Quick response- whole chicken 2 days past use by date- ok to cook/eat??

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Would you cook a whole chicken that's 2 days past USE BY date?

Definitely not!

Yes, if it smelt ok. Take it out of the bag, let it 'breathe' for an hour then smell it.

100% No

Yes. Unless it stank.

Unpack, Eyeball and sniff, trust me if it’s off you’ll know.

It's a cook in the bag one. Does that make a difference?

Said chicken

If it looks alright and doesn't smell, it's ok and yes I would.

Definitely not! Key words: Chicken, Use by, 2 days over.

no! for goodness sake what is the matter with people? If it has gone bad it might smell, but it might also not smell, so you definitely can not trust your "nose." But why on earth would you risk it anyway?! People can die from chicken related food poisoning.

Oh buggar, I don't know what to do. Opinions are divided.

In theory, if it looks OK and smells OK, it almost certainly safe to eat. In practice, I probably wouldn't risk it. I certainly wouldn't cook it in its bag without having opened it up and given it a good smell and look over.

Nope.

Use By dates are there to cover the supermarket's arse.

Look, smell, cook, look, smell again.

I might throw it then. I'm new to cooking roasts. I wouldn't know what 'off' chicken smells like. My mum said it's ok, but it's for me and my toddler, so probably not worth risking. Thanks everyone!

Nope, nope and thrice Nope. I've even thrown away chicken IN date if it smells wrong. Yuck!

Do you have anything else you can cook for dinner?
Are you skint and can't afford not to use it?

I'd say no, don't use it. I've had food poisoning before from bad chicken. Lasted for a hideous time.

No not for something as bad as poultry and pork. Beef maybe, bread and such definitely as long as its not moldy. Dairy, poultry, pork and seafood are by far the worst for dangerous stuff when out of date.

It's in the wheelie bin! Ta ta chicken.

It's only my second time doing a roast, was looking forward to it.

I've found some pork shoulder steaks I can defrost though.

Oh dear, I eat dairy out date all the time. Never risked meat though.

It's the stuffing I'd be especially worried about

As long as it smelt ok I would have happily cooked it for the family and eaten it. Most chicken food poisoning comes from poor cooking or hygiene rather than it being out of date, especially if it doesn't look or smell off - and you'd know if it smelt off!