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How long after thawing #8513271 01/25/22 06:14 PM
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How long will vacuum sealed venison keep in the fridge after thawing?

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It can last quite a while. Do a seach online for "wet age beef in vacuum bag" and you'll see different opinions for anywhere from 6 days to 6 weeks!!

I personally age venison a week in my cooler before butchering/packaging. I have taken frozen/vacuum sealed meat and let it thaw in the fridge to be cooked up to a week later with no problems.

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It depends on how it was treated before it was frozen. If it was fresh and not subjected to excess bacteria then I would say a week. If you bump that limit, then definitely give it the scratch and sniff test. A lot of factors can enter into safety. What's the temp of the fridge? How was it treated in the field? Lower temps are obviously better. It's hard to give a very precise number of days without the personal experience of the situation. Trust your nose.

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The deer was quartered and on ice quick, drained of water constantly and added ice daily, aged 6 days that’s way. Then cut up and food savered.
Put the frozen roast in the fridge in Thursday or Friday but never got around to cooking It this weekend. I work nights so It may not get cooked until Friday.

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Depending on the temperature of the fridge, it probably took a couple of days to thaw. I would think it would be OK but as mentioned, I would give it a good sniff before cooking. I do that with all meat products anyway. Let me know where to send flowers just in case. grin

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Refreeze and ship it to me. You have my address. grin


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Thanks guys. Fridge is 35 degrees

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Originally Posted by cbump
The deer was quartered and on ice quick, drained of water constantly and added ice daily, aged 6 days that’s way. Then cut up and food savered.
Put the frozen roast in the fridge in Thursday or Friday but never got around to cooking It this weekend. I work nights so It may not get cooked until Friday.

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Thanks guys. Fridge is 35 degrees


You could take advantage of that 'delay' and marinade it for the next couple/few days in Worcestershire/red-wine/soy-sauce in a zip-lock bag - till you have time to cook it up - would turn out divine!

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