Freezing Sausages

FiftyPents

Another date question!!

I bought some pork reared sausages from Sainsburys, taste the difference. I didnt think i was going to use them before the best before date, so the day before they went out of date i froze them. Im now being told by people that if you intend to freeze things you're supposed to do it a few days before. Should i bin these sausages?

horsechestnut

No, they will be OK as long as you use them on the day that you defrost them.
I often buy things reduced on the expiry date and freeze them.
It is of course better if you freeze them ahead of the best before date, but they shouldn't harm you.

GettingHitched

They'll be fine. I often buy things with short dates, and just chuck em in the freezer. If Im feeling extra virtuous, then il cook them, and then freeze

Sunnyday

GettingHitched wrote: »

They'll be fine. I often buy things with short dates, and just chuck em in the freezer. If Im feeling extra virtuous, then il cook them, and then freeze

I do exactly the same and have never had a problem.

SD

GettingHitched

Sunnyday wrote: »

I do exactly the same and have never had a problem.

SD

The only problem I have, is leaving them on the side to cool down, one or two are guaranteed to vanish;)

Sunnyday

GettingHitched wrote: »

The only problem I have, is leaving them on the side to cool down, one or two are guaranteed to vanish;)

Glad it`s not just me then

I cooked 16 lincolnshire sausages this morning and only 14 made it into the freezer :rotfl:

SD

FiftyPents

Awesome, hot dogs for me at the weekend then!

tessie_bear

i think the sausages will be fine...i freeze reduced stuff a lot and never had a problem with anything hth

GettingHitched

Sunnyday wrote: »

Glad it`s not just me then

I cooked 16 lincolnshire sausages this morning and only 14 made it into the freezer :rotfl:

SD

hehehehehe....between me, the dogs and OH its a wonder anything makes it way to the freezer...even the swede that I cooked and mashed ( and put in little foil containers ) had some missing because a certain Spaniel lurrrrves Swede ( esp when his mum puts some aside for him and mashes it with a little milk! )

angelthecat

Give 'em a sniff. Your nose will soon tell you if they're not right!

Sunnyday

GettingHitched wrote: »

hehehehehe....between me, the dogs and OH its a wonder anything makes it way to the freezer...even the swede that I cooked and mashed ( and put in little foil containers ) had some missing because a certain Spaniel lurrrrves Swede ( esp when his mum puts some aside for him and mashes it with a little milk! )

Lol @ the dogs - my two stare until i feel guilty and give in to them :rolleyes:

The younger one is like a dustbin and steals anything that is below waist height.

I freeze lots of things just to get them out of the way or my food bill would be ten times what it is now

SD