frozen foods "lifetime"

how long is it safe to keep chicken breasts frozen in the freezer for.....
yes it was packed properly......

 

I always find shit like that in the freezer, what i do is thaw it out and if it doesnt smell bad eat it. BUT i dont have a definitive answer for you.

 

can i get your name and # just in case it goes wrong

 

Tell you what, you ship the food to me Ill thaw it out and eat it and tell you if it was good or not.

 

chicken aint cheap

 

so is my health, but im willing to put it on the line for you

 

For the most part...its frozen and shouldn't have microbs growing in it.

Thaw it out...and cook it immediately making sure its cooked completely!!!

If it has freezer burn, I'd toss it. I've eaten 'stuff' after being in the freezer for a year. I had a butterball frozen turkey in the freezer for a year and gave it to my sister-in-law to cook up and eat. She's still alive & kicking.

It probably won't taste 'fresh' - but....you can chop it up and put it in tacos or something and you'll never notice the difference!

 

That would make a mess and leave stains in the upholstery!

 

its nice to know youd give your life for me

 

i believe the time frame for "fresh" tasting chicken is around 3-4 months. you can eat it after that if its packed and sealed properly, but it will probably taste like the bottom of somebodys feet.

just my $0.02 now go try it out lol!

 

listen im gonna cook it up tonight...if you dont hear from me in a day.... im coming for all of you

 

Not if you have wet okoles and weathertechs.



I don't eat freezer burnt shit. How fast it'll get freezer burnt depends on temp in freezer and a lot on how good the packaging is. Grocery store wrapping tends to freezer burn much quicker than a year in our deep freeze without dropping stuff in an extra freezer ziploc or unless it was vacuum sealed in that thick heavy duty plastic.

 

I'm with Janster & ^^^.
Freezing stops bacteria if stored properly.
Things to watch out for is how good your freezer is when it loses power or filled to capacity, how packaged, and how the product was when you store it like t@co said.
I'm a stickler for food that can carry bacteria so rarely freeze chicken unless I just buy it in bulk & gets packaged right away in air tight freezer bags.

 

The storage times listed below are approximate months of storage for some food products assuming the food has been prepared and packaged correctly and stored in the freezer at or below 0°F. For best quality use the shorter storage times. After these times, the food should still be safe, just lower in quality.
Food Approximate months of storage at 0°F

• Fruits and Vegetables 8 - 12
• Poultry 6 - 9
• Fish 3 - 6
• Ground Meat 3 - 4
• Cured or Processed Meat 1 - 2

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