when you buy a pack of sliced ham..................

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and it says "consume within 2 days" do you
a) follow their instructions
b) think feck it and eat it anyway on day 3

b
Unless it is shimmery and green.

b - for sure!

defo eat it on day 3. They're just guidelines, aren't they? And its wrapped in the fridge.

Disclaimer: I don't eat meat. I feed it to others on the third day!

I leave it for a week or two

It smells BAD when it's off

use your NOSE

When it's off I feed it to the birdies

B

and C - eat untill it is either slimey and stinky or green.

b.

It's ham! It's naturally preserved! That's what ham IS.

I bought a whole chorizo in its packaging from the deli the other day. The tag (still on the chorizo packet) said BBE Feb 2010 or something. The printed label stuck on by the deli lady said "EAT ON DAY OF PURCHASE".

b (and c - eat until you can tell it's going off)

and now the important question............

is it nice ham????

If it smells okay, i think you can eat it. That has always been my mantra and i have had food poisoning twice in twenty years - once from a tomato (cutting mold off didn't work) and once from a cup cake.

i keep it until it grows mould on it
then DH eats it!

I always think ham smells of poo when you first open the packet, regardless of freshness.

Anyone?

(Oh, and in answer to op, I'd eat it if it smelt ok).

Of course its nice ham! Cant bear the cheap crap.
Thanks for all your answers! Off to eat some day 3 ham x

yes it does Cadelaide. Stinks.

I buy ham from a deli and it lasts for ages. Is there any reason why packaged ham has the two day guidance? Is it something to do with the protective atmosphere that you sometimes see mentioned?

Oh b) of course

Why is it so blardy hard to find nice ham. Every pack in the supermarket seems to have the dreaded words "formed" on it

What is formed ham? Because it doesn't sound good. It sounds reconstituted and yukky.

cheap ham is good in toasted sandwiches - proper ham just doesn't taste the same in them

your ham smells of poo!?!

Change your shop, ladies!

i think they chop it all up, add water and crap to it to make it nice and square shaped and then sell it
so you would think with all the additives in it, it would be edible for years!