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    Default So how long in the deep freeze is too long to eat?

    I used to raise Buffalo. The last 2 animals I have slaughtered have been beef. I didnt know we still had Buffalo in the freezer. So, my wife pulls a Buffalo roast out of the deep freeze that is dated January 24, 2006. No, freezer burn. I personally, slaughtered it and butchered it, so I can say it was done right. Our deep freeze is set at negative 20. The meat has never been warmer than that. I know its safe to eat.
    Would you eat it?

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    Yes...

    Thaw it, make sure it's not turning green (or greenish hue) and if it's gtg, cook it! Make sure you get it above 165 degree for at least 15 min.

    I remember eating slaughtered cows that was in the deep freeze for years. I turned out ok. herp-derp! HAHA.

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    I have 1 pound of speed goat in my freezer left from 9/07. I am saving it for a rainy day when I have nothing better to eat

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    I would agree with Bear. Might be more a question of "taste" than "safe".

    My Dad was kind of notorious for "forgetting" things in the freezer for a "few" years..
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    Should be good and if it's vacuum sealed it's definitely OK
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    it will be fine.
    esp in a deep freeze
    a regular freezer it would be freezer burned to death, but it will be fine.

    You might lose some flavor, but you won't die (from that anyway)
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    are you saying I am going to die??? what do you know, that I dont? crap, now you tell me.

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