Chicken past it’s use by date - yay or nay?

[Ikeasucks]

A whole chicken- Forgot it was in the fridge - dated 9th July but smells absolutely fine. Seems such a waste of a poor chooks life to just go in the bin.

I agree but don’t risk it. It’s a nay from me.

I wouldn't risk it with chicken

No.

One day maybe, 5 days, not a chance

That's quite a way out of date for chicken. Usually if it smells ok I will use it but 5 days is a push.

I wouldnt risk it but I know people who would if it smelled fine

Definitely a ney one product I don't mess with is chicken

No way

Food can still look fresh even when it's off
Wouldn't risk it especially chicken

So it's a nay from me

Oh my goodness no.

If it smells ok and there is no slime and you’re oven cooking it. It should be ok. But people wash chicken on mumsnet and are probably going to be glad when they start bleaching them. So I’m sure you’ll overwhelmingly get a no answer!

No, please don’t eat it. Meat - particularly chicken - can be full of bacteria even if it smells fine.

Other foods - like fruit, vegetables, even diary products - you can do the smell test or even cut off the mouldy bits - but not with meat, fish or chicken!

If it smells fine, it'll be fine. I'd eat it no worries. But I go against MN on many things, so perhaps wise to ignore me

You know when chicken is off and if you don't when it's uncooked you will when it's cooking

Mind I walked in on husband cooking chicken once and nearly vomited. He was oblivious not envy. I check all his meat these days because obviously he doesn't have a sense of smell!

I'm pretty lax with use by dates, but 5 days is too much for chicken imo.

I’m pretty lax with dates on food but I wouldn’t use the chicken. One day yes, maybe two if it smelled/felt okay but not five days.

Also there’s a difference between a sell by date and a use by date

I'm quite ambivalent about use by dates on lots of things, but never chicken. I would bin it,

Cook it and if it smells bad, Chuck it

If it looks and smells fine then I'd eat it.

Definitely bin it, chicken is one of those foods not to mess around with and 5 days past use by is a lot for any fresh meat

Nooooooo!!! I would if it was one day but not nearly a week.

Not five days over I wouldn’t.
Also how can you miss a whole chicken in the fridge.

No not after 5 days

1 day - 2 max for OOD chicken.
You could cook it and give it to the dog if you have one.
Make sure it's 'really' cooked through though.

My question is why on earth would you?

I'm a sniffer and have eaten things waaay past their use by date. But not chicken. Or indeed any other fresh meat or fish. One or two days past date max.

I have survived 12 days out of date coleslaw, but that was an accident! I hate throwing food away, especially if it hasn't even been opened, but I would say in this case, don't risk it.