Use by date - cauldron mushroom burger

kunekune

Hi, I am planning to make a vege burger wellington for DD for christmas dinner (you just wrap a cauldron mushroom burger in puff pastry - daughter loves it). But I just looked and saw the use by date was tomorrow. I'd normally not worry, and just do a sniff test, but I don't want to stuff up her special meal: have other people used these past the date?

freebiequennie

Make it now and pop in freezer and cook for longer from frozen

kunekune

Do they freeze ok? The packet doesn't say it can be frozen but it would be useful if I could do that (provided I can reach the shed in the dark and snow tonight, as that's where the freezer is) because I'm using some pastry for a pie tonight.

smartcat04

They sometimes crumble a bit when you cook them after theyve been frozen but if you put it in the pastry now and freeze the wellington then it won't matter. I freeze them quite often when I see them on the reduced shelf in Tescos.
HTH

P.S Thanks for the recipe idea. Thats something I will be trying out.

BitterAndTwisted

I wouldn't worry about it, I've eaten those burgers at least a week past the sell-by date and have never suffered any ill-effects. Those dates are a very vague recommendation not a rule. If it's the same month, I eat it.

kunekune

Thank you all, as alway! If I have enough pastry after the pie tonight (leftover casserole from yesterday for the meateaters and a leek/sweetcorn/cheese sauce variation for DD) I'll wrap the burger tonight, and if not, I'll freeze it anyway. It sounds as though freezing won't matter with what I'm doing with it, as it is wrapped uncooked.