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Archive:Quick Questions on food safety / sell by / use by dates

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  • nemmernossage
    nemmernossage Posts: 100 Forumite
    I was going to ask a similar question about minced beef, so rather than start a new thread I will ask it here.

    We bought some minced beef on saturday. On closer inspection when we got it home it looked quite grey instead of red. Any ideas if this is safe to eat?

    (btw we bought 2, froze one on the day and used the other on sunday but didn't eat it as it looked funny. So I am asking if it is safe to use the other one which was frozen straight away)
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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,241 Forumite
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    Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »
    It'll be fine - the alcohol and boiling will kill all known germs!

    It's not necessarily the germs, though, it can be the by-products of spoiling that can make you ill _pale_ If the meat were still in datye, I'd probably cook it well and eat it :D I'll add this to the Food Safety thread to keep ideas together.

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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,241 Forumite
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    nemmernossage wrote: »
    We bought some minced beef on saturday. On closer inspection when we got it home it looked quite grey instead of red. Any ideas if this is safe to eat?

    That's how it's supposed to be ;) IMHO, bright red meat shows it hasn't been hung long enough, and will be tough and tasteless. If it smells OK likelyhood is it will be OK :D

    Shoppergal - can you freeze the mince :confused:

    I'll add this to the Food Safety Thread to keep ideas together.

    Penny. x
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  • shoppergal
    shoppergal Posts: 76 Forumite
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    sorry for delay thanking people, totally forgot i had posted this.

    i turfed it in the bin in the end. had bought it in the butchers so it didn't have a best before date on it. smelt a bit off(probably in my head) so thought for the sake of €2.50 it wasn't worth it. thanks everyone for the advice :beer:
  • EagerLearner
    EagerLearner Posts: 4,976 Forumite
    Hi everyone - I made some chutney on Monday night. I put lids on whilst contents are hot, to seal the jars.

    Most are fine but one of them has condensation in - is this a problem?
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  • EagerLearner
    EagerLearner Posts: 4,976 Forumite
    *** BUMP *** - I am worried about the chutney - any ideas?
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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi Eagerlearner,

    I saw your question yesterday but didn't reply because I don't know the answer as it's never happened to me. If I was you I'd store that one in the fridge and use it first.

    Hope someone who knows what they're talking about comes along soon.

    Pink
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,241 Forumite
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    EagerLearner wrote: »
    *** BUMP *** - I am worried about the chutney - any ideas?

    I've replied on the Quick Questions thread :D

    Penny. x
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  • EagerLearner
    EagerLearner Posts: 4,976 Forumite
    Thanks - didn't want to waste yummy chutney!
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  • bunny_boiler
    bunny_boiler Posts: 21 Forumite
    my DH says ' how does that know what date it is' only thing he is dodgy with dates on is chicken anything else he will eat
    Debt - Nov 2008 approx £26,130 unsecured DMP started January 2009 May 2012 - estimated remaining debt £ 15,267.32
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