According to many resources on the internet (including Wikipedia) food that is freezer burned is safe, however the taste may be affected depending on the severity and/or length of time the food has been affected. Yes, but it will not taste very good.
I was wondering the same thing and apparently it IS safe to eat and discarding freezer burned fish/meat is more for "quality" reasons. Heavily freezer burned food should probably not be eaten just because it wont taste too great. For less freezer-burned food, just cut away the pieces before or after cooking.
A chicken can contain toxins but they would not be caused by freezer burn.
yes. but cook it first. then eat it.
Yes, it will be fine to eat chicken Kiev's that are out of date. As long as the food was put in the freezer before the expiration date they can be eaten.
Maybe it has a bad case of freezer burn, like frost bite. Or maybe it started to thaw at some point before becomeing freezer burnt.
Chicken that has been store properly will last up to 12 months. If it wasn't wrapped for the freezer it will have freezer burn. Freezer burn is caused by the drying-out of the chicken's meat. This will affect the taste and the appearance of the chicken.
It means: Don't eat it!!! It's most likely old or freezer burnt.
yes, as long as it has been in the freezer and you just took it out.
If well wrapped and kept solidly frozen, Chicken will keep it's original quality for about six months in the freezer. It is still safe to eat after a year, but will have lost much of it's "original quality" by then - it should be used within six months.
Freezer burn is what happens when frozen food is exposed to air. While safe to eat, the food might not taste fresh.
Yes, you can do both. Be sure to place either in a sealed freezer baggie or container suitable for freezing.
It is not advisable for a person to put thawed chicken back in the freezer. This is because chicken is prone to salmonella, which can cause a person to become very ill.
If you don't let the berries get freezer burn in the first place, then they will have no such taste. If they aren't in sauce, perhaps rinsing them off might get rid of an off flavor, if it is just a faint stale smell in the freezer itself, rather than actual freezer burn.