Hmm, I'm starving and we have some yummy veggies, baked potatoes and corn on the cob, but also a pack of chicken to go with it all- and I really really want the chicken!
The slight problem is the use by date was the 29th, 2 days ago.
I hate the smell of raw meat even if it's fresh so I can't smell it without being sick anyway, so can't do the 'smell test' to see if it's good or bad!
Would you cook and eat it?!!?!
Do i risk a potential sick day tomorrow?! I'm sooo hungry and the veg alone just won't do!It also has to be re-heated when den comes in from the pub....
I fear pizza delivery coming on.....
What did everyone have for dinner tonight??Just to make me more hungry!
m xx
i would not eat it, but then i dont eat chicken anyway lol
seriously though, i dont think its worth the risk, i would eat the yummy veg and bin it.
eat it raw!
lp
Founder Member; Dangerous Foods Club!
exxxxtreeeeeeme!
Dont even go there i had food poisoning recently and thought i was going to die!!! SERIOUSLY
I've given in and i'm off to pick up pizza!
I'll get fresh chicken tomorrow and cook it all then!
doh!
Definately not cast iron in the slightest!
And I put myself off it just by looking at it!!
Den would eat anything, he'd probably eat it if it was a week past its date!
The pizza is good, but now i feel minging and i've not had any of the yummy veg now!
Think I'll be going to the gym tomorrow......
If it is one or two days over the use by date then it shouldn't be a problem as the manufacturers build in a 25% safety factor i.e. if it has 10 day use by date then it should be ok until the 12th or 13th day.
The smell and feel test is the best. If it smells off, bin it. If it feels slimy, bin it. Otherwise just eat it
Dave_Notts
Yippee Ki Yayyyy (sushi stylee)
lp
now that.... (sushi) must be dangerous, surely?
lp
I'm sure suhie is just fish though... not out of date chicken.
I'm sure by now you will have done whatever.. But trust me lol... DO NOT EAT BAD CHICKEN..Ewwww. Starve its safer. Order Pizza..
Unless nuked to the point it looks so bad you won't want it anyway xxx
Mike xx
This brings me to think about the classic argument of finding an out of date item in a shop. One feels rightfully affronted at finding such a thing. However one may have such things bought within date but well out of date nestling in one's fridge.
At a few days old it's fine. Stew it up in a curry.
Problem if the meat in our fridge was a day or two old?
It would be nice if we new how accurate those sell by dates really are! :shock:
It's seems the 'choice' we thought we had regarding consuming 'past sell by' meat may not be what we're entitled too...
Some utalised by unscrupulous vendors makes me wanna heave!
yuck maz you are an intelligent female and i defo would never ever ever ever ever eat meat that unless it has that day on it, i put all meat in the bin if it is not in the use by date I think that the problem is companies make out it will be bad for you but i would never ever take that chance, bin it and have den's sausage instead lol..........
love ellie15
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I know it's too late for your dinner choice but thought I'd share this.
The rawer you want to eat something, the fresher it has to be.
The smell test is one of the best ways of telling offness, but won't help much with contamination and is useless if you have a cold.
Never use the smell test on anything spiced (salami etc).
Eggs can go weeks after their sell by date.
Beef is hung for 2-20 days - use your judgement on the dates on your steaks.
Don't take the risk with shell-fish EVER.
Be careful fetching stuff home from the shop - if something like chicken gets warm, even for a short time, cook it as soon as you can - even if you then freeze the result.
That's it for now from Granny Foxy :lol2:
With raw meat you have to look at what the problem will be.
If pathogens are on raw meat then it would be unwise to eat it, but then again how many people eat raw meat?
If you cook raw meat then you will kill off the pathogenic bacteria and that will not harm you. The FSA is looking at declassifying raw meat from a "use by" to a "best before" date.
Dave_Notts
If dave had been first to say this along with bonedigger, then i'd be munching those breasts just now....
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