Crumpets in the freezer for three years

Gusto Brunt · 28-06-2011, 12:15

Ha, just discovered them at the bottom of the freezer.

Sell by date, October 2008.

Do you think they'll be any good? They still look fresh?

degsyhufc · 28-06-2011, 14:06

Depends. When they are cooked/defrosted they may have freezer burn or may go immediately stale.
Only one way to find out.

ardwark · 28-06-2011, 14:24

Bin 'em

Gusto Brunt · 28-06-2011, 15:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardwark

Bin 'em

Reckon...

Quote:

Originally Posted by degsyhufc

Depends. When they are cooked/defrosted they may have freezer burn or may go immediately stale.
Only one way to find out.

I was just wondering if I'd be poisoned.

Andy_G · 28-06-2011, 16:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

Reckon...

I was just wondering if I'd be poisoned.

Eat them, then if you survive, post here later on.
If we never here from you again, then we can assume the worst.

staceyxxx23 · 28-06-2011, 16:22

Don't eat them D: Feed them to your dog [if you have one].

anneliese · 28-06-2011, 16:27

If you froze them as soon as bought them, then go for it, you won't get ill so just try them to see if they've changed in taste and report back

Gusto Brunt · 28-06-2011, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by anneliese

If you froze them as soon as bought them, then go for it, you won't get ill so just try them to see if they've changed in taste and report back

Yeah frozen as soon as I bought them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by staceyxxx23

Don't eat them D: Feed them to your dog [if you have one].

What if the dog is ill?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy_G

Eat them, then if you survive, post here later on.
If we never here from you again, then we can assume the worst.

Charming.

Thanks for the advice.

anneliese · 28-06-2011, 18:54

Go go go, with lots of butter and cheese, Im curious!

queenshaks · 28-06-2011, 20:50

They may look fresh, although I doubt it cos it'll be covered in ice, it'll taste RANK!!

Better to buy a fresh packet!

c4rv · 28-06-2011, 21:31

My guess is they won't poison you but taste and texture might not be so good.

Gusto Brunt · 29-06-2011, 06:28

UPDATE: Thawed them out last night. Grilled them, ate a piece but it tasted like cardboard!

Obviously, the taste had got right out of them.

Experiment over.

scorpio man · 29-06-2011, 09:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

UPDATE: Thawed them out last night. Grilled them, ate a piece but it tasted like cardboard!

Obviously, the taste had got right out of them.

Experiment over.

You should have grilled them from frozen then they would have tasted like paper mache instead of cardboard.

Special K_ · 30-06-2011, 12:58

Crumpets scare the shit outta me.

Are you still alive?

crazychris12 · 30-06-2011, 16:42

If they seem okay when defrosted I'd eat them.

RAINBOWGIRL22 · 30-06-2011, 17:08

I'm all for avoiding food waste but this is just a little OTT

Glad you survived OP

Beautiful_Harv · 01-07-2011, 14:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

UPDATE: Thawed them out last night. Grilled them, ate a piece but it tasted like cardboard!

Obviously, the taste had got right out of them.

Experiment over.

Phew! Youre alright.

peaches41 · 01-07-2011, 17:19

Haven't you defrosted the freezer for three years???

elizadooolittle · 01-07-2011, 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Special K_

Crumpets scare the shit outta me.

Are you still alive?

Really? Really?

Rossall · 01-07-2011, 22:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Special K_

Crumpets scare the shit outta me.

http://www.essentially-england.com/images/crumpets.jpg

degsyhufc · 02-07-2011, 14:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Special K_

Crumpets scare the shit outta me.

Are you still alive?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rossall

http://www.essentially-england.com/images/crumpets.jpg

Is that Freddy Krueger'sclaw I can see???

Abriel · 02-07-2011, 18:38

Oddly enough I've got a pack of crumpets in my freezer that must have been there at least a year , I think i'll bin them too. Thanks for the advice

crosscut · 03-07-2011, 01:25

My local co-op are doing 2 packs of 6 Warburtons crumpets for a quid at the moment. You can't beat them fresh. Lovely, soft and fluffy on the day of purchase. For the sake of some pence buy them fresh.

And not all crumpets are created equal. Asda own brand crumpets, for example. Horrid, thin and tough.

A Warburtons crumpet with butter, or with crunchy peanut butter or with Philadelphia .... that's the way forward.

Rossall · 03-07-2011, 04:58

I can just imagine Morrisey singing, to the tune of Girlfriend In a Coma:

'Crumpets in the freezer
I know I know, they're cardboard'..

Special K_ · 03-07-2011, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by elizadooolittle

Really? Really?

Odd I know but yes.

28-06-2011, 12:15	#1
Gusto Brunt Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11,525	Crumpets in the freezer for three years Ha, just discovered them at the bottom of the freezer. Sell by date, October 2008. Do you think they'll be any good? They still look fresh?

28-06-2011, 14:06	#2
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Depends. When they are cooked/defrosted they may have freezer burn or may go immediately stale. Only one way to find out.

