"John Kane" > wrote in message
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> On Mar 19, 7:36 am, "lyngiven" > wrote:
>> Please can someone adivise me on how long can I safely keep beef in my
>> home freezer.
>>
>> Thank you
>
> Depends on the freezer to some extend. If it is a self-defrosting
> refrigerator freezer probably a couple of weeks but I am judging by
> what it does to ice cream . With a good chest freezer probably 2-5
> years would be okay.
>
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
>
>
I agree, though 2+ years would probably take some nerve. If you use a non
frost free
freezer, particularly a chest freezer, which holds the moisture when you
open it, you can go quite a long time. We just had barbequed baby back ribs
that had been frozen just short of one year and they were just fine.
I think most would agree that wrapping your food is important. I wrap meat
tightly with Cling wrap from Costco, and then with foil or a double zip lock
bag. Suck the extra air out of the bad first, sort of a human vacuum pack.
It's cheapter than the Tilias.

Kent