Bargain!

miss_independent

My Dad has just come in with a whole whoopsie chicken from Booths (a posh super-market up North) for ...... drum roll please...... 83p!

Do you think its safe to eat it?

no.1swimmum

What are the sell by and use by date on it? that should give you some clue

miss_independent

Today. He wants to freeze it, trust him to pick it up when I've already cooked us all a chicken curry for dinner :rolleyes2 !

cheerfulness4

I'd be inclined to cook it and then freeze it for meals later. I often buy them on their sell by date and do this.

Pink.

Well done to your Dad on his bargain. Supermarkets can't legally sell produce after it's use by date. Providing it looks and smells ok, it will be absolutely fine to freeze, cooked or uncooked. Personally I'd go for uncooked and have done many times with reduced price chicken.

I'll add this the the Quick Questions on food safety / sell by / use by dates later as your question may be helpful to others.

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nuttywoman

I regularly buy my meat from Booths when its on offer , last week i bought 2 large fresh free range chickens for less than £3 each. We`ve had one but the other one is sitting in the freezer lol