Older Venison

[fasteddie]

If you have venison stored in the freezer with No Freezer Burn , how long is it good for to eat safely ?

I have some packaged burger that is a couple years old and looks good . No freezer burn on it . 

[JJJWNY]

Sounds like a great freezer.... I would think should be good to go, but if something is wrong with it you would know as soon as it is thawed, if the smell seemed off.

[First-light]

I've had 2 year old meat that was fine. 

[Dr Juice]

I agree with JJJWNY. You will know it when the meat is thawed out. Enjoy.

[GreeneHunter]

Have a BBQ and invite some friends !  LOL

[farmer 52]

We had backstraps from 2021 Monday night,delicious.

[Moho81]

I have had a couple of year old meat before. Always vacuum bag my stuff and it smells fresh after 2 years. 

[Doc]

Yeah I agree with the others. If meat is bad, it never is any secret. The nose knows.

[Daveboone]

The important thing is getting all the air out of the bag before sealing. I have eaten three year old meat with no problem, but choose to make chili/etc. out of it. Although fine, it may not pass for #1 prime. 

[landtracdeerhunter]

Mine mixed with pork and other meat grind, so like to use it up in 8 months.

[New York Hillbilly]

If it’s ground,  I make meatballs, taco meat,  or meatloaf.  If it’s not ground up, no matter what the cut of meat, I turn it into jerky.  Never killed me and never a complaint. 

[Turkeyman]

My freezer is -12 degrees. It's not a matter of "safe" to eat as much as retaining taste. I've noticed that after thawing and cooking meats that have been in the freezer for a few years they seem to lose some of their taste. That's why I write the date on all meats and try to use within the year.

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[GreeneHunter]

I usually run out of Venison before the next season !

[airedale]

From what I know it is all about getting exposed to air, as long as it is frozen with no air intrusion it will not spoil, as time goes by it will not have the taste of fresher meat but it won't kill you. LOL

I once watched on TV one of those Discovery Channel shows about excavating Wooly Mammoths out of the frozen tundra of Siberia. One specimen was so well preserved that one of the crew cut off a slab of several thousand year old flesh cooked it and ate some of it. According to that tale it tasted fine and nobody got sick from eating it.

Al

[New York Hillbilly]

10 hours ago, airedale said:

From what I know it is all about getting exposed to air, as long as it is frozen with no air intrusion it will not spoil, as time goes by it will not have the taste of fresher meat but it won't kill you. LOL

I once watched on TV one of those Discovery Channel shows about excavating Wooly Mammoths out of the frozen tundra of Siberia. One specimen was so well preserved that one of the crew cut off a slab of several thousand year old flesh cooked it and ate some of it. According to that tale it tasted fine and nobody got sick from eating it.

Al

Tasted like Archaeopteryx!! Lol