On Friday, March 5, 2021 at 12:06:49 PM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
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> On 3/4/2021 8:39 PM, wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> Wow. 9 years old? You definitely win the freezer contest.
>
No, Taxed and Spent gets the prize with his 20-year-old frozen duck.
>
> I've got 2 10oz Kansas City strip steaks in my freezer. Vacuum bagged
> in heavy plastic and still in the box. Also a pound of thick sliced
> bacon equally wrapped well. I'm sure all is still fine.
>
I've got 4 or 5 pounds of bacon, all vacuumed sealed from the packer
in the freezer. They're at least 6 or 7 years old and I cooked a pound
last month. It was dee-lish.
>
> Generally, I'll eat from my freezer to empty it in July and August
> before the traditional September hurricane season when power might go
> off for several days.
>
> I do think that once a year is good to eat up all freezer food then
> start fresh.
>
My freezer has never been empty since the day I bought it.