To cook incorrectly stored pigs in blankets?

[Saltdoughmuncher]

My DH when putting away the food shop on Thursday evening accidentally put the frozen pigs in blankets in the fridge. We were going to use them today but the instructions say to cook from frozen. Can I still cook and use them? They have been stored in the fridge since Thursday evening.

I say yes they will be fine, DH is convinced they need throwing away.

They will be fine.

Yea, they will be fine, they’ve just defrosted.

I'd throw - pork will give you awful food poisoning.

They will be fine.

They'd be fine, just cook 'em.

I'd cook them and eat them, but then I have a cast-iron gut. I've only ever had 2 upset stomachs in all my 64 years.

I'd throw - use within 24hours once defrosted.

I’d use them. And I’m quite fussy. They might be a bit soggy though.

I would cook them. You usually have 72 hours after defrost to use

They will smell if they are off. You will be fine eating them.

If they smell ok, I'd cook them
If they still smell ok, I'd taste one.
If they tastes ok, I'd tell the kids they shouldnt be eaten, so I could scoff them all myself!

Put frozen in the fridge on Thursday evening, they will probably have taken at least 24 hours to fully defrost (I always find frozen stuff stays frozen for ages in the fridge)!

I’m very fussy about food storage because I have a delicate stomach but I’d eat these no problem.

Don’t throw away perfectly good food! If it looks, feels and smells fine, it will be fine. Once you’ve cooked it at 180 degrees it’s not going to poison anybody.

I’m vegetarian so I wouldn’t eat them anyway, but I do eat other food that’s supposed to be cooked from frozen when it’s defrosted. It’s not always as nice, but it’s perfectly fine to eat. If I ate meat, I’d cook those thoroughly and eat them no problem and I’m cautious because I don’t think any food is worth being ill over.

Cook them, eat them, let DH choose for himself whether to eat them or not 🤷🏻‍♀️

It would have only fully defrosted on Friday /sat morn and it's only a day or so after that now so totally fine to eat

I wouldn’t eat them, most things say use within 24 hours of defrosting. If you’d realised and used them in that time it would be fine.

I do know that it would probably still be fine. But I’m paranoid about these things and it’s really not the time of year to risk food poisoning.

Definitely fine. Cook them really well. Yum.

I would throw them as they’ve been defrosted a while and I wouldn’t want to risk being ill over Christmas

Depends.
I would, wouldn't even think about it.
But if you are the sort of person (and I suspect you are) that would worry about food poisoning from the first swallow, chuck them in the bin and buy new ones.
It is so easy to convince yourself you are sick, and then you will ruin Christmas for you and your family

I wouldn't risk it this close to Christmas.

I realise this is controversial but I would put them back in the freezer and then cook as instructed and they would almost certainly be fine. In my mind this is better than them being out of the freezer for nearly a week.

I know you're not supposed to do it but I defrost and refreeze meat quite often and never had a problem.

If they've been kept in the fridge, they'll be fine. Keep an eye on the cooking time as they might need a little less time cooked from chilled rather than frozen

This says 1-2 days so no, I wouldn’t risk it now.

www.stilltasty.com/fooditems/index/18275

How long do raw sausages last after being frozen and thawed? Sausages that have been defrosted in the fridge can be kept for an additional 1 to 2 days in the refrigerator before cooking

Bin it, it’s not worth the risk.

I would put them back in the freezer

After they've been thawing since Thursday evening??