Beef mince past use by date - bin it?

AussieLass

robnye wrote:

we freeze mince on day of purchase, then use 2/3 days later...... by then the use by date has come and gone.......

Me too..........

AnnaV

I usually just buy it frozen 'cos it's cheaper

SAHARA

AnnaV wrote:

I usually just buy it frozen 'cos it's cheaper

Yup, that or buy it fresh and freeze it, and use it when needed rather than being a slave to sell by dates

headchef

As other posters have said - the danger with mince is the surface area. Each little peice has a surface area and there are lots of little peices so there is a lot of bacteria there. Joints have much less surface area and there less bacteria. Keeping cooked rice is also very risky for the same reason. I chance it sometimes but I always feel I'm playing Russian Roulette - one day I'm going to get a dose of something nasty!

squeaky

SAHARA wrote:

Yup, that or buy it fresh and freeze it, and use it when needed rather than being a slave to sell by dates

Yep. Me too.
I know that I have absolutely no idea of the quality of the meat that went into my frozen mince. Short of mincing my own fresh bought meat on the spot this is the only way I feel sure about mince over a day old.

Rather like peas. They get shelled and frozen so soon after picking that when defrosted they are still actually fresher and tastier (even when raw - YUM) than "fresh peas still in the pods" from your local grocer.