Would you eat this?

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Pork shoulder, use by the 5th and I just noticed. Was planning to slow cook it and I can cook it tomorrow so 3 days out of date
kept in a fridge at 4c if it matters

I wouldn’t eat chicken that far over but would with beef.. I’m just not sure about pork!

Yep.

If it smells and looks okay I would. You'll not get a consensus on here though.

Absolutely no way. Especially not pork.

I wouldn’t. I’m very careful about use by dates on meat. It might be fine, but I wouldn’t enjoy eating it.

Yes, I just use my nose.

It's never let me down yet.

Not pork. Also, a domestic fridge is very unlikely to be 4C, you are better assuming 8C.

I’ve got 2 thermometers in it, one is a commercial one
(I have medication in my fridge and it’s temperature sensitive)

If it smells ok I would definitelt
cook it

No I wouldn't, sorry.

It's been kept in the fridge. It should be fine. If it smells ok cook it.

Yeah I'd definitely still eat it.

Smell it and I’d start the cook tonight

If it smells Ok then yes I would.

What kind of packaging is it in? My local butcher does in foil bags. Supermarket does vaccum packed packaging.

Vacuum, it’s supermarket

Nope. Any enjoyment would be spoilt by worry of being potentially ill. Love pork.

I do a pulled pork most weeks and bag and freeze in portions but I totally forgot to check the date

If it passes the sniff test I absolutely would be cooking it.

Nope too risky

I'm usually very risk averse when it comes to meat, but in this case I think I would see what is smells like. If it still smells fresh then I would cook it as it is going to be very well cooked. If it smells even a tiny bit less than fresh then I wouldnt.

Like others, if it smells OK I would cook today.

It would only be an upset stomach if it wasn’t OK, and I’d look on that as a quick way to shift a few pounds anyway! Cook it - it’s a win-win 😀

I’ve decided to bin it. I’ve had campylobacter from chicken and still haven’t touched chicken since so the last thing I want is to be put off pork!

I would, but then I tend to buy meat from the butchers and it has no date on it so I have to go by what it looks/smells like rather than a date anyway.