Those who are more "relaxed" about Best Before Dates - would you eat these?

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Clearing out the freezer today and I've come across two packs of pigs in blankets that we got from the butcher at Christmas.

Eight months on - would you eat them, or is that a step too far? I'm usually very relaxed about best before dates - there's nothing on the packaging about eat before or best before etc, but with it being pork, even I'm a bit undecided 😂

Yes, they've been in the freezer.

If they've been in the freezer, they'll be fine.

Yes, I’d eat them.

100% I would.

Yes. I wouldn't hesitate. They've been frozen so all is well.

Absolutely.

If youre defrosting and cooking within 24hrs then go ahead.

If you don’t want them, I’ll eat them.

Definitely.
Things last for years in the freezer.

No I wouldn’t.

No hesitation here. They’ll be fine.
Worst case a bit of freezer burn.

Yeah i would definitely eat those

Yes

I used to think things in the freezer would be ok, but I defrosted and cooked a pack of sausages I found in the freezer that had been there a while ( longer than a year) and they were rancid and inedible. It's something to do with fat content I think. Having said that, mine is a frost free freezer and they have a shorter storage time.

If they're off tho , there will be no mistaking it, you wouldn't eat them.

Unless they’ve been defrosted and refrozen then I would definitely cook them and eat them.

Yes, I'd eat them. I've eaten stuff from the bottom of the freezer that was far older.

Hmm. Eat now or save til this Christmas?

Secondary question: how on earth do you have leftover pigs in blankets?

Absolutely. With dipping gravy.

Def eat them

If they smell & taste fine when thawed & cooked, then of course I would eat them. They'll be fine.

Similarly, if they were comfortably in date & tasted off after thawed & cooked I would NOT eat them. it's just a suggestion on the pack.

Yep. Stuff stays safe in the freezer. After a few years the texture might not be quite as good but that's about it.

Most recent Christmas? Obviously yes!

If it was Christmas 2012 or something then I'd hesitate.

100%. I wouldnt even question it

Yes. As long as you froze them before they went stinky, absolutely.

I wouldn’t eat them because I’m vegan but if I wasn’t I’d definitely eat them. Unless the freezer burn is too bad. I vacuum pack some stuff and it lasts for ages in the freezer with no burn.