Frozen food question

little_miss_messiah

What happens to food that has been frozen longer than it's use by date?

Does it actually go off?

Reason being my hubby has just started working away 6 days a week and I have a freezer full of stuff just for me and most of it's the food he generally eats

I have noticed if bread is frozen for more than a few weeks when defrosted its somewhat hard

kinkyjinks

little_miss_messiah wrote: »

What happens to food that has been frozen longer than it's use by date?

Does it actually go off?

Reason being my hubby has just started working away 6 days a week and I have a freezer full of stuff just for me and most of it's the food he generally eats

I have noticed if bread is frozen for more than a few weeks when defrosted its somewhat hard

I asked this same question a few weeks ago and was given this thread to look at (I think it was this one cos it's in my bookmarked threads) http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1456611 The short answer is...if it was fine when you froze it and it's not been defrosted previously then yes it should last indefinitely. HTH.

Quanz2

I believe that its ok to keep food indefinately in the freezer. My understanding is that things begin to lose flavour and texture, after a prolonged time in the freezer.
I often have things in my freezer for 2 or 3 months after the best by date and I have never detected lose of flavour or texture.
I've never frozen bread (2 kids and 2 adults in the house so bread and milk disappear fast), my gran did, but would just use it to make toast.

jenniewb

I wouldn't freeze anything indefinitely- especially not meat- sure you may get a "dickie tummy" but if you have children or elderly people eating from your home/freezer, you gotta take into consideration that their immune systems may not be as strong as yours and they may suffer a lot more then you. Be careful- especially with fish which seems to become lethal very easily if out of date.

TravellingAbuela

To freshen up bread that has hardened in the freezer, after being in there a few weeks, give it a QUICK burst in the microwave and it softens up again. (Not too long or it will harden up even more!!)