On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:57:55 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

>On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:38:24 -0700, Ron > wrote:
>
>>
>>Well, we finally got to the bottom of our freezer and found an eye of
>>round roast dated 4/15/03. The question is... is it still safe to
>>eat? Assuming it has dried out some (a lot), I thought putting it in
>>the slow cooker and submerging it in beef stock and some sort of stew
>>might bring it back to life. Any help or suggestions would be more
>>than welcome. Wife wants to pitch it, I think it can still be saved.
>
>I would eat it. I would probably cook it in my crockpot covered with
>broth and lots of chili powder and then shred it for Texmex type
>recipes -- tacos, burritos, enchiladas, etc.
>
>Tara

Thanks to all, I really appreciate the ideas. We usually don't let
meat sit in the freezer for more than a month, so we're new at this
long term freezing stuff. FWIW, it was double wrapped once in a
plastic wrap and again in freezer paper. The freezer stays pretty
much at -10 F all the time. We've had a few power outages, but short
lived and never long enough to melt the ice cubes. It's good to know
it probably won't kill us, but the taste may be questionable. I think
the TexMex idea may be the best bet to instill a little flavor into
the beast. Thanks again everyone.

Ron Kelley