Question about meat in freezer (cooking, roast, quality, flavor)

[TampaKaren]

Originally Posted by deerislesmile

A Handy little piece of info to bookmark:

Freezer Storage Chart

That was interesting. Freeze eggs in the shell?

[Gandalara]

Originally Posted by TampaKaren

That was interesting. Freeze eggs in the shell?

That's a confusing graph.

Eggs in shell - no way

Either blend the eggs completely to freeze -or- freeze yolks and whites separately. I find an old ice tray works well (oil it first), and then I pop them out and bag them after they're frozen. Whites will not foam up for meringue after freezing. Yolks (break the yolk and add a pinch of salt before freezing) work fine in baking and sauces after freezing.

[deerislesmile]

Sorry- I didn't catch that... but now just noticing that they also put eggs in the dairy section, which always irks me. I'm surprised- publications from Cooperative Extensions are usually very well written and easy to use!

[Gandalara]

And every state has different rules!

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by jlawrence01

Unless your refrigeration went off, there is little to fear about a roast that has been frozen. It may not have as good a texture but if you use it in a stew, it is doubtful that you'll even notice that.

I would have used it. With a chunk of meat that big, you'd be able to partially thaw, trim it all over (to get rid of any freezer burn) and still have well over two pound of meat that looked good.

Interest thread here about eating old meat: Just ate REALLY old frozen meat - AR15.COM

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by Gerania

I would have used it. With a chunk of meat that big, you'd be able to partially thaw, trim it all over (to get rid of any freezer burn) and still have well over two pound of meat that looked good.

Interest thread here about eating old meat: Just ate REALLY old frozen meat - AR15.COM

My nephew was going to dump a quart of milk when it expired the day before. Fortunately. I caught him. I ended up adding to to some chowder and made up some custard.

[Gandalara]

The OP has probably already decided what they wanted to do - but I would never throw out something because of frost or freezer burn. Worst case scenario - grind it up into hamburger and make soup or chili out of it.

Course, if it smelled bad - that's another story. But you don't know that until it's defrosted completely.

[Gandalara]

Originally Posted by jlawrence01

My nephew was going to dump a quart of milk when it expired the day before. Fortunately. I caught him. I ended up adding to to some chowder and made up some custard.

LOL - I have co-worker who throws out blocks of cheddar cheese if she finds a mold spot on it.

I'm known as the trashcan-diver at work

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by Gandalara

LOL - I have co-worker who throws out blocks of cheddar cheese if she finds a mold spot on it.

I'm known as the trashcan-diver at work

I lived with a monk during college. He would go to wholesalers and BUY 10# block of cheese with a little mold on. After the mold was trimmed off, he had 9.5#+ of the cheese for which he had paid half price.

[TampaKaren]

It's too late for the OP, but a friend of mine sent the following website to me via email this morning. It appears to be legitimate and very useful... StillTasty: Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide - Save Money, Eat Better, Help The Environment.