Dull questions....sausages use by today

[Notsogrumpytoday]

Been in fridge over a week, dated use by today. If I cook them presumably ok tomorrow?

Pushing luck... Can I cook, cool and freeze them?

Might just need to accept some waste!

Yes and yes

I'd cook them and put them in the fridge until tomorrow.

Why don't you freeze them today if you don't want to eat them in the next few days?

They'll be absolutely fine to cook/eat/freeze. Why wouldn't they be?

Don't you have the freeze on day of purchase?

No you can freeze anytime as long as you've stored them correctly.

Cooking also gives you another 2 or 3 days (at least) to eat.

You could have bought the sausages today. The sausages don't know what day you've bought them!

Not been kept in an industrial fridge or freezer. Home fridge so temp not as carefully managed and opened/closed many times a day.

Also use by today. Extra careful I guess because I don't eat meat so it's only for DC.

Will still be fine. If it makes you feel better, cook them and freeze. Or cook and eat anytime in the next 2 or 3 days.

Right. Will cook them. Thank you

Obviously use your eyes/smell when you open the package (as you always should rather than trusting the date/packaging implicitly)!

They'd probably still be fine in 5 days time too. You'd be able to smell if they are not ok

I would happily freeze on the use by date if hadn't had time to cook. But indeed you can cook and freeze for even more reassurance.