jrid Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 A friend has offered to give me some meat and chicken that has been in her freezer for a couple of years to give to my dogs. How old is too old if the meat has not been previously thawed.? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Billadeau Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Is the meat vacuum packed or just wrapped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrid Posted October 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 I am not sure about the beef, but I know the chicken came from the supermarket, so it is probably just wrapped. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Grocery store wrapping is really not suitable for more than short-term freezing at best, IMO. While I have readily cooked and eaten grass-fed beef (which has higher levels of anti-oxidents than does the commercial, grain-fed meat) that was properly vacuum-packed (and had no off color, odor, etc.), I doubt I'd use market-wrapped meat that was as old as your friend's. The issues I would look at are freezer burn and/or oxidation of the fatty tissue in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 I'd probably feed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia P Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 I'd feed it as well; My dogs regularly get things cleaned out of freezers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 ^^Same here. I've been getting old frozen venison and other stuff that's a couple of years old and feeding it to those of mine that eat raw, with no ill effects. I wouldn't make old frozen stuff a staple of their diet, but occasionally cleaning out the freezer and giving it to them isn't likely to hurt anything. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyTDogs Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 I agree with the others....feed it. To me, the problem with old frozen food is not really spoilage it is more a degradation of texture, etc... My dogs don't care about the texture HTH, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushdoggie Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 I would hazard to guess that old, freezer burned meat is probably a lot more nutritious than the meat-by-product-meal in most dog foods. Me, I'd thaw it and if it doesn't smell spoiled, I'd feed it. My dogs drink from puddles and eat cat poop if they can get away with it, I doubt old frozen meat would hurt them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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