Frozen food safety- misconceptions

LandyAndy

hermum wrote: »

I eat frozen stuff, months if not years after I dig to the bottom of my freezer.

:rotfl:

Me too. I'm currently going through our freezer using up all the stuff that has been there for months even years.:D

chelms38

As long as it is defrosted and cooked should be no problem.I have eaten things that have beeen in the freezer for over a year.

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Money_maker

I have a frozen turkey coming up to its 2nd anniversary in the freezer! Must eat soon.

zippychick

I've merged this with a previous thread discussing the same issue, and how long you can keep food frozen
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kippers

What a useful thread..thanks zippychick for merging the threads together so we can all read from the beginning

charlie-chan

I freeze meat and ready meals for emergencies e.g. we have no money and we want a quick meal.

My OH and I did eat a Simply Cook It! Chicken with Cheese and Bacon last night dated October 2010. I defrosted it for a full day in the fridge and we still live to tell the tale :rotfl:.

Thank you for this thread, it has given me a lot of ideas :T

bluebag

See we got moved to the arms after all, ah well, sigh.

rosieben

bluebag wrote: »

See we got moved to the arms after all, ah well, sigh.

this thread is in OS not the arms

Nicifer_noonoo

Hello all,

I've been wanting to make proper use of my freezer for ages now, and every time I try my food ends up getting the dreaded freezer burn, I get disheartened, chuck it out, and don't bother trying again for another few months. After just throwing out several packages of once beautiful stewing steak, I'm admitting defeat - how do you guys store your food to freeze, home made 'ready meals' and leftover veg, etc? How long can and do you store it for without a deterioration in quality? An idiots guide would be helpful, we can't afford to be throwing out food this way