Would you eat rump steak with use by 24 Dec?

[Redfox]

Found 2 rump steaks at bottom of fridge that I had forgotten about and use by 24 Dec, they should be ok to cook up tonight do you think?

I would smell them and if they're ok go for it.

Yeh they'll be fine. Give them a sniff first though.

Yep, sniff them like a Bloodhound.

Meat has an amazing way of letting you know it's off, no matter what the date on the packaging says.

Definitely would, it’ll be absolutely fine.

They have just be aged a little longer!
As other said, open the packet and sniff them. If they smell off or have a slippery/slime over them, bin. If they smell fine, I'd ensure they were piping hot before eating.

@WorraLiberty

Yep, sniff them like a Bloodhound.

Meat has an amazing way of letting you know it's off, no matter what the date on the packaging says.

Yup!

Fine. Enjoy!

If they look and smell ok I would .

Yes, definitely

No because it’s the 27th.

Yes, good beef is hung for ages before it gets to you.
Not if it stinks though.

Yes, it’ll be fine.

I agree with PP sniff , and look but unless it's been out of the fridge at some point for a few hrs it should be fine

@AldiAisleofCrap

No because it’s the 27th.

So by that reckoning, if it said January 2nd on the packaging but smelled off, you'd still eat it because of the number?

Smell is key. If smell ok you could risk it, if smell dodgy bin them.

I have my fridge turned down to 1 degree to make sure turkey did not go off.

Yes I thought they would be ok and sage advice all round, but I will give them a good sniff.

I'm sure they will be just fine. If they are vaccum packed, take them out the plastic as soon as you can though.

Absolutely not!

Best before dates.. sniff test applies.
Use by dates.. they're three days beyond the use by date.. grim! Bin them unless you want to make yourself ill.

If beef looks and smells fine it will be fine.

I'd totally eat the unless they smelled terrible (unlikely!)

@PeachesBright

Absolutely not!

Best before dates.. sniff test applies.
Use by dates.. they're three days beyond the use by date.. grim! Bin them unless you want to make yourself ill.

But surely beef is aged to make it taste better. As long as it looks and smells ok, it'll be fine.

Good steak will already be two weeks old before it is cut and packaged.
An extra day will not harm it.

Nope.

Also the sniff test is useless because you can't always smell the bacteria that may make you ill.

Gov.uk doc on food safety