I Froze RARE Steaks for 2 Years (and ate them)

If I see a good deal on steaks at the supermarket, I can’t help myself from making the purchase. The problem is that I’ve accumulated an absurd amount of meat and all the freezers at my house (and my parents house) are completely full…. After doing some digging in these freezers I came across the two steaks in this video, and it was time to put two year frozen steaks to the test. This was genuinely eye opening!
Shoutout to @NickDiGiovanni for the ribeye!
-----
SUBSCRIBE and RING THE BELL to get notified when I post a video!
PLATFORMS
-Snapchat: www.snapchat.com/add/maxtheme...
-Instagram: / maxthemeatguy
-TikTok: / maxthemeatguy
-Facebook: / maxthemeatguy
-KZbin: / maxthemeatguy
DISCOUNTS
www.beacons.ai/maxthemeatguy
WEBSITE
www.maxthemeatguy.com/
FILMED BY
Sophia Greb / sophiagreb
-----
#frozenfood #steak #mediumrare #tastetest #delmonicosteak #dryaged

[@The063091]

As someone who hunts and freezes deer, I can tell you that the freezer works magic. I’ve had 5+ year frozen steaks and tenderloin that tastes perfect if frozen properly

[@tie7626]

The steak more older than me I'm 5 on February 18th

[@AmateurEngineeringBro]

@@tie7626 same I turn 2 years old next week

[@Haelda]

Years? I ain't even a month old.

[@soludiiy]

@@Haelda just out the womb, life's crazy man

[@maddoxprimeaux3565]

@@soludiiy yea I’m still in the womb and it’s wild in here🥶🔥🥶🔥🔥💯

[@NickDiGiovanni]

Max risking his life for content

[@billybobiv5686]

as always

[@chalkyiswesome]

Next video: How I was in the hospital for 2 months

[@randomfortniteplayer120]

me?

[@waltuhwhite965]

@@chalkyiswesome i was dry aging for 2 months in the hospital

[@SamirDevs]

Fr

[@RiverDawson]

You gotta give this guy props. He could’ve split this into 3 separate videos with click bait titles and they surely would of done well. But this guy puts out one well crafted, spectacularly shot video. Much respect going out to this guy!

[@user-wp4ep8vo1x]

Very true

[@WopJr]

don’t give him any ideas

[@IfYouSeekAmy.]

Lol he did. Check his shorts 😅

[@lukemastrien2112]

Medium rare videos not done well videos

[@purdyfuntimes923]

It’s gonna be a good day when Max uploads a new video! I love watching you cook brother, your enthusiasm for what you do is intoxicating! Keep it up and have a great new year🎉

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

Thanks so much 🙏🙏

[@rhysm156]

@@MaxtheMeatGuy you sounded tired on the short rib section

[@BathBubbles1122]

@@MaxtheMeatGuyyou should make a gaming channel off the game cooking simulator

[@tasawwarauvro5523]

⁠

[@diamond-nd1bc]

I am so happy you attempted this!!! Your videos keep getting better and better!!!

[@ausriokas14m]

My dad when he was in the USSR army in mid 80’S told that they ate frozen meat that was dated from 50’s. No vacuume, no bags, only wrapped in cheese cloth. He said nothing was wrong, it tasted a bit off, but he is alive and well

[@cassrane5383]

Easily my favorite food youtuber/tiktoker; genuine, not arrogant, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and really fun editing/style!

[@purdyfuntimes923]

Everyone saying it was a good video two minutes after uploading it. Have to laugh you obviously didn’t watch it since it’s 14 min long lol

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

Haha that’s a fair point

[@m0nk3_k1ng]

Or they just skipped the whole video

[@Raifyiix]

@@MaxtheMeatGuy no, we know every video you upload is gonna be good, so we can already say its good

[@notyourbusiness8475]

They watched it in super speed

[@ronniewilliz153]

You can skip most of the talking b.s lol

[@Michael-mm2zm]

wow, I really just can't explain in words how much I respect you. Your videos are always at the highest quality, the entertainment that comes from every single one never fails to impress. Keep up the great work, Max!

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

Means so much man!

[@Multi-Manus]

​@@MaxtheMeatGuy I feel like your videos could teach people more about cooking than an entire year of culinary classes.

[@KRAG_25bro]

@@Multi-Manusfax

[@TeddyOG]

I really appreciated this video because I have a few meats that have been sitting in the freezer(poorly packed as well) and I'm a bit of a Nance when it comes to old stuff, but this gives me confidence. I mean I've definitely done it before but seeing someone make 2 year old steak and enjoy it is reaffirming. Damn smoke alarm

[@CoolJay77]

Great video. Just recently I have grilled a quality Angus porterhouse that had been frozen for couple years tightly sealed in cryovac bag.. The tenderloin part tasted delicious but the strip loin part had sort of an off flavor, perhaps freeze burn flavor. My guess is that water particles crystallized differently in each of the muscles that created that effect.

