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My 3 freezers are stuffed with meats that have been inside for many years. How I eat?
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I think that's a given considering the details
Tony Iron Man Stark
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I would like some good recommendations for seasoning old freezer meat.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Sounds more like a sucker for deals. I mean, he bought 10 lbs of chicken wings at once for some reason. Unless he's prepping for a labor day BBQ.
He's obviously a serial killing cannibal
I strongly recommend that you throw away unknown meats that have spent an undetermined amount of time in one of three freezers. I doubt you can remember if there was a power outage that could have partially thawed them before they refroze. That would be dangerous.
If you must tempt death with ancient freezer meat, there are a couple of ways to thaw them. If they are sealed water-tight (oh god I hope they are sealed) you can submerge in a large bowl of room temperature water to get them defrosted in an hour or two. You can leave them on a plate on the counter for an afternoon. You can stick them in the fridge for 24 hours.
All of those things you listed will go good to with meat. After your meat is thawed out, apply salt and pepper and throw in a pan with a little cooking oil. Cook until done USE A THERMOMETER DO NOT FUCK AROUND WITH UNDERCOOKED ANCIENT FREEZER MEAT. Apply your guac/salsa/pesto to the top after it is done. Pray to whatever gods you honor and enjoy.
Seriously throw it away.
If you must tempt death with ancient freezer meat, there are a couple of ways to thaw them. If they are sealed water-tight (oh god I hope they are sealed) you can submerge in a large bowl of room temperature water to get them defrosted in an hour or two. You can leave them on a plate on the counter for an afternoon. You can stick them in the fridge for 24 hours.
All of those things you listed will go good to with meat. After your meat is thawed out, apply salt and pepper and throw in a pan with a little cooking oil. Cook until done USE A THERMOMETER DO NOT FUCK AROUND WITH UNDERCOOKED ANCIENT FREEZER MEAT. Apply your guac/salsa/pesto to the top after it is done. Pray to whatever gods you honor and enjoy.
Seriously throw it away.
cayenne pepper, sugar, paprika, black pepper and salt. then stick it in the freezer for about a year so that it's seasoned properly
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
I got Canola Oil and Olive oil. What oil would you recommend?
buy a slow cooker, pork -> pull pork, beef -> stew, sea food -> paella?
Well if it's freezer burned then you going to have to cover up the taste, stews, chili, basically any recipe where the meat isn't the center piece, if it's not freezer burned it's just another piece of meat.
Canola has a higher smoke point, although olive works well as a marinade.
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
Which is easier for a newb: stews, chili, alternative?|
UnemployedVillain
Member
It might taste a little funky, but there's nothing wrong with it
chrisPjelly
Member
Dump a whole barrel of ketchup and mayonnaise inside and shake the refrigeratorf. Now everything is edible
He's dead now.
Also, throw it out. Start anew with a single package of meat you intend to cook and eat before 2030.
GreatestHits
Member
OP is a genuine, real-life meat hoarder
And doesn't know what to do with the stuff. So he asks gaf...
And doesn't know what to do with the stuff. So he asks gaf...
JadedWriter
Member
I was literally just thinking of this, well played.I'd be careful if I were you.
CarpeDeezNutz
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That sounds like a hunter turned meat hoarder.
TwntyOneTwlv
Member
Sooo..
Why in the fuck are so many people in this thread using the word "unthaw"?
Doesn't that literally mean that you're freezing that shit again? What the fuck
Why in the fuck are so many people in this thread using the word "unthaw"?
Doesn't that literally mean that you're freezing that shit again? What the fuck
Chiramii
Member
If memory don't fail me, bacteria won't form in the meat below -18°C. If the meat was good when you put it in the freezer and it has been kept below said temperature all this time there shouldn't be a problem. Meat with less fat will probably be in better condition after so many years, so if you were to cook any of it, I'd go with the less fattier parts.
Yeah, assuming it was packaged right, and was consistently low temps, the worst that can happen is it's horribly freezer burnt and tastes horrible.
After 5 years... yeah it probably will be... but why not find out? I guess...
Thaw in the fridge, now out on a counter, that shit's gross.
ThreePiMatt
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Big Government says 1 year for quality, but should be safe.
https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/storagetimes.html
https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/storagetimes.html
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Jpop
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So,
OP does not ever meat that has been frozen in his freezer, never has. Yet he has 3 freezers filled with meat spanning almost half a decade of collecting.
What the fuck am I reading, how why?
Throw it all away.
OP does not ever meat that has been frozen in his freezer, never has. Yet he has 3 freezers filled with meat spanning almost half a decade of collecting.
What the fuck am I reading, how why?
Throw it all away.
You're right about most of this but a slow cook in a broth with acids - tomatoes, citrus for several hours will be safer and help with meat fiber crystallization.
BladeoftheImmortal
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If you've never cooked before, why the fuck do you have three freezers of meat?
^i don't think they mean unthaw it all at once, but when u want to eat it, unthaw it.
^i don't think they mean unthaw it all at once, but when u want to eat it, unthaw it.
Chiramii
Member
ChefGAF is forming. Just give it time.
AdventureRacing
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Throw the meat away and downsize to one freezer. What the hell.
Genius at Work
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He only just realised that you are supposed to eat food from the freezer. OP was just gonna keep freezing food until the end of time.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
5 years
I don't know, my guts say throw all the meat. Like, you're a beginner at this and i don't think its worth it to risk your health over cooking 5 years meat.
I don't know, my guts say throw all the meat. Like, you're a beginner at this and i don't think its worth it to risk your health over cooking 5 years meat.
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
2 Regular Freezers and 1 Deep Freezer.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
American colloquialism.
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
Oh, there are power outages at least 5-10 times a year.
Dude.
Throw everything in those freezers away. Never freeze anything again. Send me your deep freeze so I can put it to good use lol
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
How are you supposed to use the deep freezer? How do you get the stuff that is all the way in the bottom.
The deep freezer is more like a cube than a rectangle.
vivftp
Member
Lol!
OP's next thread, "GAF I'm puking my guts up and have explosive diarrhea... HALP!!!"
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I can only imagine Gordon Ramsay inspecting OP's freezers. Would be entertaining as fuck
Are you saying that the stuff in the freezers is so bad it's all one big frozen block of crap?
Unplug them. Wait a few days. Mop up the mess. Throw out the shit.
Chances are, they are still fine. A fully packed freezer doesn't thaw/unthaw in a day.
nintendork666
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No way this thread is for real. I don't buy it.
echoshifting
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I'm still kinda hoping for some details here
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