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

Rossy2692

Hi folks,

I bought a chicken on Friday and jointed it and put the pieces in a sealed container in the fridge, my questions are

How long can i keep this chicken before it is no good?

If i marinate it tonight will it still be ok tomorrow?

If i cook it today how long will it keep?


Thanks for any advice.

misskool

I wouldn't keep chicken more than 3 days in a fridge (if I jointed it on Friday I would have frozen what I wanted to keep and cooked the rest on the day).

I would marinate and cook it tonight. Once it's cooked, I would leave in the fridge for 5 days but only take out the portions I would eat that day. I don't reheat anything I won't eat that day.

Sniff the chicken, if it starts to smell off, I would bin it.

Rossy2692

Hi, thanks for that, it does not smell and it isn't slimy. Have some cooking now to eat tonight so i think i will just freeze the breasts til later in week. Thanks again.

tinkerbellsmum_2

is there anything i can do with this. its natural yogurt not been opened 2nd sept

funkymonkey849

Taste it - it may still be ok! I find opened yoghurt often keeps a week after it's use by date, so unopened may keep longer

debtmuncher

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/english/scones-with-jam-and-clotted-cream.html

scones!

i had an open tub from last thur and just currently waiting for my scones to bake!

freakyogre

Eat it :P I just used a yogurt which was best before the 2nd in a smoothie. It smelled fine so I chucked it in.

thriftlady_2

It'll be fine;)

tinkerbellsmum_2

thanks all

Kadeeae

I've posted about this before, but would like your input on these specific items, please

Clearing out the fridge this morning, I've set the following items out to go into the cupboard as I don't feel they need to be in the fridge although some say so. Will they be ok in the cupboard even if they're not used often?

Colemans Mustard
Wholegrain Mustard
Garlic Mustard
Ketchup - Brown Sauce & BBQ Sauce
Branston Pickle

I've made sure to keep anything that's not "vinegary" or with egg/dairy ingredients in the fridge. I've had to do something as our entire top shelf (and we only have 3!) was taken over by sauces/spreads etc...

Thanks for your views, I just don't want anyone becoming ill because of my "clearout"!

As a side note, I have a jar of Gherkin slices in the fridge which says that after opening, use within 3 days :eek: These have been used a few at a time for well over 2 months now, so is it just a gimmik or have we just been extremely lucky?

Thanks again everyone!