[@Ch3rryCanary]

Love your videos Max. Without ever trying this experiment, I’d hypothesize the thinner the meat, the less likely to have a desirable outcome the longer the steak is frozen. But with thick cuts like yours, even still I’m shocked by those results. Happy 2023 🎉

[@dylangrech2760]

Can you make a video on how to cook a medium rare steak with all the details like temp time seasoning etc. I’m trying to learn how to cook a really good steak and you seem like the perfect person to follow

[@davidhalldurham]

Like always, another fun, informative video from Max!

[@Cossack_Cobra]

Always love your videos, Max!!! They always make me so hungry!

[@NWOWCW4Life1]

Amazing that these were frozen for 2 years. You did a real great job with the cooking! Awesome stuff

[@omgitsJoeVibin]

Max has really matured lol. I haven't seen his videos for like 6 months, love where he's going.

[@TheSauxyFxcker]

Anyone from an ethnic household already knows them steaks will still be good 😂 we treat the freezer like a time machine for food

[@timothyyalizis5157]

Great video as always Max! Any chance you can add a link for the weights you use to press down the meat/steaks in your vids?

[@eyedrill]

Men I love your videos. They’re so entertaining to watch. Keep it up 👍🏻

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

🙏🙏

[@alexsanders873]

Very informative and interesting at the same time. Love it!

[@Kruegh]

I've only noticed freezer burn on roasts. Usually it results in a spot with a different texture, but taste wise it has never been off.

[@alfredorodriguezdc]

Great videos brother!!! Even though youre pretty popular youre still underrated!

[@pratiksharma5741]

I am too early and just want to say that your videos are awesome max, keep it up!👍👍

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

I really appreciate it Pratik!

[@KIrvin_The_Scholar]

1st time watching but you gained a sub. The quality & care given to the video was exceptional

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

Means a lot to hear, thank you!

[@DiesDasDaniel]

Love your Videos. Keep up the great content!

[@fso4rez046]

the cutting board cuts are so satisfying for no reason!

[@stephanieguerrero9901]

Yo these vids are amazing there so cool , I learn so much 😀

[@ru40342]

When i was in university (2006), I ate meats that were frozen for more than 20 years with proper seal. The meats were stored in bunker freezer since the late 70s / early 80s and people sort of forgot about them. The beef and lamb were very pale and looked more like chicken. The colors were very pale pink (raw chicken meat color) to pretty much white (cooked chicken meat color). Surprisingly, they were still edible. So dont worry eating frozen meat. You will be fine.

[@Chris.Lester]

Hey Max keep it up man your success and style of videos are my favorite out of all the cooking channels (sorry nick you're second) but I've even started my own channel and am hoping to become successful and I'll keep at it until I do.

[@leonmine1534]

The explanations of some words are realy helpful

[@leonardcavaretta905]

I have had venison get freezer burned. In the past we just threw it out, but a couple of years ago a chef/butcher I got to know told me that when that happens, unwrap the meat and then put it in a sink of cold water and let it thaw in there. It works, the meat rehydrated by being in the cold water while it thawed. It tasted delicious, just like fresh frozen meat.

[@ruxp12]

I love that I get to watch Guga’s videos twice now

[@stardust_sonic]

I just liked the video for the fact that Max had another monster tomahawk steak in his house. It looked just as insane as the 1st time around.

[@gearscarlos]

I vacuum seal everything, keeps everything clean and fresh. I have a few steaks that I’ve forgotten about as well as some leftover cookouts that’s been sitting in the freezer, whenever I pull them out and sous vide them, it’s like they were made yesterday. Best investment I’ve made since I buy a lot in bulk.

[@vesstig]

My parents always feared freezer burnt meat and it always confused me but its great to know that it was unfound worry on their behalf

[@woodlefoof2]

I do kind of wish he had kept track of where the freezer burn was and try it specifically with comparison to another steak though.

[@kaichi87]

I honestly binged through all of Max’s KZbin videos last month so there’s nothing that makes me happier than a new upload 😊

[@kellybesana1888]

Bro made me get into cooking food

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

🙏

[@juancamiloarosemena6040]

good edits mannn, keep it uppp

[@MP_Fishing_]

Definitely never had any issues with meats in the freezer for a couple years! Especially with wild game. This was awesome!🔥

[@drk_blood]

You answer people's most burning questions. Thanks for your videos :) those looked fucking delicious !!