28-06-2011, 14:24	#3
ardwark Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 15,979	Bin 'em

28-06-2011, 15:55	#4
Gusto Brunt Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11,525	Quote: Originally Posted by ardwark Bin 'em Reckon... Quote: Originally Posted by degsyhufc Depends. When they are cooked/defrosted they may have freezer burn or may go immediately stale. Only one way to find out. I was just wondering if I'd be poisoned.

28-06-2011, 16:20	#5
Andy_G Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ☺ Essex ☺ Posts: 10,920	Quote: Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt Reckon... I was just wondering if I'd be poisoned. Eat them, then if you survive, post here later on. If we never here from you again, then we can assume the worst.

28-06-2011, 16:22	#6
staceyxxx23 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,936	Don't eat them D: Feed them to your dog [if you have one].

28-06-2011, 16:27	#7
anneliese Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 690	If you froze them as soon as bought them, then go for it, you won't get ill so just try them to see if they've changed in taste and report back

28-06-2011, 18:42	#8
Gusto Brunt Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11,525	Quote: Originally Posted by anneliese If you froze them as soon as bought them, then go for it, you won't get ill so just try them to see if they've changed in taste and report back Yeah frozen as soon as I bought them. Quote: Originally Posted by staceyxxx23 Don't eat them D: Feed them to your dog [if you have one]. What if the dog is ill? Quote: Originally Posted by Andy_G Eat them, then if you survive, post here later on. If we never here from you again, then we can assume the worst. Charming. Thanks for the advice.

28-06-2011, 18:54	#9
anneliese Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 690	Go go go, with lots of butter and cheese, Im curious!

28-06-2011, 20:50	#10
queenshaks Guest Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 9,415	They may look fresh, although I doubt it cos it'll be covered in ice, it'll taste RANK!! Better to buy a fresh packet!

28-06-2011, 21:31	#11
c4rv Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 16,218	My guess is they won't poison you but taste and texture might not be so good.

29-06-2011, 06:28	#12
Gusto Brunt Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11,525	UPDATE: Thawed them out last night. Grilled them, ate a piece but it tasted like cardboard! Obviously, the taste had got right out of them. Experiment over.

29-06-2011, 09:26	#13
scorpio man Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Leicesters Khyber Pass Posts: 4,721	Quote: Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt UPDATE: Thawed them out last night. Grilled them, ate a piece but it tasted like cardboard! Obviously, the taste had got right out of them. Experiment over. You should have grilled them from frozen then they would have tasted like paper mache instead of cardboard.

30-06-2011, 12:58	#14
Special K_ Guest Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,728	Crumpets scare the shit outta me. Are you still alive?

30-06-2011, 16:42	#15
crazychris12 Guest Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,649	If they seem okay when defrosted I'd eat them.

30-06-2011, 17:08	#16
RAINBOWGIRL22 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 23,261	I'm all for avoiding food waste but this is just a little OTT Glad you survived OP

01-07-2011, 14:14	#17
Beautiful_Harv Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8,861	Quote: Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt UPDATE: Thawed them out last night. Grilled them, ate a piece but it tasted like cardboard! Obviously, the taste had got right out of them. Experiment over. Phew! Youre alright.

01-07-2011, 17:19	#18
peaches41 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cornwall Posts: 5,423	Haven't you defrosted the freezer for three years???

01-07-2011, 21:33	#19
elizadooolittle Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,190	Quote: Originally Posted by Special K_ Crumpets scare the shit outta me. Are you still alive? Really? Really?

01-07-2011, 22:37	#20
Rossall Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9,433	Quote: Originally Posted by Special K_ Crumpets scare the shit outta me. http://www.essentially-england.com/images/crumpets.jpg

02-07-2011, 14:39	#21
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Quote: Originally Posted by Special K_ Crumpets scare the shit outta me. Are you still alive? Quote: Originally Posted by Rossall http://www.essentially-england.com/images/crumpets.jpg Is that Freddy Krueger'sclaw I can see???

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Crumpets in the freezer for three years

02-07-2011, 18:38	#22
Abriel Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,170	Oddly enough I've got a pack of crumpets in my freezer that must have been there at least a year , I think i'll bin them too. Thanks for the advice

03-07-2011, 01:25	#23
crosscut Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 195	My local co-op are doing 2 packs of 6 Warburtons crumpets for a quid at the moment. You can't beat them fresh. Lovely, soft and fluffy on the day of purchase. For the sake of some pence buy them fresh. And not all crumpets are created equal. Asda own brand crumpets, for example. Horrid, thin and tough. A Warburtons crumpet with butter, or with crunchy peanut butter or with Philadelphia .... that's the way forward.

03-07-2011, 04:58	#24
Rossall Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9,433	I can just imagine Morrisey singing, to the tune of Girlfriend In a Coma: 'Crumpets in the freezer I know I know, they're cardboard'..

03-07-2011, 23:50	#25
Special K_ Guest Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,728	Quote: Originally Posted by elizadooolittle Really? Really? Odd I know but yes.