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Steak 2 days past best before date - would you???

44 replies

Whowhatwherewhen01 · 22/07/2024 08:06

Would you eat steak that’s 2 days past its best before date??? Looks ok in packaging, yet to smell.

OP posts:
Lighteningstrikes · 22/07/2024 08:51

Yes, it will be fine.

If it (or anything) is off, you'll know by it's look/smell.

soupfiend · 22/07/2024 08:51

Oh and I would definitely eat it.

If you're worried slow cook it and put it in a curry or chilli

isthismylifenow · 22/07/2024 08:50

I would not even hesitate, if its been kept in the fridge that is.

It will be tender and more flavourful. Aged.

soupfiend · 22/07/2024 08:50

Kta7 · 22/07/2024 08:18

I think OP means ‘use by’, they won’t have put a ‘best before’ date on meat.

(If it looks and smells fine it’s probably ok.)

I was just going to say this, people use the terms interchangeably.

On a piece of meat its going to be a use by date, not a best before date

My OH calls all these dates the 'sell by date'. Wrong every time.

Candlelights1 · 22/07/2024 08:47

I would definitely eat it.
Not mince, but steak for sure.

Sherrystrull · 22/07/2024 08:46

No. It'll be a use by and I wouldn't risk it. I'd be annoyed at the waste though.

usernother · 22/07/2024 08:20

Definitely. I'd never waste steak.

TreeShrugger · 22/07/2024 08:19

Depends on how it looks and smells. If
both fine, yes I would.

Kta7 · 22/07/2024 08:18

I think OP means ‘use by’, they won’t have put a ‘best before’ date on meat.

(If it looks and smells fine it’s probably ok.)

Nicebloomers · 22/07/2024 08:18

Yes I would if it passed a smell test.

olympicsrock · 22/07/2024 08:17

Yes I would - if it smelled ok

Ponoka7 · 22/07/2024 08:17

I wouldn't but I've got a sensitive stomach. I would feed my DP it and most of my family would be able to eat it.

Changingplace · 22/07/2024 08:15

If you buy meat from the butchers there is no ‘best before’ - how does it look/smell? That’s a much better way to judge meat than the date that’s stamped on it.

TheDuck2018 · 22/07/2024 08:15

Yeah, as long as it smelt ok

RobertSalamander · 22/07/2024 08:14

Best before ≠ use by.

SeeSeeRider · 22/07/2024 08:14

'Best before' is not 'eat by', especially if it's been properly kept (e.g. in a fridge).

MyOtherHusbandIsAWash · 22/07/2024 08:10

No but I eat mine rare. I’d eat if it smelled ok and was well done.

TamingofShrews · 22/07/2024 08:10

Unless it smelled badly yes, I would. Possibly just cook a bit more thoroughly.

OneTC · 22/07/2024 08:09

Almost certainly. Especially if it's that shrink wrap stuff

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