You’ve heard people say, “I found meatballs from last Thanksgiving and ate them!” They’re not lying. Freezing stops spoilage indefinitely. The USDA says frozen food is safe forever—if kept at 0°F (-18°C). Seriously. It’s a weird flex of physics.
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But safe doesn’t mean delicious. After 12 months, your meatballs will taste like the inside of an ice tray. They’ll have less flavor, drier texture, and that mysterious “freezer tang”. You’ll eat them, but you’ll sigh.
Quirky fact: the oldest frozen food ever eaten was a mammoth steak (probably not meatballs). But it proves the point. Freezing preserves longer than your freezer’s warranty.
