In the Off Topic area I recently detailed some mistakes I made while dealing with my old freezer. Though it is working fine at the moment, I've been considering getting rid of it and made inquiries among family to see if anyone wants it. My brother might be interested, but his wife definitely does NOT want a separate freezer. They have quick and easy access to the grocery stores (I don't), she prefers everything as fresh as possible and doesn't want an increase in the electric bill. Most interesting to me, however, was her insistence (because she read this somewhere-probably the Internet) that I should not be eating anything that exceeded more than 6 months freezer storage, especially meat.
I understand the possible decrease in overall quality, but her implication is that it is unhealthy and maybe even unsafe to eat older food that has been frozen. Previously, I have had 1/4 of a cow stored in that unit and that much beef took a long time to use up. As far as I know it didn't harm me. Is her claim any good or not? What has your experience been?
I understand the possible decrease in overall quality, but her implication is that it is unhealthy and maybe even unsafe to eat older food that has been frozen. Previously, I have had 1/4 of a cow stored in that unit and that much beef took a long time to use up. As far as I know it didn't harm me. Is her claim any good or not? What has your experience been?