Thread: How old is too old? Deep freezer has 3 yr old turkey, roasts a d stuflike cheap pizza and frozen soups , should i chuck it all and start over?
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Default How old is too old? Deep freezer has 3 yr old turkey, roasts a dstuf like cheap pizza and frozen soups , should i chuck it all and startover?
On 3/4/2021 5:39 PM, wrote:
> On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 6:50:52 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> I had two year old meat that was perfect in a vacuum sealed bag. If in
>> doubt, throw it out
>>
> I've got you beat. I cooked a roast last month that was about 9 years old.
> It was well sealed in a vacuum bag, with no ice crystals or freezer burn. It
> was delicious.
>


I have you beat. I cooked a shrunk wrapped duck that was at least 20
years old. The skin and fat was very peppery, not rancid. So that got
tossed. But the meat was still perfectly succulent.
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