AnnE-girl Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Is this safe to eat? I did a meal prep that included soy sauce in the marinade for the chicken. The marinade never froze because of the soy sauce, but the chicken did. It's been in the freezer for about six weeks. Would you risk it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) If it's salty, that makes sense. That's why they salt roads in icy/snowy conditions, because salt water has a lower freezing point that water. ETA: Which on second reading, you understand. The reason freezing is recommended to make food last longer is that freezing temperatures are lower than refrigerated temperatures, which makes it so any bacteria are less active. As far as I know, it is the low temperature and not the crystallization that is the important thing. Edited June 16, 2017 by EKS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Sure, why not? It is irrelevant whether the marinade freezes or not - everything was at freezer temperature. That the marinade has a lower freezing point than your freezer does not change the fact that both chicken and marinade were kept at freezer temp. There is nothing to "risk". Edited June 16, 2017 by regentrude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Wow. Dinner AND science class! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Totally fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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