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

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maria3104 wrote: »

just put a batch of cranberry and cinnamon rolls into the freezer

Hi maria 3104


That recipe - Cranberry & Cinnamon Rolls - sounds great! What an intriguing blend of flavours! :T


Can you by any chance upload the recipe here to the MSE forum? As would love to try to make these Xmasy rolls with January's leftover cranberries!.

Agentmomo

I would do this. However, keep the defrosting cooked chicken drumsticks in a separate container to your other items. With them being on the bone ensure you leave a good 12 hours between leaving the freezer and consuming

Primrose

Yes Parma and Serrano ham are designed to be eaten raw. Don,t worry about the somewhat rubbery texture . It,s part of the curing process. It dries out very quickly because in the commercial supermarket packs it is cut so thinly so be sure to seal any part used packs very securely. It,s traditionally served with melon or fresh figs as a starter.

System

I have a lamb joint which is uncooked. It has been in the coldest part of the fridge since 25th Jan. The fridge is brand new and the meat was stored in a chiller drawer since it was purchased on 25th Jan. The drawer is auto set to 1 degree. It is made for meat. This chiller drawer is colder than the crisper drawer on the shelf above which is for salads and set to 4 degrees. The expiry date on the joint is 25th Jan.

The meat has been fully sealed in the orginal shrink wrap since I bought it. I have tried smelling it. There is no unspleasant smell or rotten eggs smell.

I would like to cook it and wondering if it is safe to eat. It is a lovely joint and worth about £12. I forgot it was in the drawer.

Does anyone know if it is ok to cook and eat?

Thanks
J

caronc

moneyunwise wrote: »

I have a lamb joint which is uncooked. It has been in the coldest part of the fridge since 25th Jan. The fridge is brand new and the meat was stored in a chiller drawer since it was purchased on 25th Jan. The drawer is auto set to 1 degree. It is made for meat. This chiller drawer is colder than the crisper drawer on the shelf above which is for salads and set to 4 degrees. The expiry date on the joint is 25th Jan.

I have tried smelling it. There is no unspleasant smell or rotten eggs smell.

I would like to cook it and wondering if it is safe to eat. It is a lovely joint and worth about £12.

Does anyone know if it is ok to cook and eat?

Thanks
J

To be honest it is quite a bit past it's use by though sounds as though it was kept well. Me- I'd cook it but well done, not in the slow cooker and check on how it looks, smells when cooked

NewShadow

I'd cook it and eat it.

I wouldn't worry about slow cooking or not as long as it definitely got hot enough to kill the surface bacteria.

Here's an example of someone who intentionally aged a lamb joint for 4 months to improve the taste and texture - http://blog.ideasinfood.com/ideas_in_food/2011/11/dry-aged-lamb-shoulder.html

Pop_Up_Pirate

moneyunwise wrote: »

I have a lamb joint which is uncooked. It has been in the coldest part of the fridge since 25th Jan. The fridge is brand new and the meat was stored in a chiller drawer since it was purchased on 25th Jan. The drawer is auto set to 1 degree. It is made for meat. This chiller drawer is colder than the crisper drawer on the shelf above which is for salads and set to 4 degrees. The expiry date on the joint is 25th Jan.

The meat has been fully sealed in the orginal shrink wrap since I bought it. I have tried smelling it. There is no unspleasant smell or rotten eggs smell.

I would like to cook it and wondering if it is safe to eat. It is a lovely joint and worth about £12. I forgot it was in the drawer.

Does anyone know if it is ok to cook and eat?

Thanks
J

I'd cook it and eat it no problem.
I never look at use by or best buy dates because most of the things I buy don;t have them.

When we buy meat from a butcher it doesn't have use by dates on it and it is left to our own senses to see whether something is fit to eat.

Even if its slightly sour smelling, you can curry it.

Primrose

If it smells ok and has been kept at such a low temperature I'd cook it. Yiu have to remember that wholsale meat is kept for probably as long as this in cold storage.