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

sunnysurrey_2

Gigervamp wrote: »

It'll taste rancid if it's off, so just taste a little bit.

For future reference, butter can be frozen.

Thanks it was fine & cakes are delish I've not had this problem before as I usually bake more often! Always forget it can be frozen though!

Gigervamp

I'm glad the cakes turned out well. Enjoy!

Butterfly_Brain

I always freeze butter and have just opened a pack that was Jan 2013 and it is perfectly fine

allybee101

You can smell if it's gone rancid - that's the point to chuck it out. Glad your cakes turned out well!

Animal fat always freezes well so you can freeze the butter or the cakes if you need to preserve either.

twiglet98

Mmm cakes... Pleased you didn't waste the butter and enjoyed the cakes!

There was a time when no foods came with dates printed on them. For centuries we've used common sense and survived! Look, sniff and if it seems ok, taste, then trust your senses. Generally I'd only be super-cautious with shellfish.

[Deleted User]

yep I too would use it I don't ever look at BBD or use by I use my common sense and nose and I'm still here after cooking for well over 50 years :):)

zippychick

ive merged this with food safety

Zip

Debran

Just a little note on freezing butter.

I usually use Lurpak spreadable and it's OK to freeze the ordinary Lurpak and the "lighter" version.

However, if you try to freeze Lurpak "lightest" the moisture will separate out.

luckycat99

Hi there,

I bought some sausages today for a bbq at my allotment that ended up being cancelled. The sausages have sat at my allotment in a cool bag (no ice pack) for about 6.5 hours (from 3pm until 9.30pm). They spent 30 minutes in a hot car - after that I took them out the car and left them in the shade.

Are they still OK to eat? They are in the fridge now but I daren't eat them till I know they will be alright.

Thank you

pigpen

I'd cook them and then freeze them.. I'd eat them.