[@AWshorts_CR]

max: Steak is better after putting it in the freezer Me: ok... Max: but let's take this a bit further Me: Not again 🙄😶🫣

[@AWshorts_CR]

Thanks for the ❤️ max!

[@philsch]

@Max the Meat Guy: What kind of Pan do you use? The one with the Hexagons. Or just in General. Love your Videos btw. Keep up the good Work.

[@Kashype101]

I actually have some really old frozen steaks was afraid to cook them since they do have freezer burn on them. thanks going out right now to cook me up some steaks

[@manwithnoname734]

I just ate a steak from an Antelope backstrap I killed 2 years ago. It was vacuum sealed and very fresh when frozen. I sous vide at 135 for 2.5 hrs then quick seared it in a cast iron and it was absolutely delicious! Nothing wrong with freezing meat for an extended period of time but 2 years is about my limit and if I know I have too much game to eat within 2 years I give it to friends/family.

[@kidcooks3431]

To be honest My cooking has improved since I watched max

[@ar-sithf.austin3744]

Drop the temp on it well, pat it dry if necessary, a decent dry age on it then trimmed helps. Vacuum pack it with the good stuff and a tight wrap you can probably keep one in a deep freezer for at least three years.

[@alphacause]

Max, you have conducted some of the most interesting experiments when it comes to meat. That, and your amazing baritone voice, is why I keep coming back to your channel. Nothing gives me a surge of testosterone more than someone skillfully grilling meat, while narrating with the vocal tone of Barry White 😉

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

I appreciate it my man!

[@sebaschan-uwu]

The way you said that was too much lmao

[@Michaelkaydee]

I'd not hesitate eating that at all. That platter looks amazing

[@mosambiqu3]

mans always got the most creative content!!

[@luisob4672]

Nice Video as always. Could you do a video about when to use which kind of pan. I am struggeling choosing what to buy right now. A Cast Iron or a stainless one. Or will the results with a non Stick pan bei decent

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

Cast iron is great to have, downside it is heavy and a bit of a pain to clean. I personally don’t love stainless. Check out the hexclad pans. I actually really like them!

[@luisob4672]

@@MaxtheMeatGuy thank you very much :) will consider them

[@ronniewilliz153]

Cast iron imo is the best not much care either.

[@ronniewilliz153]

To clean them get them hot and no soap or very little and scrub while it's hot and it helps if you get it hot and scrub while the water is bubbling it helps get the stuff you don't want on the bottom. Also after washing I use spray olive oil so grease the pan. Don't let cast iron sit un greased and of you know all this ready my bad.

[@chudmaverick6256]

Best format, love the vids. I'm really surprised with the results of this one.

[@SilverFoxCooking]

I buy beef from a local farmer, usually 1/4 or 1/2 steer. I found a 3 year old roast in the back of my freezer. It had no freezer burn, and tasted perfectly delicious. I am shocked that the freezer burn didn't compromise the taste or texture, but the time frozen seems completely normal to me.

[@matthewwest4404]

I really like when your videos are informative

[@BLAISEDAHL96]

You clearly haven’t had 20,000 year old mammoth.

[@rustyshaklferd1897]

I don’t recall a time I cooked a steak without setting off the damn smoke detectors.

[@s7ts]

Very nice video, i wonder if you taste closer to the edge then it would taste more freezerburnt

[@roman12345ish]

great video Max!!

[@Eggywrldbrawl_elprimo]

Imagine the neighbors going outside to smell the meat coming from Max’s house

[@korn-td8qz]

You nailed this vid frfr

[@IrishAussiemen]

Hey Max! The first aged vid you actually didn’t have to wait for😆

[@elliotb1795]

The Short Ribs looked amazing. Do you find the A5 too rich in general, Max?

[@julie7005]

Great video man

[@cootingram6265]

That short rib looked on point!

[@cbrreezzyy69]

10:04 every time I cook waygu, my fire alarm goes off. You’re not the only one lol.

[@jeffp7368]

Max just destroyed the “fresh never frozen” ad campaigns

[@jjames5928]

This gives me confidence to buy more meat at a time , I usualy only buy 1-2 whole loins and it lasts about a month and if they are frozen longer than 2 months I cook them and feed them to the dog. I will be freezing up to a year now with proper vacuum sealing

[@hellothere6345]

those wagyu cubes look like roast potato at the end they are so golden

[@tombeyer375]

Thanks for the video Max. Like how you trim things up and spice for FULL enjoyment. Appreciate that you save the drippings to add to your veggies, enhancing the flavors! My better half and I go 'round about with the subject of freezer burn, so will share with her also! Gettin' hungry now, so gotta go!!

