Officially? About two to three months for best quality. Unofficially? I’ve found a bag labeled “Christmas 2026” and it was still fine. Not gourmet, but fine. Your freezer is a time machine, but it works best inside a year.
After that, the texture gets weird. The bird starts tasting like “freezer.” You know that taste? It’s the taste of regret. Don’t let regret into your home.