Sell by Date

[JTsyo]

I have some minced meat that had a sell by date of May 20th. How long before I have to use it? Expiration dates are easy enough to understand. I guess with the sell by date, they are just concerned about taking it off the shelves.

 

[orakle]

If it smells OK, it's probably fine. Make sure you cook it well. You need to cook this stuff soon though.

 

[nageov3t]

if it smells ok, it's probably fine, especially since you're going to be cooking it to a pretty high temperature anyways.

 

[compman25]

Sell by dates are a scam by the manufacturer. It gets you to replace a perfectly fine product before needs be and buy another one.

 

[JTsyo]

It's in the freezer so I doubt it has any smell to it. Looks like there'll be sloppy joes for dinner soon.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Sell by date for meat means if you freeze before then it'll be good for a LONG time... What's meat good for in the freezer usually.. 6 months? That's the rule of thumb I go by.

 

[minendo]

If it does not smell rancid it is fine.

 

[ObiDon]

and if it does smell rancid, just throw a ton of garlic powder on it so you can't tell