If you have something in the freezer for two years, how would you know, other than looks, if it was fit for human consumption?
Food storage
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Feed it to someone you don't like and take notes! :rofl:
Seriously I think you aren't supposed to freeze items more than 6 months and you should check for any signs of thawing/refreezing, breaks in the packaging/wrapping, and freezer burn.
Seriously I think you aren't supposed to freeze items more than 6 months and you should check for any signs of thawing/refreezing, breaks in the packaging/wrapping, and freezer burn.
Ummm if you date the package it takes the guess work out of the equation. 
I kind of think that is what happened. But if there are not visible signs of damage, refreezing, things of that nature, should food be okay just sitting in a freezer for the long? If the freezer stayed cold then nothing should have grown on it. At least I would not think so. But to have something sitting around for that period of time is a bit scary to me, I know I throw old stuff away when I find it in my freezer.
Ummm if you date the package it takes the guess work out of the equation.
What guess work? I know the food was in the freezer for two years, I am trying to come to a conclusion as to if it would still be fit for human consumption.
Whether it would kill you I don't know but freezer burn food is not tasty.
So does the food get 'burn' after a period of time. I ask this because I have never left anything in my freeze for that period of time.
Yes and it has a foul taste. My aging grandmother left food, mainly vegatables out of the garden, in the freezer for too long and believe me I can still remember the horrible taste. What is the food in queston not that it should really matter.
freezer burn is evident in taste and depending on the food visual. meat will have gone from dark red to a chalky pink. safe to eat yes, palatable no. there will also be a good amount of ice crystals on the inside of the of wrapping, since freezer burn is actually the leeching of moisture from food. an age old adage in kitchens, 'when in doubt, throw it out'