How long is meat good in the freezer?
My power went out for like a day last month during a storm, and while going through my deep freezer yesterday i found some mystery ground beef and pork chops wrapped in foil at the very bottom. pretty sure theyve been sitting down there since last summer, so now im trying to figure out how long is meat good in the freezer before it goes bad or tastes completely gross? could it gone bad when my power was off?
They dont look completely full of freezer burn yet but the meat is definitely a bit discolored around the edges. i tried searching online trying to understand how long is meat good in the freezer but i found only conflicting answers (some say 4 months, others say indefinitely as long as it stays frozen??). money is tight so i really dont wanna throw out like $40 worth of meat if its still safe to cook up into a chili or something
If someone here bakes or cooks a lot, how long is meat good in the freezer in your experience? give me tips on how to tell if its actually spoiled vs just freezer burned, thanks