Raw chicken use by today

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Raw chicken legs in the fridge, just noticed they have use by date of today! Would you still cook them today & eat them?

Yes

yes as long as they smell ok

Of course. Why wouldn't you?

Yes
Or put them in the freezer

It says ‘use by 10 April’, if you cook them today you’ll be using them by 10 April, can’t see the problem!

Obviously if they smell or look funny don’t eat them but I’d assume that’d be the case even if they were in date

As above

Come on, no one's this thick.

Absolutely, a shop would sell that in its reduced section.

There are legally allowed to be on shelves and sold until close of business

Of course, they are still in date.

Smell them! You will certainly know if they are off.

Bought some a few weeks ago, going out that day, and the smell was vile. The chicken was also covered in tiny specks/spors of bacteria you see in petrie dishes.

Equally, I've had chicken many more times going out that day which have been perfectly fine. Just ensure its cooked through and not pink.

Eat today or freeze them.

If it was me I would def use them but maybe cook them for an extra 5 or 10 mins to make sure they are cooked though.

Well of course, the use by date is today not yesterday

@Burpalot Well aren't you just lovely.

Thanks for most of the replies. I'm usually really picky & would eat much sooner than the last day with meat but I hate waste! Will cook for dinner.

Yes they will be fine :) you can usually smell with chicken when it's off as well.

Yep!

Yes of course

Why wouldn't you? If they look and smell OK then go ahead.

As long as you swallow the last bite before midnight. It turns poisonous on the twelfth chime

Seriously?

Stinking to high heaven and having turned green aside what possible reason would there be to not eat it?

It would be pretty obvious if you weren't supposed to eat it. You can't miss the smell. Otherwise, freeze it and use another day.

I went to put my chicken in the slow cooker, mine was also dated today but it smelt awful, so having ham instead.
Trust me, you cannot miss the smell if it has turned. Now annoyed at the waste of food!

I think use by/best before dates probably create a lot more food waste than is necessary. I suppose without them we would have people eating things that had turned green and smelt of decay and rot, but I'm sure they'd learn.