Eating out of date frozen meals

[chunkmonkey]

I have a few frozen meals in my freezer with the date Nov 2009 on them, On the back of the box it says to eat them within a month.

 

As they are 2 months out of date and have been kept frozen are they safe to eat? Or is it too risky?

 

They are mainly things like sausage & mash and steak & mash.

[Ghostrider]

I would still eat them, just make sure they are piping hot all the way through....

Then again, I will eat anything....

[1960boy]

I would still eat them, just make sure they are piping hot all the way through....

Then again, I will eat anything....

Seconded! I've had yoghurts bought in the sell by date but kept in the fridge for 6 weeks after, they were fine.

[whitebull]

Thirded! I would definatley still eat them, I'm sure they'll be fine and even if they weren't you'd be able to tell from the smell or texture.

[Mathom]

I'd eat them. It's blown cans and old jars of food you need to watch for because of botulism. And mysterious old kippers from the depths of the freezer - don't eat those, I learned the hard way.

[Halibut]

Eat them - frozen food is safe for much longer than they say - they need to be over-cautious.

[Halibut]

I'd eat them. It's blown cans and old jars of food you need to watch for because of botulism. And mysterious old kippers from the depths of the freezer - don't eat those, I learned the hard way.

 

Oily fish never freeze well - I tink it denatures the oil and gives a very rank flavour.

[jaycee331]

Very good question.

 

For Frozen food, Nov 2009 you are LAUGHING. I wouldn't think twice to use something only a month or two out of date from the freezer.

 

The answer seems to vary a lot with generation. My dear mum knew a time when tinned foods had no use by dates on, they were generally considered to last a lifetime. She's served me 3 year old rice pudding from a tin, and whilst it comes out in a congeiled block, it cooks down properly and tasted like it was bought that day.

 

I think there is a similar thing with frozen stuff, but not sure. Before Christmas I was having a freezer clearout and had quite a lot of top draw steak that had slipped to the back.... Frozen use by was August 2008. My mum reckons there was probably nothing wrong with it, she'd have 100% cooked it and ate it. So for frozen I don't know where you draw the line... couple of months no bother but a year and half I wouldn't have.

 

Was I right or was I a wasteful fool?

[chunkmonkey]

Thanks, So what about eating frozen meals that were say out of date around September or October last year?

[Ghostrider]

Thanks, So what about eating frozen meals that were say out of date around September or October last year?

Get them down ya