To eat a strangers dinner

[Imnotbatman]

The PIL came over yesterday with a bunch of frozen food. Their "across the road" neighbour had a freezer breakdown and was just going to throw away the lot and buy a huge new one which wasnt coming until next week.
PIL said they would take some of it off her hands. So they brought us some. I have a turkey crown, lots of frozen fish and some packaged up pre prepared bolognaise.
WIBU to defrost and eat a total stranger's meal? Or should I bin it?

Is it me or is it a bit odd to 'take it off their hands' rather than offer to store it in their freezer until the new one arrives?!

Okay, I get the 6 month + thing, even though personally I would still eat it. But a month isn't bad, is it? What's the point of a freezer if you're not going to keep stuff in it beyond a couple of weeks?

Sorry, they did offer but she said no, she wanted to start fresh (and was insured). (god, now I do sound like Im drip feeding)

Their own freezer might be full.

What's the problem?

Just make sure you heat it up properly, though.

Or something like that. Obviously i wasnt privvy to the conversation but they said she declined their offer to store it.

Oh, OK

Yeah, I'd eat it.

What Bertie botts said... What exactly is wrong with month old frozen bol? I never know how long to keep stuff in my freezer.....

Oh but I probably wouldn't eat random people's cooking without knowing them! Seems odd.

I was joking about the drip feed. I hate waste and when I say I eat anything I do. I ate cooked chicken breaded thing after I'd let it sit on the bench all night. yuck. And now I am easting 3day old mince that has been in the fridge.
I am clearly odd. Eat the spag bol.

I'd eat the spag bol, after heating it up properly. I think if you ever eat out, or even prepared ready meals etc. you probably don't want to be too fussy about other people's cooking.

If they definitely didn't want it back, then of course I'd eat it - why wouldn't you ?

Some folk keep stuff in their freezer for far longer than you should so no I wouldn't eat it. If the people whose food it was didn't fancy it then I'd be put off it largely due to that. If it was a relative or friend of mine and everything had dates on and I trusted them yes I'd eat it, but some random neighbour I don't know, no thanks

I take it you don't have a dog that would appreciate the spag Bol?

dogs do not eat spag bol. that is awful.

My dog loves a nice spag bol!

It they are concientious enought to date the spag bol and its only been in there a month I see no issue at all with eating it .... usual rules applying as making sure its hot in the middle. ( over 73 degrees centigrade is you feel the need to check it and all bugs will be dealt with).

Ah, but April of which year.........!

I'd eat it having just signed the SCF petition and been reminded of what I have that others dont

Oh, and my dogs love spaghetti Bol too

I'd definitely eat it. Simmering it for a half hour should kill off anything dubious about it. Presumably if someone serves you spag bol at their house you don't gack over it, so what's the difference - unless you actually know they are Life of Grime types who can't be trusted with a freezer!

(Actually being veggie, I'd give it to the cats, who'd be jolly grateful )

ridiculous letting your dog est spag bol.
how on earth do they twist the pasta in the spoon?

I would eat it because I wouldn't want to hurt their feelings not that they would know but I'm a little odd like that.

God if theyre organised enough to date their frozen food then I'd say theyre nice clean people.

I always mean to date my freezer stuff (usually whilst trying and failing to remember when that particular piece of meat was frozen) but I never do.

People that organized simply must be hygienic

I reckon the dogs would manage.

bellissima

You can get electric forks that twist the pasta.....