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

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  • HH62
    HH62 Posts: 434 Forumite
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    Is there any meat or fish in it? If it's just cous cous and veg it will be fine as long as there are no flies in your kitchen. I'm assuming there aren't if it's as cold where you are as it is where I am today!!
  • AMG2B
    AMG2B Posts: 83 Forumite
    Thanks HH62 - no meat or fish in it, and the kitchen is cold overnight really as I don't bother having the radiator on in there. I think i'll make sure it gets well reheated!
    Everything will be ok in the end, if everything's not ok then it's not the end :)
  • HH62
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    I'm cautious in situations like this but if I knew there were no flies in the kitchen I'd eat it. Wouldnt in the summer (yea I know, what summer,lol) though.
  • Lois_and_CK
    Lois_and_CK Posts: 584 Forumite
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    I got some chilli out of the freezer on Wednesday night and defrosted it overnight at room temperature. Since Thursday morning it's been in the fridge. Do you think it will be ok to eat today, or dodgy by now? CK is refusing to eat it, the wuss.
  • tomterm8
    tomterm8 Posts: 5,892 Forumite
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    If you reheat it through thoroughly, and it doesn't smell / taste off, it should be perfectly fine.
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  • Lois_and_CK
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    Thank you, tomterm. I just told CK what you said and he doesn't believe you :rolleyes: He's decided to have an omelette instead. More for me then :D

    Wait til he sees we have no eggs...
  • redruby
    redruby Posts: 7,317 Forumite
    I would not eat it, but then I have a very delicate constitution :D , report back tomorrow and let us know if it was ok.
  • Lois_and_CK
    Lois_and_CK Posts: 584 Forumite
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    redruby wrote: »
    I would not eat it, but then I have a very delicate constitution :D , report back tomorrow and let us know if it was ok.


    ooo now I'm all uncertain! I'm already feeling dodgy from too much wine last night - I could do without an attack of the toilet friends.
  • LeeSouthEast
    LeeSouthEast Posts: 3,822 Forumite
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    It'll be fine. I've had stuff in the fridge for over a week before re-heating and eating. If it looks OK, smells OK and tastes OK, then chances are it's fine.
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  • Lois_and_CK
    Lois_and_CK Posts: 584 Forumite
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    LeeSouthEast wrote: »
    It'll be fine. I've had stuff in the fridge for over a week before re-heating and eating. If it looks OK, smells OK and tastes OK, then chances are it's fine.


    Hmm, ok... I think I'll go and sniff it and make a decision from there. There's other stuff that can be defrosted, but I hate to throw a meal out.

    I shall report back tomorrow on the results of chilligate.
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