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Post by iamkristinl16 on Dec 7, 2015 0:11:29 GMT
I bought some ground beef last week on clearance. I thought DH used it for tacos, but found it in a bag in the fridge today. Sell by/use by date was 11/29. One package is looking fairly brown but the other looks ok. Eat or toss?
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Post by MorningPerson on Dec 7, 2015 0:13:08 GMT
Toss. For sure.
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Post by lesley on Dec 7, 2015 0:13:44 GMT
If the packet that looks okay smells okay when you open it, I would start to cook it and see if it still smelled okay as it was cooking. If there was the slightest whiff from it, I would throw it out pronto!
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Post by padresfan619 on Dec 7, 2015 0:13:28 GMT
I'm usually pretty generous with what I will eat past a certain date, ground beef is an exception. Toss it.
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Post by quiltz on Dec 7, 2015 0:13:40 GMT
Toss.
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Post by Blind Squirrel on Dec 7, 2015 0:15:10 GMT
The fact that it was on clearance gives me pause. I might be tempted to give it the sniff test and/or break it up and see if it is still pink on the inside.
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Post by GiantsFan on Dec 7, 2015 0:16:16 GMT
Ground beef not in a chub dated basically two one weeks ago? Tie up that bag and TOSS!
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Post by MorningPerson on Dec 7, 2015 0:18:09 GMT
Ground beef not in a chub dated basically two weeks ago? Tie up that bag and TOSS! 11/29 was exactly one week ago. But yes, TOSS! *ETA* What's a chub? *ETA2* I know what that kind of chub is, but I don't think that's what you were referring to.  |
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Post by eleezybeth on Dec 7, 2015 0:31:48 GMT
Well, you could wait till it starts to cook and the rotten smell permeates your entire house... yuck. What can I say, DH was trying to be nice but had a pretty nasty head cold. Toss it.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Dec 7, 2015 0:32:16 GMT
Meat on clearance? um no! Lol
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Post by leannec on Dec 7, 2015 0:33:00 GMT
Definitely toss ... Ground beef is a breeding ground for bacteria after it's best before date because of all of the surface area ... don't risk it  |
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Post by chaosisapony on Dec 7, 2015 0:34:07 GMT
I'm a lot more liberal with what I'll eat than a lot of peas. But ground beef on clearance that's been in the fridge for a week? No way.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 7, 2015 0:34:33 GMT
I will play loose with dates on some items, but never ground beef. Why risk it? Throw it out.
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Post by GiantsFan on Dec 7, 2015 0:34:33 GMT
Ground beef not in a chub dated basically two weeks ago? Tie up that bag and TOSS! 11/29 was exactly one week ago. But yes, TOSS! *ETA* What's a chub? *ETA2* I know what that kind of chub is, but I don't think that's what you were referring to. OOps, yes one week. Edited my post. A chub is the ground beef (or sausage) that comes in a casing. There is no air in the packaging so it lasts longer. I don't know what that kind of chub is. {shrug} |
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Post by anxiousmom on Dec 7, 2015 0:37:43 GMT
Ground beef not in a chub dated basically two weeks ago? Tie up that bag and TOSS! 11/29 was exactly one week ago. But yes, TOSS! *ETA* What's a chub? *ETA2* I know what that kind of chub is, but I don't think that's what you were referring to. Both of my boys wear Chubbies shorts and every time one of them says "Hey mom, have you seen my blue chubbies?" I giggle like a loon. |
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Post by jemali on Dec 7, 2015 1:14:47 GMT
Id have to say "no" to that one too
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Post by paigepea on Dec 7, 2015 2:17:05 GMT
Toss!!
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Post by irisheyes on Dec 7, 2015 2:40:47 GMT
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Post by Zee on Dec 7, 2015 2:46:42 GMT
If it smells ok I sure would. My answer to these things is rarely No, unless it smells bad.
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Post by Merge on Dec 7, 2015 2:52:35 GMT
I would eat many things that other peas won't eat, but ground meat a week past the expiration is a big no-no. Just throw it out.
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Post by gritzi on Dec 7, 2015 3:54:44 GMT
No way! Saving a $5 package of ground beef is certainly not worth my family & me heaving for days from food poisoning.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Dec 7, 2015 3:55:55 GMT
Toss.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2015 4:00:22 GMT
Not a chance. Save yourself the possible gastrointestinal distress.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Dec 7, 2015 4:22:13 GMT
No way.
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Post by scorpeao on Dec 7, 2015 4:31:58 GMT
I eat 99% of the crap most peas say no to, but this is one I couldn't eat.
That kind of chub is "wood."
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Dec 7, 2015 4:38:43 GMT
I guess I will toss it.  I hate when I do that. I should have just put it in the freezer right away, knowing it was close to the date when I bought it (which is why it was on sale). |
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Post by bosoxbeth on Dec 7, 2015 4:56:20 GMT
TOSS!!!!
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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 7, 2015 5:03:06 GMT
I'm a lot more liberal with what I'll eat than a lot of peas. But ground beef on clearance that's been in the fridge for a week? No way. I would eat many things that other peas won't eat, but ground meat a week past the expiration is a big no-no. Just throw it out. I eat 99% of the crap most peas say no to, but this is one I couldn't eat. That kind of chub is "wood." Ditto to all of the above. Most of the time, on these kind of threads, I say yes I would eat that, but not this time. It's more than a week past the use by date. Definitely not. |
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Post by imkat on Dec 7, 2015 5:15:28 GMT
I'm pretty lenient about dates and have never had food poisoning from anything I've cooked.
After all of these threads, I am curious to know if anyone has ever eaten food they thought questionable and got food poisoning.
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Post by TXMary on Dec 7, 2015 5:19:09 GMT
I'm another who usually answers that yes I would eat it on these threads but not this one. No way.
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I hate when I do that. I should have just put it in the freezer right away, knowing it was close to the date when I bought it (which is why it was on sale).
