AboutCarol Schlitt Expertise I can answer questions on home food safety, sanitation, home food preservation and commercial food safety (HACCP).
Experience I am an Extension educator, nutrition, wellness and food safety. I am a certified HACCP manager and a food safety instructor for the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Organizations International Association for Food Protection, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (Certified CFCS), National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Society for Nutrition Education.
Education/Credentials BS - University of Illinois
MS - Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
For quality purposes, it is recommended to store beef in the freezer up to 1 year. Ground beef starts to lose quality faster than whole muscle meat, but in general 1 year is the maximum freezer storage for quality.
As long as beef remains frozen it is safe to eat for much longer than a year -- just the quality goes down. Freezer burn isn't unsafe to eat -- just unappetizing!!
