SEEING-TO-BELIEVE
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What happens to raw meats after a year in the freezer?
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Just Cooking
Master Chef
If properly vacuum packed, nothing happens. It thaws fresh.
If air gets to the meat, it will get freezer burn.
Ross
If air gets to the meat, it will get freezer burn.
Ross
CharlieD
Chef Extraordinaire
Absolutely nothing, providing it is properly packed. Ok, maybe it doesn't taste as fresh as in the beginning. Yesterday I took out chicken from freezer to make soup. Chicken is from Passover, soup and chicken tasted just fine.
Yup, it's all about the packaging. It will last a long time, if it is properly air tight. Last week I cooked a chicken that had been in the deep freezer for about 2.5 years. The packaging was still air tight and the chicken was fine. Made a few tasty suppers.
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SEEING-TO-BELIEVE
Head Chef
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If the packaging isn't air tight, you will likely find that the meat is freezer burned and it has probably absorbed flavours and smells from the freezer. I find it tends to get a distinct "freezer smell".
