Get a pressure canner and pressure can your meat.
I had some old venison in my freezer that was starting to freezer burn so I pressure canned it and it looked and smelled perfect.
I’ve been pressure canning meat for years now and it’s a terrific way to preserve meat. They you are also not dependent on the electricity supply and having to worry about losing a freezer full of food should the power system go down for any appreciable time.
Now granted, some stuff is not pressure can-able. Now way to pressure can a porterhouse that you want to grill. But it’s perfect for all those recipes that call for stew meat.
And food is food.
You’re right.
We have a pressure canner. Have just never canned meat.
That will probably be a summer/fall project for us to clean out the freezer, just in case.