Steak dilemma

Xire · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:25

I left my steak in the fridge at work over the weekend and it expired on the 3rd of November...Shall I risk it for a chocolate biscuit?

A.N.Other · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:28

Expiry dates are piffle.

tom_e · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:29

Give it a sniff it'll almost certainly be fine.

'Harry · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:32

A.N.Other said:
Expiry dates are piffle.

+1

Spent 10+ years working with meat. All dates on the packaging are crap. You have another week if not more if unopened.

Mobius 1 · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:32

steaks tend to usually be BETTER when they start turning brown in colour.

Aod · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:33

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef_aging

...just eat it

Pestilence · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:35

It's officially a better steak than it was last week. Eat it.

grimm · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:38

It should be fine!

The process of ageing steak to make it more tender is basically just leaving it for a while to decompose a bit.

wez130 · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:41

eat it!

DcD · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:46

Steak will be absolutely fine for another week after the sell by date if it's been in a fridge and not in contact with rancid air.

Burnsy2023 · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:53

Smell it. Humans have a good nose for when meat goes off.

Craterloads · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:54

grimm said:
It should be fine!

The process of ageing steak to make it more tender is basically just leaving it for a while to decompose a bit.

That sounds horrid, fresh for me, as fresh as possible!

JohnnyG · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:57

Open package.
Smell meat.
If no gagging, cook & eat.
If gagging, cook longer & eat.

Xire · 5 Nov 2012 at 17:02

JohnnyG said:
Open package.
Smell meat.
If no gagging, cook & eat.
If gagging, cook longer & eat.

Bahaha this made me lol

Sweet I thought I wasted a £5 sirloin

apeksdiver · 5 Nov 2012 at 17:03

Nah beef is good for ages, enjoy.

Firestar_3x · 5 Nov 2012 at 17:11

Craterloads said:
That sounds horrid, fresh for me, as fresh as possible!

Talk about missing out, matured steak is best steak.

tres · 5 Nov 2012 at 17:12

I just ate a sealed pack of supermarket bacon that was 1 month 4 days out of date. Man up.

taB · 5 Nov 2012 at 17:13

tres said:
I just ate a sealed pack of supermarket bacon that was 1 month 4 days out of date. Man up.

Well, supermarket bacon is 90% water so that's hardly surprising

ChroniC · 5 Nov 2012 at 17:15

hmmm double post

ChroniC · 5 Nov 2012 at 17:16

tres said:
I just ate a sealed pack of supermarket bacon that was 1 month 4 days out of date. Man up.

That's brave unless it was frozen.

Should have taken it out of the bag first. Tastes better.

I just ate 3 day old steak. Tasted and looked fine. Stuck some spicy sauce on it just in case.