Thunderbird Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Iv'e got a healthy disdain for sell-by dates generally but recently I've been pushing it with chicken. Now chicken is a meat I've always been a tad wary of, I'll keep beef for ages before eating it but the whole salmonella thing has made me wary regarding poultry. I usually find chicken doesn't half give off a stink if you keep it a few days past the SBD but in fact when cooked it tastes better. What's the furthest you've pushed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJon Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Having worked in the industry I'll be interested by the replies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 I am pretty cautious with chicken - but use my nose - if it whiffs, it gets binned regardless of dates. I once had food poisoning from chicken, and would never want to repeat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Having washed the chicken, the nose is the best indicator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJon Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 :o Washed !?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I cooked up some thighs last night. Smelt pretty gamey but only 3 days out of date. Really tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid12 Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 i had food poisoning from chicken years ago so im abit of a nesh when it comes to bbe dates, when i was ill from the chicken i was in bed for a week and had to go the hospital for night too. be careful folks, its not nice food poisoning.. now beef and pork is a different matter, i leave it for a week in the fridge past sell by and it tastes better imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 The thing is, if the chicken is very thoroughly cooked, should that not eliminate most bugs? I probably wouldn't leave it longer than a few days in any case. I just can't stand it when people bin perfectly decent food just because of the SBD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 All food is tested past it's UBD so eating food past it's SBD is ok if stored correctly but don't push it to far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 i understood that some toxins produced by bacteria in chicken (?? please feel free to correct this if you know better?) past a certain point are not killed by cooking ? I'm also quite relaxed with beef / pork, but chicken seems to 'go off' quicker and the smell is really not pleasant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Seems to be a rule in this house where nothing can be eaten until way past the sell by date. I've eaten pork that has definitely been a bit iffy and it made me ill. A chance I took and wasn't surprised. Sausages and bacon can be weeks out of date and it's still fine. Chicken smells so awful I don't eat that much past the SBD but it's the smell and sliminess of it that is the deciding factor not anything written on the packet. Very little gets thrown away, if anything and definitely never because of some date written on the packet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I am sure i read earlier this week that a large percentage of supemarket chickens contain lots of bugs and nasties. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I often buy thighs and chicken from the butcher no sell by or Best before dates! These start to smell faster than supermaket joints? NO idea how long its been there either..... Use your nose and wash the chicken well if it goes a bit slimey, some say a drop of bleach in a bucket of water to wash the chicken (i rarely was it) if its gone a bit use in a hot curry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I get my chicken from the butcher occasionally but in all honesty I'm fussier about getting beef from there. Chicken I usually buy the cheap cuts anyway as breast is well boring. Thighs are my favourite. A massive pack with skin on and bone in (best flavour) is usually half the price of two breasts anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) Chicken I usually buy the cheap cuts anyway as breast is well boring. Thighs are my favourite. A massive pack with skin on and bone in (best flavour) is usually half the price of two breasts anyway. My butcher does boneless thighs, half the price of breast and much tasties they come from a huge sack in the fridge but being boneless you can use them as easily as breast (i use them instead of breast in most recipes) there is a great reciepe for thighs on the bone from nigella http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/spanish-chicken-with-chorizo-and-potatoes-5160 HAd it last night.... in my head they are are Nigella's thighs nothing like getting your lips round them...... Edited April 15, 2012 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Dirty little ****** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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