Frozen food how long can it be frozen and still be eatable? (odor, sausages)

[atterben]

We just heated our frozen spiral cut ham from 6 years ago. MMMMM good.

[Seafood Junky]

Depends on the food item, the way it was packaged before freezing, what else is in the freezer (odor cross-contamination), and how well it stayed frozen.

Regarding packaging, vacuum sealing is usually best, freezing in liquid is also good, sausages in casings tend to freeze well.

[NT Fellowship]

If you ask the "officials", they say about 1 year for any raw meat that is wrapped well and put immediately into the freezer. Personally, we've never done well with things in the freezer for more than a year.
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