Would you eat these burgers?

[GrapefruitGin]

Bought back in October - straight into freezer and totally forgot about them until last night. Have been defrosting all day but noticed on back it says freeze and consume within one month! Would you still cook them?

Hell yeah, all that "use within one month of freezing" is a marketing ploy. Once frozen in a proper freezer the burgers won't go off, over time (and a much longer time than one month) the texture will start to slowly deteriorate but they will still be safe to eat.

Yep. I pay no attention to these warnings. (No scientific basis to this, but I assume there is no basis to most of the earnings either)

Yes absolutely.

Er, no

Yeah, surely they’ll be fine.

Of course, they'll be fine.

Yup, as far as I'm concerned, once it's frozen it'll last for ever . It might deteriorate in texture a bit, but it won't do you any harm.

Definitely if you cook them through.

If it’s a proper freezer rather than a little ice compartment in a fridge they should be ok for 6 months (and probably longer, if with some deterioration of texture). I’d cook them thoroughly but would not be concerned about eating them.

They'll be fine. Quality may deteriorate but they'll still be safe to eat

Definitely, what bloodywhitecat said.

If stored correctly at -17/18°C, meat will last for years, although will deteriorate in flavour/texture.

I live by the if it looks ok, smells ok and tastes ok, then I'll eat it rule.
Something raw, I would always try cooking it well and then applying the above.

Never been ill from eating food, so it works for me.

IMO, a lot of these statements are to cover the shops, and to make them more money, so you're buying things more often than you really need, which increases their profits.

Yes they will be fine!

Yes they will be fine

I'd eat them a year or two after freezing!

Yep, I'd happily eat them, once cooked properly. I keep meat for months and months in my deep ftreeze.

yeah definitely!

Proper freezer, yes without a seconds contemplation.
Tiny little icebox, I'd smell before, and during cooking.

Yes! Freezing them does exactly that - FREEZE! Therefore when you defrost them they are equivalent to the day they were frozen

I have literally just this second finished eating a burger from the freezer that was frozen on day of purchase, with a use by date of March. I'm still alive 3 minutes later . It tasted just fine! As did the fresh burger bap that had a use by date of Monday.

Yes.

They want you to eat them quick and buy them again.

Thanks all! Just had dinner.... I guess will find out in an hour or two if it was the right decision

@GrapefruitGin I'm still alive, are you?

@SillyBub yes made it through the night!