[@norahvick7649]

I fricken lover your videos thier so cool and look so good

[@Momentusx3]

Ngl this video alone got me to sub to you because GOD DAMN seeing that wagyu made my mouth water

[@majrovits4902]

The fat content of those steaks are definitely what saved them. I had some venison steaks in my freezer for about 2 years not vacuum sealed but packed pretty well still. And It didn't seem like they got freezer burn I had the packages they were in wrapped in several shopping bags. However when I Unwrapped them and took them out it was like I cut them after cooking without resting almost all of the juices cam out of the meat. They were still very edible I just had to cook them in heaps of butter but I do feel that they would have been much better fresh.

[@zakattack7799]

In my experience leaner cuts always last way longer in the freezer. Fat is what goes "bad" (rancid tasting) first

[@lisca2866]

Great job!!

[@joshuacuellar328]

Great content. Would be better to have atleast one other person there reviewing the steak aswell.

[@Veltree]

Freezing is actually better for most cheaper steaks. I find they’re usually too thin to get a good crust without overcooking but freezing (maybe not completely) helps keep the inside juicy.

[@DCXCoorexDakarCoore]

The ping pong thing got me and the golf thing 🤣 😂

[@BourneThisWay]

In military commissaries, I’ve seen beef and sausages frozen to the point where they look either grayish dark brown or a greenish grey.

[@Mtvbuzz]

U hit the next level max

[@chucksingh9339]

Me, a guy who does not and will never eat beef, binge watching this man's videos 🤣

[@davidzimin9036]

Incredible video! You got talent

[@sadhuskerfan7830]

I had a chuck roast vac packed in the freezer 2 years. It wasn’t freezer burnt and turned out fantastic

[@leightonpitman5193]

definitely trying that short rib recipe

[@kushnirm96]

Max, what do you do with the left over over that you cut off, like the fat and the “tough” steak or whatever you call it. What you trimmed off the actual rib-eye 🥩

[@nnickerson100]

yeah meat if sealed properly can basicly keep forever in the freezer. i have some bacon in the freezer dating back to the bush era. tastes just fine

[@twintyara6330]

"A man ate two years frozen steak for lunch, this is how his organ shut down"

[@Farewell_n_Adieu]

Any recommendations when freezer burn occurs? immediately scrape it off like the video? leave it out to completely thaw? move it to the fridge to slowly thaw?

[@maxdparty2269]

Bro that pepper cracker shake gets me every time.

[@ng-ht1vx]

Freezer burn is the new dry ageing. :D

[@Hudsonfishingandhunting407]

You should catch your own blue catfish and cook it. I would love that.

[@cheese8101]

The reason they don’t taste bad is because you’re an amazing cook lol

[@murderer2022]

10:54 “And now we are left with this medium rare steak on the inside” I thought I heard a cow mooing in the fokin background.

[@Fluffy-kc1tk]

Knowing Gordon Ramsay he would probably tell you to fly to Antarctica and put those steaks 6 feet under with your career

[@ronniewilliz153]

Lol

[@hotudk]

butchers tip, after uve frozen ur meat spray it with mist water and freeze again to give it a water shell that helps prevent freezer burn for long term storage beyond 6 months. wrapping in butchers paper after will also significantly help as the water and paper creates a perfect barrier for the 6m-5Y storage mark. vacuum seal is only good for about 6m-2y and really is only useful for items ull be gently packing and not really moving ever. i recommend butchers paper over vacuum seal 9/10 times

[@hotudk]

freezer burn is also just freeze drying something slowly so u can also use the water spray technique on already burned meat and refreeze it to reconstitute that spot before eventually thawing to eat.

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

Very interesting and awesome tips. Thanks!

[@liahfox5840]

I've cooked steaks that old before. If you trim outside they're usually fine unless the steak was totally exposed to freezer burn.

[@PhoBro]

Not long enough, I have hot sauce in my fridge that EXPIRED in 1994🙄

[@CouliousJason]

Scrumptious

[@kid3992]

The way he spun that pepper cracker 😮😮😮

[@ActV_Studios]

I've never been so early, but once again another great video!

[@thepunadude]

STARTED COATING STEAKS IN OLIVE OIL, AMAZING THE DIFFERENCE .. PULLED A 3YR OLD, FOR A FROZEN STEAK ... PERFECT!

[@patty4449]

The trimmed fat is prolly still pure gold...

[@JESSEWEMUSTCOOK]

Bro was probably Cleaning out his freezer when he found this