Frozen meat question

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I just received some deer meat from a friend of mine. It looks like it has been butchered and frozen properly, however the dates on the butcher paper reads 2011, and 2009.
Is it still good, or should I toss it?
If it's that old will there be a change of colour, texture, flavour, nutritional value or is it just not safe?
 
Should be fine ? Taste it and see.

I don't think anyone will blame you for being sketchy of it. Especially the 09 stuff.
 
I always wondered what kind of person could forget meat in the freezer so long, until it happened to us a few times. We double wrap with plastic wrap and use butcher paper, and I've ate some 2 year old venison steak no problem. No funny taste or anything.
 
When you open the package freezer burn is pretty obvious by the discoloration....if it's not freezer burnt....enjoy
 
This.....

saskgunowner101 said:
I always wondered what kind of person could forget meat in the freezer so long, until it happened to us a few times. We double wrap with plastic wrap and use butcher paper, and I've ate some 2 year old venison steak no problem. No funny taste or anything.
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sheephunter said:
When you open the package freezer burn is pretty obvious by the discoloration....if it's not freezer burnt....enjoy
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I have found venison to last quite a bit longer than what i am used to for beef/chicken, etc. If the taste/texture isn't quite right you could always use it in something like chili or meatpies where the texture won't be noticed
 
2011 should be fine. Just cut the freezer burn off if there is any.

You might have to marinate the meat more than normal too. I don't usually marinate my deer meat, but on older donated stuff I have done.

2009, I don't know what to say.
 
If it appears consumable, zippy bag and milk.
Let the milk work it's wonders over night in the fridge.
Maybe add a bit of Rosemarie and Tyme.
 
I've had red meat frozen for over two years in butcher wrap that had no frost or freezer burn to it. Looked the same it did a month after it was frozen. Tasted no different. How ever my freezer above my fridge seems to freezer burn meat far faster. I guess mabe from opening and closing it more allows more moisture build up,..my guess.
 
I'm still eating venison out of my freezer from 2011, it's fine. 2009 I'd wonder about, but I've heard of people finding roasts buried in their freezer that were 3 or 4 years old and eating it, and saying it was good after cutting away some freezer burn.
 
Freezer burn may make food taste like crap but when properly rehydrated and cooked, even freezer burnt food is edible. Again, it might taste like crap, but if you need to eat it you can. If you're not poor and/or starving, like most of us, most in the developed world would not judge you for tossing freezer burnt food.

More notes on Freezer Burn can be found here: http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freezer_burn

That said, freezing is a great way to preserve organic matter. If frozen properly, frozen food could easily outlast the person that froze it. So, if the food looks and smells okay, then chances are you can go ahead and eat it. This should apply to the OP's venison.
 
I hate pukin and I hat hospitals....my guess NO. They say a hotdog or McDonalds Hambuger can stay on the counter for over a year and never turn green. HMMMM yummmy
 
darcy32171 said:
I hate pukin and I hat hospitals....my guess NO. They say a hotdog or McDonalds Hambuger can stay on the counter for over a year and never turn green. HMMMM yummmy
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There's a slight difference between wild game meat and the crap that passes for edible at McD's. Same with homemade beer. I have a small stash of beer I bottled in 1998. It is exceptionally smooth and tasty. I doubt you could get 12 months with commercial beer. Home canned preserves last for years. It's the preservatives in processed food that makes it go bad, if you can wrap your head around that.
 
joe-nwt said:
There's a slight difference between wild game meat and the crap that passes for edible at McD's. Same with homemade beer. I have a small stash of beer I bottled in 1998. It is exceptionally smooth and tasty. I doubt you could get 12 months with commercial beer. Home canned preserves last for years. It's the preservatives in processed food that makes it go bad, if you can wrap your head around that.
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I have to agree with you, see I`m what I think is a Genuine Beer Conosewer(how ever you wanna call them people). Beer left in the cold box for more than a month tastes funny
 
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