Smoked salmon 2 days past use by - would you eat it?

[Fleecy]

That's it really! I've got a pack of smoked salmon offcuts and they've been in the fridge for just over a week. I usually freeze them but had it in my head they were good 'til the end of the week.

Use by is 7 Dec - do you think it would be okay? It's for DC as well.

[Lionstar]

yes

we once ate smoked salmon that I had frozen that was 6 months (!) past it's date (only realised after)

[gorionine]

I would smell it and decide after!

[Fleecy]

Good idea! I think it'll probably be okay - it's been kept chilled and it's unlikely to turn just like that. But because the DC are eating with us, it worries me a bit!

[120cmsOfSnow]

yes, should be fine. You can always cook it!
My dc's like it with pasta (heat it gently with some creme fraiche or cream and a squeeze of lemon juice). Very good on tagliatelle. yum.

[Fleecy]

Well I did cook it - and still here so far!

We did with pasta, leeks, cheese sauce and breadcrumbs and it was yum.

Thanks for your advice!

[pooexplosions]

[Lionstar]

Yes but I think 1 month in the freezer is the usual recommendation, and certainly not more than 3! But we survived

[darcymum]

I have stuff in my freezer that has been there for years, I'd happy eat.

[pooexplosions]

What exactly do you think will happen to frozen fish in a few months? Quality deteriorates with prolonged freezing but there is nothing harmful sbout salmon that has been frozen for 6 months unless there was something inherently wrong with it before you froze it.

[frogetyfrog]

Fish stinks if its off. If it doesnt stink or isnt slimy (in an off kind of way) then I think its fine. My pet hate is dates on food. What did people do before dates? They sniffed and felt food and knew if it was ok or off.