Old sausage meat in the freezer. Would you use it?

Feek · 2 Oct 2014 at 21:11

Back in 2008, I made some sausage rolls. Twice. And they were awesome.

and

Each one of those beauties has a quarter of a pound of sausage meat in them using a recipe roughly based on this. After having made them, I bought some sausage meat from a local butcher (now closed) who made really really good sausage rolls.

That sausage meat is still in the freezer, well over six years later.

I'm going to make some more sausage rolls this weekend.

What do the food experts think, would the sausage meat be OK to use?

Hyburnate · 2 Oct 2014 at 21:11

I wouldn't use it

However scientifically speaking I'm personally not aware that anything could be wrong with it.

robfosters · 2 Oct 2014 at 21:21

For the price would rather just get some fresh to be honest.

Those sausage rolls put Greggs to shame!

FrenchTart · 2 Oct 2014 at 21:29

Those do look damn good

It's probably still usable (though some may disagree). However, it will not be anywhere near as nice to eat as it was when it was fresh or even when it had been frozen for 6 months. If your concern is using it not to "waste" it or anything to do with cash then use it - you will be able to smell if it's bad for you when you defrost it (it should be fine). If you want to use it due to it originally being a superior product then unfortunately I think you're out of luck :/

AtticusFinch · 2 Oct 2014 at 21:31

Jokester · 2 Oct 2014 at 21:59

It probably won't kill you, but I would imagine it will be so badly freezer burnt you won't want to use it.

*If it does kill you, don't blame me.

Glaucus · 2 Oct 2014 at 22:00

Jokester said:
It probably won't kill you, but I would imagine it will be so badly freezer burnt you won't want to use it.

*If it does kill you, don't blame me.

This, what the hell does it even look like.

randomshenans · 3 Oct 2014 at 07:39

Yea, I was going to come in here going all "you'll be fine" but 6 years man... that's some time. I'd just fork out for some more.

Feek · 3 Oct 2014 at 08:17

I'll dig it out this evening and see what it looks like once it's defrosted.

On the other hand, there is a butcher very close to work who makes sausages with Gloucester Old Spot meat. I might pop in there at lunchtime and see if he can sell me a pound of his sausage meat and use that instead.

FrenchTart · 3 Oct 2014 at 08:43

I reckon you'll do far better with some fresh decent quality meat so go for that option definitely

pitchfork · 3 Oct 2014 at 08:49

Defrost it, if it smells off then don't but it'll probably be fine, no sense wasting it. I've used older meat and fish before.

FinglisHobbit · 3 Oct 2014 at 09:45

Surely you cant be so tight on cash that this seems like a viable option?

Ch3m1c4L · 3 Oct 2014 at 10:31

it will not kill you, but it will not taste very good. Taste deteriorates over time in the freezer.

wndsr · 3 Oct 2014 at 10:39

Cook it up and feed it to the dog.

Mr-White · 3 Oct 2014 at 11:04

I wouldn't risk a weekend of the ****s for a few quid of meat

MW

pitchfork · 3 Oct 2014 at 13:18

FinglisHobbit said:
Surely you cant be so tight on cash that this seems like a viable option?

It's not always about money though, people are super wasteful these days. I'd not bin perfectly good meat.

the shadow · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:40

Fuggan · 3 Oct 2014 at 16:10

Cosimo · 3 Oct 2014 at 16:15

wndsr said:
Cook it up and feed it to the dog.

The dog will send it back to the kitchen.

cheesyboy · 3 Oct 2014 at 16:19

Similar story here.

I made about 45 venison and pheasant pasties about a year ago with meat which had been in my freezer for 6 months or so. I ate through a lot of them, but got a little bored before finishing.

I've been pondering whether those pasties, containing twice-frozen (though cooked in-between) 2-year-old meat are still ok to eat. They are bloody tasty....