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Primrose

Needed to use some flaked almonds in a recipe today. Couldn't figure out why the dessert tasted strongly of plastic. Then realised that the Best before" date on the packet was June 2010, so it was between 3- 4 months out of date. I would have expected them to taste a little stale perhaps, but definitely not of plastic, which they definitely did. (There were in a cellophone packet from Waitrose.) Any thoughts on what could have caused that taste? Will definitely be more careful about using them up within date in future, although I'm wondering whether they could have been tainted by something somewhere along the processing and packing route.

kymbogs

Hi guys,
I bought two kippers on Friday from the counter at asda and they were put in one if those heatsealed paper packets. The date sticker is for Saturday but part of me reckons this is a default for the labels printed on the counter ie. Use by next day. Surely the whole point of kippers is that they are smoked, thus preserved? Having never used them before though I don't feel too confident. I've filleted and cooked them off for the fishcake recipe (a la RC Everyday series) and tasted some and it tasted really nice. What.do you lot reckon?
Kimberley

adouglasmhor

If it smells and tastes OK you should be fine.

mlz1413

Kevie192 wrote: »

Just a quick question...

Using chicken leftovers from my roast yesterday to make risotto tonight. Wanted to use the leftovers from that for lunch tomorrow... Will that be ok or is reheating twice too much?

K x

I'd split your chicken up and use the chicken you need in tonights risotto, then add the cold chicken to the left over risotto for tomorrows lunch.

That way the chicken only gets re-heated once. Ensure it is hot all the way through and that includes the rice when re-heated.

Also I've eaten brie a couple of months after its use by date, and its been opened and then stored in my fridge for most of that time.

I'm totally with Churchmouse on this, dated food has only been around approx 25 years so all those people living to be 100 years old have done it without food standards intervention.
People used to use their smell, taste, eyes and common sense when buying and using food - please bring that back!

mlz1413

Primrose wrote: »

Needed to use some flaked almonds in a recipe today. Couldn't figure out why the dessert tasted strongly of plastic. Then realised that the Best before" date on the packet was June 2010, so it was between 3- 4 months out of date. I would have expected them to taste a little stale perhaps, but definitely not of plastic, which they definitely did. (There were in a cellophone packet from Waitrose.) Any thoughts on what could have caused that taste? Will definitely be more careful about using them up within date in future, although I'm wondering whether they could have been tainted by something somewhere along the processing and packing route.

I have a packet of out of date flaked almonds from a different supermarket and they have gone stale but the taste is ok so have just decided to grind them up.

Its a shame you didn't open them within date as I wonder if they always tasted of plastic? Agree it sounds more like a production problem, but no way of knowing now.

Charliex

Hello! Can I just ask a quick question please?

If I cook raw meat on the use by date, does this then prolong how many days it can be eaten for?

i.e cooked chicken can be kept for a couple of days in a sealed container in the fridge so does this still apply to chicken cooked on the use by date?

Thanks!

Pink.

Charliex wrote: »

Hello! Can I just ask a quick question please?

If I cook raw meat on the use by date, does this then prolong how many days it can be eaten for?

i.e cooked chicken can be kept for a couple of days in a sealed container in the fridge so does this still apply to chicken cooked on the use by date?

Thanks!

Hi Charliex,

Yes once it's been cooked it sort of negates the use by date (sorry I can't think of a better way to put that), then you can keep it for a couple of days providing it's chilled quite quickly and stored in a refrigerator. My rule of thumb for cooked chicken is a maximum of three days stored in a fridge.

Pink

Charliex

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi Charliex,

Yes once it's been cooked it sort of negates the use by date (sorry I can't think of a better way to put that), then you can keep it for a couple of days providing it's chilled quite quickly and stored in a refrigerator. My rule of thumb for cooked chicken is a maximum of three days stored in a fridge.

Pink

Brilliant! Thank you

Nicoll

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi Charliex,

Yes once it's been cooked it sort of negates the use by date (sorry I can't think of a better way to put that), then you can keep it for a couple of days providing it's chilled quite quickly and stored in a refrigerator. My rule of thumb for cooked chicken is a maximum of three days stored in a fridge.

Pink

Just wondered, does this apply to eggs too as I'm thinking of hard boiling a couple of eggs that are out of date today. I know people on here use them after the date without any problems but I'm hoping by hard boiling them I can safely munch them as cold hard boiled eggs in a few days time.

morganlefay

I agree - I just smell stuff and if it seems ok we eat it. Haven't killed us yet in 38 years of marriage ! BUT I have been told that smoking kippers nowadays isn't the same as it used to be and doesn't have nearly such a preservative effect as it used to - perhaps they did it for longer, or smokier, or saltier or something. I bought some smoked mackerel on their sell by date from MrT last week and left them a day or so. I thought they would be fine but when I got them out they really stank, so I binned them. I think if fish is off it really is obvious so if your kippers smelt nice I'd eat them.