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

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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I've home made turkey stock in the fridge - been there a week (made on the 28th Dec). I now realise you should boil it daily to keep it fresh..... Would you use it now to make soup? It smells ok to me, but ive never really smelt stock purposely? Seems such a waste to bin it ....
    A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men :cool:
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  • I have a unopened carton of double cream that went out of date today - is going in the fish pie tomorrow as I am happier to have it cooked.
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  • msb5262
    msb5262 Posts: 1,619 Forumite
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    Have a really good sniff at it. If you are sure it smells fine, boil it as described above, then either use it or freeze it.
    HTH
    MsB
  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    oh shoot, ive just whacked it in the soup unboiled......

    I have had stock go off and it goes quite rancid , so am pretty sure it's ok. ... fingers crossed. Thanks anyway MsB
    A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men :cool:
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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    For future reference hm stock freezes really well ;)
  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I know, I usually do but haven't really been with it to sort anything out or freeze stuff or be organised. I still have the ingredients for nigellas chilli jam from before christmas too.
    A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men :cool:
    Norn Iron club member #380

  • Wardy
    Wardy Posts: 261 Forumite
    Hi, just bout to make sum flapjacks, but have realised the porridge oats were out of date in May 09 (!). Will they still be ok to use? Would you risk it?:confused:
  • Ladyhawk
    Ladyhawk Posts: 2,064 Forumite
    Yep - wouldn't think twice about using them... unless of course they have weevils or mould growing on them!
    Man plans and God laughs...
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  • Wardy
    Wardy Posts: 261 Forumite
    the bag hasn't even been opened yet - and did have a peak through the bag for things crawling around in there lol

    Thanks :beer:
  • Gigervamp
    Gigervamp Posts: 6,583 Forumite
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    Was going to say exactly what Ladyhawk said. :)
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