Use by dates

anything I don't mind · 8 Jul 2012 at 18:20

What do you think about unfrozen chicken breasts sealed from purchase refridgrated 1 day over use by, ok to use ?

What about potatoes how long do they last over use by?

edscdk · 8 Jul 2012 at 18:22

easy way to tell,

eat it, if you are ill the next day it was not ok to eat

Glaucus · 8 Jul 2012 at 18:25

Pause sight and smell.

Potatoes actually come with a use by date?
Are school system needs changing.

Skillmister · 8 Jul 2012 at 18:27

Potatoes last until there is more potatoes growing from them and then you just eat those because they are fresher

Slinky1989 · 8 Jul 2012 at 18:36

My rule is, if I can't push my finger through it, then it's ok!

anything I don't mind · 8 Jul 2012 at 19:19

I cooked the chicken and it was still a bit pink after over cooking and the texture was a bit weird. So I threw most of it away.

DirtyJester · 8 Jul 2012 at 19:27

groen said:
I cooked the chicken and it was still a bit pink after over cooking and the texture was a bit weird. So I threw most of it away.

Maybe for the best, though when you say you overcooked it and it was still a bit pink... how did you cook it?

anything I don't mind · 8 Jul 2012 at 19:31

Oven on a wire rack and oven pan. I cook the same chicken usually every week from m&s in the same way. Not sure why it was pink like that after cooking for 30 mins.

Haircut · 8 Jul 2012 at 19:36

Glaucus said:
Are school system needs changing.

I could comment on the irony of this post, but it's probably just a typo knowing you!

To the OP, you need to learn the difference between use by and best before dates.
Potatoes will have a best before date, not a use by date.
If you keep them in a dark place they'll usually be all right for ages after the best before.

Like others have said just use your senses to tell you if food's gone off. It's what people have done for thousands of years and we haven't all died out.

DirtyJester · 8 Jul 2012 at 19:37

groen said:
Oven on a wire rack and oven pan. I cook the same chicken usually every week from m&s in the same way. Not sure why it was pink like that after cooking for 30 mins.

Nor am I tbh, you paid your electric bill recently...

Glaucus · 8 Jul 2012 at 20:05

groen said:
I cooked the chicken and it was still a bit pink after over cooking and the texture was a bit weird. So I threw most of it away.

Chicken can still be pink after cooking, that is not a good sign of anything.

If its got a translucent look, then it's still raw.

Haircut said:
I could comment on the irony of this post, but it's probably just a typo knowing you!

I either just suck or a good example of why school system need changing. Decades of extra tuition and I'm still rubbish at English. But I can tell you which are/our I should be using. It just doesn't fathom into my thoughts when typing, I surmise it's because I think in sounds and type that (if that makes sense)

robfosters · 8 Jul 2012 at 20:10

I don't mean to sound crude, but you can tell if raw chicken is OK by the smell.

If it's gone, it smells like eggy farts. If it has no smell, it's OK.

DirtyJester · 8 Jul 2012 at 20:13

robfosters said:
I don't mean to sound crude, but you can tell if raw chicken is OK by the smell.

If it's gone, it smells like eggy farts. If it has no smell, it's OK.

Oh mate cheers for that (and not for one second do I mean it in a bad way) you cheered me up no end on a rather depressing wet Sunday.

michaelp · 11 Jul 2012 at 14:50

if its been frozen but is past its use by date its going to be okay.... provided its not been frozen for years haha

bledd · 12 Jul 2012 at 10:13

Use by = I stick to them, I'd eat sausages or mince a day or so out, providing they're not green.

With milk, I chuck it if it's even two days before the use by date, I have a really bad gag reflex when it comes to milk.

Cheese = cut the fur off and carry on

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Best before date = anyone's game

Ahleckz · 12 Jul 2012 at 17:13

This thread comes up all the time in here. If it smells/looks OK then it's good to go. Even if it's a bit funny, just make sure it's well cooked and you should be OK. I often cook things well past their use by date, always keep things out of the fridge and undercook quite a lot of my meat and I've never had food poisoning.

Like bledd. however, I can't stand milk that has been in my fridge for a few days. It's fine in coffee, but I can't drink a glass of milk if I've had it for 3 or more days.

Woden · 12 Jul 2012 at 17:16

I wouldnt eat anything past the "Use by", just not worth the risk unless I froze it. "Best before" is fair game. Sometimes it tastes a bit naff a few days later but it has yet to make me ill.

On a side note, anyone seen they are getting VERY precise with use by dates? My cheese spread had "Use By: 07 Nov 2012 11:15".