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Realistically speaking, how long is deer meat good in the freezer?
Posted on 9/26/21 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 9/26/21 at 12:10 pm
Googles will tell your 6-9 months but come on realistically, how long does it last in the freezer? How old of meat will you still eat?
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Posted on 9/26/21 at 12:17 pm to gsvar2004
Really depends on how it’s packaged. Custom wrapped (double wrapped) good for at least a year, vacuum packed year plus.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 12:39 pm to gsvar2004
Steve Rinella (meateater) says he doesn't consider it starting to get good until at least a year and he swears by wrapping in saran wrap and then butcher paper. That man eats a lot more wild game than I do so I'll side with him.
I've eaten 3 year old vac sealed meat and it was just as good as fresh. I think a LOT is determined by how well you take care of the meat from the time the deer hits the ground to the time it hits your freezer.
If it is packaged well, smells fine and doesn't appear freezer burnt, I really couldn't care less what the date on the package says.
I've eaten 3 year old vac sealed meat and it was just as good as fresh. I think a LOT is determined by how well you take care of the meat from the time the deer hits the ground to the time it hits your freezer.
If it is packaged well, smells fine and doesn't appear freezer burnt, I really couldn't care less what the date on the package says.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 12:42 pm to The Last Coco
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wrapping in saran wrap and then butcher paper.
This is how I wrap mine, and I've never had an issue. We've pulled meat out of the freezer over a year after it is put up and it's been perfectly fine.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 1:21 pm to Cowboyfan89
I’ve thought about this for a while bc we rarely finish off a batch before another kill comes, but just ate some ground meat from the 2019 season and it was fine. I have some from as far back as 2017 that never got ate.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 1:24 pm to gsvar2004
I’ve eaten meat that was vacuum sealed 3-4 years old and not noticed any issues.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 1:49 pm to gsvar2004
If it don't look freezer burned we eat it. We will eat oldest first and keep the freezer rotated.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 2:00 pm to Cowboyfan89
There's no better way to do it. Vac bags are prone to leaks and busting. Freezing in water is a better preservation but it takes up so much room that it isn't usually practical.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 2:03 pm to gsvar2004
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Googles will tell your 6-9 months
That’s ridiculous.
If taken care of properly in a good freezer, years.
We go one year - 18 months on average I bet due to space and our needs.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 2:07 pm to gsvar2004
I just cleaned out a freezer this morning and found a really nice looking pack with a date of 2013. I aint testing it.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 2:23 pm to gsvar2004
Properly handled and vacuum packed, years.
I cooked a pork roast from 2018 yesterday for lunch. It was delicious.
I cooked a pork roast from 2018 yesterday for lunch. It was delicious.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 2:53 pm to tigerfoot
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just cleaned out a freezer this morning and found a really nice looking pack with a date of 2013. I aint testing it.
Thaw it and smell it. If it looks good (not freezer burnt) and smells good, what’s it gonna hurt?
Posted on 9/26/21 at 3:29 pm to gsvar2004
I ate some 2017 Smoked Axis sausage (vacuum packed) in my gumbo last week. Tasted damn good.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 4:04 pm to gsvar2004
I just ate some breakfast sausage and backstrap I found in my freezer from 2017. Tasted the same as the day I put it in there.
Posted on 9/26/21 at 4:30 pm to oildog
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Really depends on how it’s packaged. Custom wrapped (double wrapped) good for at least a year, vacuum packed year plus.
this ^^^^
neighbor had some (not vacuum sealed but well wrapped) and it was 5 yrs old and had no freezer burn, and when cooked, it was very tender and tasted great. if you keep the air from it it lasts very well
Posted on 9/26/21 at 4:41 pm to gsvar2004
I eat some yest thats been in there 3 yrs. Wrapped in paper. It tasted like i killed it last month
Posted on 9/26/21 at 6:10 pm to LoneStarTiger
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just cleaned out a freezer this morning and found a really nice looking pack with a date of 2013. I aint testing it.
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Thaw it and smell it. If it looks good (not freezer burnt) and smells good, what’s it gonna hurt?
Posted on 9/26/21 at 7:30 pm to gsvar2004
if you're keeping it until you won't eat it the "Hunters for the Hungry" is the way to go...
don't waste your fish and game...
don't waste your fish and game...
Posted on 9/26/21 at 7:32 pm to gsvar2004
Found a vac sealed pack from 2015 in my dads freezer. Was excellent. Had to trim a little bit of freezer burn off
Posted on 9/26/21 at 7:40 pm to Loup
quote:This. What a bunch of Nancy’s around here.
Had to trim a little bit of freezer burn off
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