I froze a pork roast last January. It’s been frozen solid ever since.
I took it out to thaw in the refrigerator for a work party this week; since it was still frozen solid a couple of days later I just bought a ham instead. Now it’s thawed in the refrigerator.
It doesn’t have an odor other than the marinate and generaly porkiness. Should it still be good? It’s total confinement time is about 15 months in the freezer and about 5 days refrigerator ‘rock solid to thaw’ time.
It very much depends on your type of freezer. Most will have a label telling you the maximum safe storage times.
Pork always gets an evil smell when it turns. I assume you’ll be cooking it either a looong time or at high heat. Just make sure it’s cooked cooked cooked.
This question came up at my house recently, only it was beef rather than pork at issue. We were given some roasts and such that had been kept in a chest freezer for roughly a year. They cooked up okay, but tasted a little off. I found this from the USDA regarding frozen food storage -
From their chart and this one from KSU, roasts are okay for up to a year. So to answer your question, if it was safe to eat when you froze it, it’s still safe, but you’re on the cusp as far as okay-ness.
What I notice most about meat that’s been frozen a long time is that A) unless you have it wrapped extremely well, there will be some freezer burn, and B) it tends to absorb odors/flavors from other stored food. For me, there is a distinctive “been in the freezer too long” smell that’s icky. Not disgusting or horrible. Just unappetizing.