Out of date food - ok to eat?

molinari · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:00

Is it ok to eat out of date food??

Just wondering because I bought myself an M&S curry last week but didn't get round to eating it. I was looking forward to eating it for lunch today but the best before date is 9th August. Now I know the food doesn't automatically go off once the date has been passed and it's only 2 days out, so would it be ok to eat it?? The main thing is that it has chicken in it which makes me a bit more careful.

So, what do you think?

Beansprout · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:01

Try it and see. The One True Way

Shotgun_ned · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:02

I've eaten chicken that was a couple of days out of date and I was fine

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/Keels over

Scuzi · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:02

Smell it. If it smells rancid then don't eat it. If it smells normal then it's fine to eat.

Loki · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:02

There is a differnce between the Best Before date and it being unsafe to eat

Gilly · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:02

Curry was made to contain bad meat, and now its out of date you don't want to eat it?

headworx · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:03

Make sure microwave nukes it, will be fine IMHO.
i eat loads of stuff thats out of date as it is cheaper to buy when its nearly out of date in the shops

Grrrrr · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:03

It'll be fine. I had a chicken curry recently that had been in the freezer for 18months!

Phog · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:04

Should be good to go.

puppy · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:05

lol I bet it's nutritional value was zero though

tins are fine for *much* longer - you can eat stuff out of cans thats fifty years old

Adz · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:05

It's only the best before date anyway. They have to be conservative with these for obvious reasons. I doubt very much 2 days is going to hurt. I'd scoff it!

subxero · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:06

The date that is printed on (9th in your case) is usually the end of the day as in 12am. So really the product is only 36 hrs out of date, personally would try it, bet it isn't that bad, I would probably cook it for an extra minute or so just to be safe

JohnnyG · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:08

Scuzi said:
Smell it. If it smells rancid then don't eat it. If it smells normal then it's fine to eat.

You sniff everything

molinari · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:16

That'll do for me then. Out of date M&S Chicken Tikka Masala with Pilau Rice for lunch it is

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Scuzi · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:17

JohnnyG said:
You sniff everything

I do. I was brought up in a landfill site though so I had to smell all my food before I ate it.

Borris · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:27

Prepackaged, processed food, designed to survive way beyond its shelf-life, were it made properly, through a mixture of chemical preservatives, irradiation and voodoo.

I vote for throw it out.

Gilly · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:28

Borris said:
Prepackaged, processed food, designed to survive way beyond its shelf-life, were it made properly, through a mixture of chemical preservatives, irradiation and voodoo.

I vote for throw it out.

Its curry. Throw it out anyway and get something nice.

Larnica · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:31

I dont tink you should eat out of date food, some products are okay because there "Best Before" a certain date etc

Wyrdo · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:34

I'm dissapointed Gilly, you haven't said the word bumsick once in this curry thread!

I vote for eat it, it'll be fine!

iCraig · 11 Aug 2006 at 12:34

For the price of the meal, why risk it?

I can't see you heaving your guts out later, but thinking 'well at least I got my moneys worth!"