Is it still good?

[Magnum Man]

I just found a found a few pounds of celofane wrapped moose burger from my dads 05' hunt prepared by our butcher shop here in town at the bottom of my dads chest freezer. As long as it never thawed it ought to be good for the crock pot or something shouldn't it?

 

[spoiled one]

I would say throw it on the grill or in chili unless it is freezer burned.

 

[DrB]

Save it for company . . .

 

[CGSwimmer25]

6 years old?? I'm not a meat expert but that seems alittle old! Let us know it cooks up.

 

[moosehunt]

send it to me, ill let ya know

 

[Brian M]

I've cooked up game meat that was six years old, and it was still great. My parents used to have a knack for losing things in the bottom of the freezer (which is why I have two upright freezers in my own home), so old meat was a semi-regular thing. It keeps quite well, so give it a try.

 

[sayak]

I'd be thinkin' chili too. With a good sauce it should be dandy.

 

[.338WM]

It should be tasty still, chili, spaghetti, tacos etc. anyhow, there is nothing to lose, give it a go. I have'nt been disappointed yet in the ocassional old package I find from time to time.

 

[stevelyn]

As long as it's not freezer burnt, it should be okay. I've eaten vacuum packed meat that was at least three years old and it tasted just like it died yesterday.

 

[Old John]

I vote for the Chili...../John

 

[Ak Bird Brain]

Dang! Now y'all got me thinking chili! Going to have to dig through the freezer and see what flavor of burger I can dig up.

 

[ret25yo]

Moose sausage for breakfast..lol

 

[AKDoug]

I found a bunch of '06 moose burger in the bottom of my freezer. About 25# worth. I just had it made into breakfast sausage and the guy who made my sausage said the meat would have been just fine for any other use.

 

[JAKEAK49]

yup should be just fine if it's not freezer burnt

 

[anchskier]

We regularly dig out stuff that is 10+ years old. As long as it hasn't been thawed out and was packaged okay, not problem. Throw it on the grill. Game meat is nothing like fish and will last a long time if treated properly.

 

[wiso_67]

I have ate old game meat, no issues as long as it isnt freezer burnt

 

[Old John]

I found a bunch of '06 moose burger in the bottom of my freezer. About 25# worth. I just had it made into breakfast sausage and the guy who made my sausage said the meat would have been just fine for any other use.

Back before Carr's became Safeway, they used to make some pretty good Hot pork breakfast sausage... I've always ground our own burger, and we'd buy up some of that Carr's Hot Pork Sausage and mix it 50-50 with moose burger and it made excellent breakfast sausage.... Now days I usually buy up some of old Jimmie Dean's hot pork sausage and mix it 50-50... /John

 

[trperk]

Why not....won't hurt you but like the others said I don't think I'd use it for burgers but chili and the such.

 

[kahahawai]

How long does a whole processed moose last for you guys? ........mine lasted almost two years.

 

[.338WM]

How long does a whole processed moose last for you guys? ........mine lasted almost two years.

That is typicaly how long it takes the wife and I to a whole moose.