Food safety

ragz_2

It shouldn't be off, as long as your freezer has never defrosted itself during the last year. The only thing that may happen is the quality deteriorates a bit or it gets freezer burn.

santer_2

The quality reduces after a while but it should be fine if it has been constantly frozen

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081202074510AAxFcq2

There are some guidelines here

http://www.putporkonyourfork.com/all_about_pork/freezing_pork.html

Oliver14

As long as it was frozen properly and hasnt defrosted in between it should be no problem.

findingmyfeet

thank you all very much < its defrosting at the moment so we will soon see what its like. might test it on oh first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry only joking but he does claim to be the 'tester' for the household

Magpie27

I found a large tub of open mixed spice at the back of my cupboard, it was out of date in July. Now I'm sure it's still fine so I shoved some in a cake today. But how long do you think I can carry on using it??

tanith

I'd probably keep using it for ages as long as the pot is shut properly.. how about a nice bread pudding that should use up quite a few spoonsfull .. we like ours spicy

MrsAtobe

I'm guessng it's a best before date? I think the spices lose their aromatic oils over time, so the spices taste a bit 'wooden', iyswim. If the cake tastes OK, then I'd carry on using it, but I'd probably treat myself to a new one sometime soon.

HTH

meg72

I would use it for ages yet, smell it , if it doesnt smell very strong just use a bit more

suzybloo

Personally I would keep using it until its finished as long as it doesnt smell funny - I came across some ground ginger which was 2 years out of date and had no problems when using it.

mummy2jack

I have some cinnamon in the cupboard that is just over a year out of date and I'm still using that and will continue to do so till the pot is empty...As long as it looks & smells ok it will be fine.. x