Major score ,what a find -but would you?

[minnbill]

To make a long story short ,I took a couple days off from work this week and decided it was time to clean my shop for this years upcoming sausage season.
opened a cabinet and out popped five bags of venison jerky from last winter

Now here's the question.they been in a dark cabinet for almost a year now ,no refrigeration nothing.they were vac packed but the seals failed on three of them.I opened two of them and they were as good looking and smelling as day one.And yes i used cure when making it would you eat them

I hope so cause im
full allready

[Mark R]

Yup, I'd be on it! If it wasn't nasty smelling, wet or moldy.

[IrishChef]

Go for it. Any spoilage would be very obvious after a year. How long do you think some of those jars in gas stations sit?

[Bassman]

Get after it, Bill. I'd watch you eat it!

[Cheech]

Oh here's the deal. You try some and after a week if you did not get sick from it send the rest over here to me and I will finish it up for you.

[Fishawn]

With "LOTS" of beer maybe...

[HawgHeaven]

Be aight... just gonna have to work on that storage issue for the upcoming season... just sayin...

[Fishawn]

Yeah, yeah, yeah..... About 5 beers in tonight.... I would hit it

[minnbill]

Be aight... just gonna have to work on that storage issue for the upcoming season... just sayin...

LOL,yeah I got to quit hiding the good stuff but then again It sure was a nice find

[curious aardvark]

yep.

Had some dry biltong (the 'wet' stuff just goes mouldy) once that had just been left in my bedroom for a year or two before I found it. No vacpack not even in a sealed bag.
Was hard as nails but after 10 minutes or so sucking you could actually chew it.
I ate it

So yeah I'd eat it - hell long as it's not mouldy , what could be wrong with it ?

But I don't recommend people to go by what I would eat or drink

[Richtee]

Din't you hear about the hunk I found under my van seat a while back? Yup..little dry but good

[Slanted88]

Worst it could do is clean ya out like dat chit ya hafta drink for a colonoscopy!

[rbranstner]

Looks good from my house. Eat it up. haha

[eDJ]

Re:

Isn't the process of making jerky a means of preserving meat to start with ?

Being in a cool dark place covered in plastic, whether vacuum sealed or otherwise sounds well preserved.

A simple sniff test and visual inspection should be all you need. Don't eat anything with mold on it. Mold can be scraped off provided it's just small spots here and there and then eaten.

Having a beer with it would likely take care of anything in it that disagrees with you.

[Richtee]

Isn't the process of making jerky a means of preserving meat to start with ?

Being in a cool dark place covered in plastic, whether vacuum sealed or otherwise sounds well preserved.

A simple sniff test and visual inspection should be all you need. Don't eat anything with mold on it. Mold can be scraped off provided it's just small spots here and there and then eaten.

Indeed..but it comes down to moisture and salt/acid content. And the white mold is typically harmless. Indeed... encouraged in salami/long term cured meats.