I found some boneless chicken breasts in my fridge that expired yesterday...

[nageov3t]

they smell fine... do I cook them regardless of the expiration date or throw them out?

[my current options are either cooking this chicken or calling for take-out (probably chinese since i can order online and they accept credit cards)]

 

[jlee]

Yesterday was probably the sell-by date...I'm going to say they're fine.

 

[orakle]

It's probably fine.

 

[Twista]

The fridge? trash them

The freezer- cook them

 

[queenrobot]

You should cook them. The expiration date is the "suggested use by date". At least that is what my father in-law says. I trust him, he runs a grocery store.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Death's embrace enfolds us all eventually.

 

[sjwaste]

If they smell fine, I'd cook them. You can usually tell when meat's gone bad just by smelling it.

It's not like you were going to cook it medium-rare anyway. Just rinse and dry it well, season it up, and make it.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: Twista
The fridge? trash them

The freezer- cook them

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Cook them. They're fine. I swear if half of the forums phobia's about food had any basis in reality, food borne illness would be the number one concern of the CDC and we'd all be dropping like flies.

 

[Kadarin]

Your body has an immune system for a reason. Use it.

:thumbsup:

 

[Auggie]

Cooking meat kills any bacteria that are growing on the food. Therefore if it doesn't smell funny, it won't taste funny and you're set.

 

[SlitheryDee]

It's fine. Just don't undercook it.

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
It's fine. Just don't undercook it.

 

[S Freud]

Originally posted by: Twista
The fridge? trash them

The freezer- cook them

 

[Epic Fail]

Have a nice die.

 

[AMCRambler]

did somebody say breasts?

 

[gamepad]

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
did somebody say breasts?

:camera:?

 

[nageov3t]

cooked it. seems fine, though I decided to just have a bowl of cold cereal for dinner instead I'll probably eat it for lunch tomorrow.

 

[jaqie]

Originally posted by: sjwaste
If they smell fine, I'd cook them. You can usually tell when meat's gone bad just by smelling it.

Exactly. Well, this and it's almost always the "sell by" date that is stamped on them.

 

[tfcmasta97]

jesus what a pussy.... i mean come on

 

[TallBill]

Eat them.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97
jesus what a pussy.... i mean come on

What if they were in the fridge for a week?

I wouldn't eat them.

beef/pork/lamb anything else a week is fine. Chicken - nope.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97
jesus what a pussy.... i mean come on

No shit. What would some people doing without ATOT?

 

[Shadow Conception]

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97
jesus what a pussy.... i mean come on

This guy is hardcore. And by hardcore I mean he eats raw ground beef a month after the expiration date.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

With all the rampant paranoia about food in ATOT, why is no one willing to learn about food?