Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

vixtress

Frugal wrote: »

Stuff stays in my freezer for months if not years sometimes

mine too, literally years sometimes and ive never had a problem

valk_scot

Usually it's six months to a year for meat, if you look at your freezer instruction book. However freezers, especially these which are a compartment inside the main fridge unit, do vary in their temperature ratings. All freezers are not equal!

Freezer ratings are here.

It used to be that food was labelled with storage recommendations for each kind of freezer rating, but it sounds like the manufacturers have changed this to make it more simple. I'd ignore their instructions unless you've got a one or two star freezer.

Living_proof

We once had a conversation at work about this very subject. I admitted to having items for two years or so in my freezer, and another girl revealed her mother had served a joint of roast pork which had been in the freezer for at least seven years, to her knowledge. I think that taste is degraded over the months and years, but that's pretty much it. Fish is not so reliable, but sniff it and see is a good rule of thumb. When I think clearly about it, the bags of pre-frozen Iceland stuff always ends up with freezer burn but not the home-wrapped (but never, of course labelled) items always seem immune. The really telling time is when your freezer packs up and in turfing out the entire contents, you can't but help seeing the date or the price (!!!) of the item. Tends to date it somewhat.

JulieGeorgiana

6 - 12 months is about normal for me!!

tiredwithtwins

vixtress wrote: »

mine too, literally years sometimes and ive never had a problem

me three

the only time i wont use something is when i cant identify what it is :rotfl:

butler_helen

Lol we've got stuff from when we moved in... 2 years ago- perhaps it's time to have a clear out!!

Sunnyday

Three year old pork steaks anyone?

Might get around to eating them in a few weeks

SD

flora48

Labelling is important. Steak and kidney pie with custard is not to be recommended! LOL. True this is what my mil once served up.

MrsGSR

I tend to bin things after a year. I had some breastmilk in the freezer for a year and couldn't bring myself to bin it. There was one time when I had a shelf in there dedicated.

maggiecon

As the title states can I freeze tortilla bread

I will not eat a pack of 8 tortilla on my own, so was wondering if I use half can I freeze the other half, for the following month.

I dont really like tortilla wraps, I only buy it for fajitas for dinner. which I have once a month as a treat as they can be expensive.