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I have been going by the "use by" date for years. If it says use by August 17th, I will keep it till that date & use it any time. I have never had food poisoning from home cooked foods. Keeping foods too sterile is also not healthy.
I have been going by the "use by" date for years. If it says use by August 17th, I will keep it till that date & use it any time. I have never had food poisoning from home cooked foods. Keeping foods too sterile is also not healthy.
Stores love people like you but not people like me who read sell-by dates and reach deep into shelves to get stuff that's just delivered even the ones up front won't expire till Dec 2021. I prefer those marked Nov 2022.
You will never die from food poisoning eating cooked food unless it is left lying around for days till it's just begin to smell and some insects got to it.
I am a farm-to-table guy and avoid mass produced foods trucked from across the country.
You can't. Any unfrozen meat needs to be cooked the day you bought it. Otherwise, throw it in the freezer and defrost it in the fridge 24 hours before you cook it.
Just because the meat smells bad doesn't mean it cannot be eaten even raw. Vultures and hyenas can do it. I guess it's an acquired taste.
Where on earth did you learn this? There's a reason they put a use by date on the package and it isn't because you need to cook it within 24 hours.
Stores love people like you but not people like me who read sell-by dates and reach deep into shelves to get stuff that's just delivered even the ones up front won't expire till Dec 2021. I prefer those marked Nov 2022.
You will never die from food poisoning eating cooked food unless it is left lying around for days till it's just begin to smell and some insects got to it.
I am a farm-to-table guy and avoid mass produced foods trucked from across the country.
No I think they prefer people like you who throw out food, which is still good. If it is marked with a long expiration date I will buy it & keep it, & not freeze everything that I buy, which compromises the flavor & nutrition.
Nine days in the fridge seems a bit long to me, but I'd inspect it. If it smells, looks and feels OK, and you cook it thoroughly (165 degrees), it should be OK. If it doesn't taste good after you cook it, I wouldn't eat it. Not so much because I think it might make me sick, but I won't eat food that doesn't taste good.
You can't. Any unfrozen meat needs to be cooked the day you bought it. Otherwise, throw it in the freezer and defrost it in the fridge 24 hours before you cook it.
when I used to eat chicken I never kept it more than 2-3 days without cooking or freezing it. 9 days would have been way too long for me. Better safe than sorry.
Just because the meat smells bad doesn't mean it cannot be eaten even raw. Vultures and hyenas can do it. I guess it's an acquired taste.
Deadly advice.
Carrion eaters have developed specialized systems to handle the bacteria. Some animals can eat things that will sicken/kill humans, just like humans can eat some things that will sicken/kill some animals.
Why are posts with dangerous misinformation allowed to remain?
Food storage 'guidelines' are overly conservative if anything, likely driven by the lawsuit culture in this country. I routinely eat poultry that has been in the fridge for 4 or even 5 days without ill effect. It's called 'cook it thoroughly' before consuming.
Slime is good when it comes to fish. Smell of the ocean and slime.
That's nice, but this thread is about chicken.
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