months
    Fish, lean (cod, flounder, haddock) - 6 months
    Fish, fatty (bluefish, mackerel, salmon) - 2 to 3 months
    Fish, cooked - 4 to 6 months
    Fish, smoked - 2 months in vacuum pack
    Shrimp, scallops, squid, shucked clams, mussels, oysters - 3 to 6 months
    Pizza - 1 to 2 months
    Breads and rolls, yeast - 3 to 6 month
    Breads, quick - 2 to 3 months
    Cakes, unfrosted - 3 months
    Cheesecakes - 2 to 3 months
    Cookies, baked - 3 months
    Cookie dough, raw - 2 to 3 months
    Pies, fruit, unbaked - 8 months
    Pies, custard or meringue-topped - don't freeze
    Piecrust, raw - 2 to 3 months
    Nuts, salted - 6 to 8 months
    Nuts, unsalted - 9 to 12 months




    1 Excerpted from The Good Housekeeping Cookbook (Hearst Books/Sterling Publishing).
    2 Return to index


    Recipe Source
    Source: BGE Forum, Spring Chicken, 2008/11/29
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    GIVE IT TO WESS HE'LL EAT ANYTHING!!!!
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  • HungryMan
    HungryMan Posts: 3,470
    Thanks all. It's under water defrosting.
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    Just put a little Crown on it...good eats.. :) those statitics are based on peak flavor not food going bad..as long as it remained frozen the entire time..
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    I know!! Didn't you see my response

    I use rum
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    Well it didn't quite say the same thing..
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    absolutely

    i'm not kidding here, kept correctly frozen, it would be safe to eat a thousand years from now.

    frozen food never (NEVER, EVER) goes "bad" in terms of food safety. it goes bad in terms of flavor, texture, etc.

    this is not me, this is the FDA.

    "indefinitely" is the word they use, especially for cryovac'd (or vacuum packed) foods
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    most food police don't know what the hell they are talking about.

    they eat a frigging birthday cake made of eggs with buttercream frosting after it has been sitting in a baker's case for 24 hours.

    "better safe than sorry" is what someone says when they have no idea what they are talking about.

    sorry to rant, but this comes up so often you think people would eventually learn it.
    rules are for fools. people need to UNDERSTAND how things work.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    that is FRESHNESS, not food safety.

    two entirely different things
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Abelman
    Abelman Posts: 62
    I wouldn't hesitate in the least. Since it's vacuum packed, it should be fine. In fact, we're eating leftover pulled pork tonight that has been in the freezer for months. It tastes just as good as the day it went into the freezer as long as it's packed right.

    I always over cook on amounts for smoked meats so I have leftovers. Makes great and easy meals as the Mrs. likes the ease and I don't have to smoke on days like today when it's 15 degrees.
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  • HungryMan
    HungryMan Posts: 3,470
    I ate it. It tasted as good as Omaha Beef gets. It was the same as the day I got it as a gift. Ok at best.
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    I do agree with better safe than sorry...but vac packed meat that has been frozen ( reliably ) for a year is safe to eat..as long as the meat was safe in the first place..it may have lost some of its flavor ..but it by rights is not un safe..this is more of your expertise that mine..just speaking personal experience..and reality..as I said..if it was in " MY " freezer..I would eat it...might not serve it to others but I would eat it...
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  • Hsbldr1
    Hsbldr1 Posts: 225
    Dang... too slow. I was going to suggest maybe, for your safety, i would run pick it up, throw it on my under-used BGE (off tonight)and test it for you.
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    hahaha
    well, let's be clear... i have no "expertise".

    the recurring question of folks asking how long something can be SAFE when frozen is a common one. and it just makes it clear that a lot of folks believe that 'freshness' and 'safety' are the same thing.

    i'm with you, i'll eat anything.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    Dont know if I would go that far..." I'll eat anything" still trying to convince my brain that it aint the boss of the taste buds..but for the most part the brain wins..this statement has nothing to do with safety..just a fact that I wont eat some things just cause the brain says...that aint right or it's gross..mushrooms would be a good example...but 2 years ago I woulda said the same about fish..Nature Boy's squidlly's is another one..the brain says..no way and I'm in agreement with it on that one.. :laugh:
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    guess i won't be grilling any octopus for you? that's one cook i really should have taken pictures.

    essexco was there to see it though. great stuff. grilled octopus with oak.

    mmm mmmm good.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
    Al, if it tastes like crap, don't blame it on how long its been frozen. My experience with Omaha is all their stuff tastes like crap. -RP
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    Agreed..way over rated, and overpriced for the qualitty of meat..but omaha steaks DOES honor their warranty, and I have held them to it..their strips are the best cut I have gotten from them..Hope you're fellin beeter my friend..
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
    One thing to consider here is that those chops have been in your freezer longer than they were on the pig. :ohmy: Actually, a nice cryo or vacuum sealer will give you 6 to 8 months of preservation, and you are past that for optimum flavor, so why not try a marinade on them, or slice them for a stir fry....
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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