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

Old_Joe

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bargainbetty

Stuff it, you have to cook it to a high heat to get the skin cripsy anyway. Just cook it and eat it.

Jackop

Hi All,

Quick question about some chicken mini fillets I have left over.

Found them in the back of the fridge this morning, they went out of date yesterday. They still smell fine and iv cooked it a day over before.

My question is if I cook it tonight can I leave it until tomorrow? Theres loads of it, so ill make it tonight but eat the rest tomorrow.

Is that ok or pushing it too far?

Cheers!

Fruball

I would.

As long as it is cooked today, I would have thought it would still last 3 days in the fridge, but I try to eat things in 2 days where poss. Or you could freeze once cooked

Jackop

Cheers Fruball, I suspected as much. Ill make a double batch curry tonight I think.

ladymarmalade

I wouldn't but then I am very very careful when it comes to chicken as my oh once had salmonella for a good couple of weeks and it was caused by chicken (not caused by me I might at but a famous fast-food chain). It was horrendous so has probably made me over cautious! However I guess if you have done it before and there is no smell, it shoud be fine.

seabright

So long as they smell OK, you should be fine. I've gone much more than 24 hours over the "use by date" and no-one's been ill

Jackop

Curry has been on for about 1.5 hours now on 150 degress. Sealed the chicken chucked in the le creuset, its going to cook for another hour. Taking no chances and it should be 1 beautiful mush by the end! haha

Cheers all

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Wonderfuel. And if you does it like mes, I fester mine on the stove over a couple of days for more potency.

Jackop

Was a wonderful rogan josh. We will wait and see if it was edible or not!!

After seeing in the news about all our wasted food. It's nice to we on mse are trying to get the average down!