Past its use-by - would you eat it???

**nickle730** · August 25th, 2011, 02:09 PM

Ok, so I was going to make spag bol for dinner, but I just pulled the beef mince out of the fridge and it was used by 23/8 (the day before yesterday). DH bought it on the weekend from the supermarket and it has been in the fridge since then. It looks and smells ok.

Can I still use it? Would you eat it?

***Efjay*** · August 25th, 2011, 02:13 PM

NA I couldn't do it.

**Epacris** · August 25th, 2011, 02:14 PM

Yep, if it looks and smells ok and you're going to cook it, I would definitely use/eat it.

**AnyDream** · August 25th, 2011, 02:21 PM

No I wouldn't. Mince has a fairly short shelf life because of the way it's prepared (potentially introducing a lot of bacteria). But there again I've had hospitalisationg-level food poisoning in the past and the memory of that means I take no chances at all.

**blessedatlast** · August 25th, 2011, 02:23 PM

Yeah if it looks and smells ok I would. It'll be cooked well in spag bol.

ETA: Is it use by date or best before? If it's best before definitely. Use by, I probably would too, but trust your gut (and sense of sight and small

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**berrme** · August 25th, 2011, 02:24 PM

I would.

**Cassius2** · August 25th, 2011, 02:27 PM

yep. if it smelt AOK and looked AOK then i would

**nickle730** · August 25th, 2011, 02:36 PM

OK, I have picked the green bits off the edges and put lots of fresh herbs in to cover the rotting smell... we should be good.

Who's coming to hold my hair back if this all goes bad??

(Seriously, it looks and smells fine...)

**blessedatlast** · August 25th, 2011, 02:40 PM

Lol.. Umm, I would but seeing someone else spew would most likely make me spew too. Hopefully now you have removed the mould and covered the stench you'll be right