How old is too old??? A venison question.

[HeXeD775]

My wife pulled out a sealed foodsaver bag of 2 venison backstraps from the freezer. It was packaged 11/16/04. I cubed it for a stew in a crock pot tonight. Smelled gamey like usual...not at all bad.

My question...it that meat too old to consume after 2 years of a solid freeze??

I just want to get an idea so we don't get sick from eating it.

Thanks for any help.

 

[lawson]

so long as it stays frozen and sealed, it should be just fine.

 

[nico]

If it's been frozen this entire time, you won't get sick. It just might not taste good if it's freezer burnt..

 

[Oldnamvet]

I've had things 4 years old that were still good, as long as they were frozen totally the entire time. Using a food saver system pulls out the air so freezer burn should also not be an issue.

 

[hossdaniels]

2 years is getting up there for any frozen meat, but it should be fine. Normally the fat spoils first with pork starting to fade at 6 months, and beef right around a year. So sausage goes first, burger later, tenderloin last. I just try to use everything the first year or the freezer starts filling up anyway.