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Food safety

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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Only you can make that decision.

    If it was me, I'd look at them, if they looked ok, then I'd smell them, if they smelled ok then I'd cook them and then I'd taste a tiny bit. If they tasted ok then I'd eat them.

    I'll add this to our food safety thread later.

    Pink
  • McKneff
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    oooh, no. chuck them out, I wouldnt risk it.
    Wrap them up well before you put them in the bin or you'll have all the cats in the neighbourhood round your dust bin.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • andystephens
    andystephens Posts: 1,706 Forumite
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    They look and smell ok so will see thanks
    Proud dad to Darcy.....
  • System
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    Do things the old fashioned way before sell by, use by etc.
    Look & smell. If it passes that then cook & taste. The human race survived for thousands of years doing that before the craze for risk aversion
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  • I've got the exact same thing. Excet mines a whole chicken 2 days past it's use by .

    I'm cooking it now it will last another 2 days.

    I do this alot, I'm still here:beer:
    Capital one was £1000.00 now £0.00:j
    Barclaycard was £250.00 now £190. 00
    Asda credit card was £500.00 now £0.00:j
    Aim to be credit card free by December 2012... Mostly done
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Must be just me then, I dont want to spend the next 2 days on the toilet, which is situated very near the washbasin luckily:D
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • CH27
    CH27 Posts: 5,531 Forumite
    If they look & smell ok i'd use them. Make sure they are piping hot.
    Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
  • McKneff wrote: »
    Must be just me then, I dont want to spend the next 2 days on the toilet, which is situated very near the washbasin luckily:D

    Not just you. I wouldn't eat it either. I have had food poisoning from chicken and never wish to repeat the experience. I have also had chicken that is off, before it's sell by date so wouldn't risk it two days past it.
  • Molly41
    Molly41 Posts: 4,919 Forumite
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    Nor me either. There are some things that really dont bother me like yogurt and cream but chicken or any meat/fish is a big no no!
    I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
    Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
    I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over and through me. When it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
    When the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
  • Linda32
    Linda32 Posts: 4,385 Forumite
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    I wouldn't risk it either. I've never had food poisoning and want to keep it that way,
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