how long will smoked meat last

[chef jimmyj]

Yep. hung it in the Smoke House for months....But what you are not mentioning is....They didn't slaughter at just any whim! The animals were slaughtered in November when it was Cold then TONS of Salt and later Salt Peter, followed by Sodium Nitrite Cure were applied to preserve. There was months of drying time as well. So you are leaving out A LOT of details when you make such broad statements...JJ