Meat after 7 years in deep freeze

[tkuehn5410]

We process our own deer, and vacuum seal, so while I was filling feeders, my wife pulled some meat out of deep freeze, and I noticed it was 7 years old when I got home. I expected it to be a bit freezer burnt, or not that great, but it was perfect!!! Everyone ate like a champ, and kids left fries on plates to eat more steak.

I know a lot of people get rid of their meat or give it away after a year, but if you take care of it, it will last many years!

[ckamp52]

Looks edible to me!


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[Drycreek3189]

I've never had any vaccum packed meat to go bad, but about three years old is all I've ever eaten. It got "lost" in the refrigerator/freezer

[SaltwaterSlick]

Yep, a good vacuum sealer brought putting up deer meat to a whole new level...Everything else too!

[WalkieTalkie]

Many, many years. I also recently prepared some game I had packaged in 2011

[tkuehn5410]

Many, many years. I also recently prepared some game I had packaged in 2011

Good to hear! She went to a different freezer than normal since we had our main one filled up with de-boned steaks and burger meat from this year. I'd meant to cook them before, but thought she might throw a fit...apparently not!!!

[tex4k]

How do you get meat to stay in the freezer that long? Ours is usually gone before the next season.

[tkuehn5410]

How do you get meat to stay in the freezer that long? Ours is usually gone before the next season.

We live in the panhandle! Deer are bigger up here...it's not odd for us to get 110 pounds of deboned meat off a big buck, and 60-80 lbs off a doe. Add in old home remodels, new home remodels, having kids and coaching select soccer teams and basketball and baseball, and you may ask how we have any time to hunt!

[44mAG]

I like keeping my freezers fully
Stocked. I am currently eating deer from the 2015 season. It’s as good as the day I packaged it.


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[Kingfisher789]

Legacy meat is what we called it in college...

[tkuehn5410]

I like keeping my freezers fully
Stocked. I am currently eating deer from the 2015 season. It’s as good as the day I packaged it.


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Horns can't eat, so I'd like to stock my living room with that deer in your avatar!

[Black Ice]

I like keeping my freezers fully
Stocked. I am currently eating deer from the 2015 season. It’s as good as the day I packaged it.


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I’m finishing up my 15 deer and will be starting on my 16 deer in he next month. I’m always eating deer that’s at least a year old. I only take one deer a year because I eat duck and dove I kill or chicken and fish that is store bought.


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[LFD2037]

NO WAY I'd of eaten that! I've had food poisoning too many times to eat 7 yo meat. I've never been hungry/desperate enough to go that route! I'm actually amazed all y'all aren't chitin' like a goose.

[bryan sandlin]

I don't really know about frozen food stuff. back in 1984 c-rats were being replaced MRE"S so each time in the field were given the old stuff. we ate canned goods that was older than us. still good.

[BrianL]

NO WAY I'd of eaten that! I've had food poisoning too many times to eat 7 yo meat. I've never been hungry/desperate enough to go that route! I'm actually amazed all y'all aren't chitin' like a goose.

None of those bad things happen to food once it is frozen.

Vacuum seal is the main thing to being able to keep food tasting good longer term.