funny bacon

[steveo29]

is it ok to cook backon thats a little bit old?

like a couple of days out the use by date if you do it till its really crispy??

[Porkbrain]

The old-fashioned Sniff Test is the answer, if it pongs then bin it, if not then scoff it

[missdiane]

Should be OK, what the previous poster says, smell it first

[Piglet]

Cured meat will last for ages (it was cured to last a winter outside of a fridge originally!), as said, give it a sniff and then use it. Don't get hung up on best before dates....

[thegreengoblet]

Piglet said:

Cured meat will last for ages (it was cured to last a winter outside of a fridge originally!), as said, give it a sniff and then use it. Don't get hung up on best before dates....

There's a difference between "best before" and "use by" dates. Best before is just that, it's at it's best before that date, but still probably edible some time after. My gravy granules are about a year out of date, but I still use them to boost and thicken my beef gravy and I've never had any issues if you get my drift. Use by is a bit more serious though. I personally wouldn't touch dairy products past their use by date - yoghurts for example. Meat and eggs.... maybe a couple of days if they smell ok. I view it as they have have to cater for the worse case conditions when they set a use by date, so a couple of days shouldn't hurt if you've stored them correctly. However, if in any doubt, bin it.

[spikeyhead]

Piglet said:

Cured meat will last for ages (it was cured to last a winter outside of a fridge originally!), as said, give it a sniff and then use it. Don't get hung up on best before dates....

Whilst that's true of real cured bacon, what's sold as bacon in most places won't last much past its sell by date even kept in the fridge.

[neilsfishing]

smell it

[ali_kat]

Does it have a 'smell' or a 'greenish' tinge to it, or white 'spots' on it?

If bin it!

If eat it

[Percy Flage]

FFS.

The use by and sell by dates are part of the great yoopian yoonion red tapey bks. If it smeel OK eat it. If it's got green ould growqing on it, bin it, or scrape it off and cook it and eat it. Cooking is great, it kills things.

[ali_kat]

Percy Flage said:

FFS.

The use by and sell by dates are part of the great yoopian yoonion red tapey bks. If it smeel OK eat it. If it's got green ould growqing on it, bin it, or scrape it off and cook it and eat it. Cooking is great, it kills things.

For the most, but meat - green, smells or white bits - cooking won't kill it

[neilsfishing]

ali_kat said:

Percy Flage said:

FFS.

The use by and sell by dates are part of the great yoopian yoonion red tapey bks. If it smeel OK eat it. If it's got green ould growqing on it, bin it, or scrape it off and cook it and eat it. Cooking is great, it kills things.

For the most, but meat - green, smells or white bits - cooking won't kill it

Burn it will

[steveo29]

lol at some of the responses.

the smell test seems the best aproach.

well... i dont think it was past the use by but i had open the pack and eaten half an then not wrapped it up an forgot about it for 4 days. when the pack says summat like 48 hours.

ah well im still hear and not got salmonela or similar.

all good