How long after the "sell by" date is meat okay to consume?!


Question: How long after the "sell by" date is meat okay to consume!?
And also, how long can you store meat in your fridge before it should be thrown out!?

Mostly I am worried about:
Chicken
Hamburger Meat
Lean Pork Chops
Steak

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Answers:
It depends!.
The date is only a guideline!.
But, people do tend to panic when it comes to meat dates!.
Unless you've worked in a butcher shop, it would be hard to understand why alot of meat ( even when it gets smelly) is still good!.

Chicken either contains salmonella or it doesn't!.
If a chicken doesn't have it, keeping it longer will not cause the chicken to get it!. It would get a different bacteria!.
Most of them would be destroyed by cooking it to an internal temp of 165 to 170F!.( including salmonella)!.
So if a chicken has a slightly inpleasant odor, just wash it with lemon juice or vinegar!. Very strong odor---toss!.
also always store chicken on the lowest part of the fridge, well wrapped and away from other foods!.( so if a chicken is infected it doesn't drip on other foods causing cross-contamination)!.

Hamburger meat should be frozen if your going to keep it for more then 3 days or so( again a guideline)!.
If it gets black or gray on the inside, that doesn't mean it's bad!. ( it's caused by moisture and oxidation)!. When it gets a slight odor its still good!. An unpleasant odor---toss!.

Lean pork chops!?
You should always buy fatty pork chops!.( much better quality)!.
Meat is graded accorded to fat content!. The higher the fat content, the more expensive and better( ie, "Prime Meat" contains a much higher fat level "marbleing" which equals juicy and tender!.
Again, pork is very hardy and Trichinosis no longer exists!.
The days of "all pork products must be thoroughly cooked" are gone!. That sign always had to be posted in meat markets but is no longer required!.

We wet age steaks for 28 days a dry age up to 6 weeks!.
( but thats under different conditions then yout fridge)!.
I never worry about steaks!.
I eat them when they turn black!.
Naturally, if you dont handle them right and they're suffocating in shrink wrap, it will cause them to get slimy and eventually go bad!.( They need air to age)!.
The bacteria in beef cannot penetrate through the steak!.
That is the reason that you can order a steak rare but not a hamburger!. Why is that!?
If they're made from the same meat why would it apply to chopped and not a whole steak!?
The reason is because the bacteria present and the surface of the steak now becomes mixed in when you make chopped meat and it is spread throughout the meat!.
To eat chopped meat safely, it must be cooked to an internal temp of 155F ( not so with a steak)!.
Fillet Mignon is the only part of the cow that can be eaten ( relatively safely) raw!.
The reason is because it is encased it inches of fat( if you ever saw one in this state) that the bacteria cannot go through to infect the meat!.
So steak "tar-tar" or beef "carpaccio" should only be made using Fillet!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I wouldnt trust any meat past its sell by date in the fridge, it goes bad so easily!. I try not to buy a lot of meat at once, and I put it in the freezer if I think we wont eat it in a couple days!. I also get those perfect portion packages of chicken!. It comes with 6 single servings of chicken breast!. I throw the whole pack in the freezer and defrost a couple a a time when we want them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Use the sniff test, if you are in doubt!.

Open the package, and sniff!. If you have a terrible cold, have someone else sniff!. If it smells bad, it is!. If not, cook it!.

I've had meat go bad before the sell-by date, and be good for a few days afterwards!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

As long as it is frozen, it should not be bad at all!. If it is in the fridge after the sell date, throw it out!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

just throw it away dont chance it!Www@FoodAQ@Com

never more than 2 days!Www@FoodAQ@Com

a key in this, how long was it out of the fridge, if it got warm before refrigeration its already breeding disease!.

if it stayed cold, and you got it into the freezer before the due date its all good for 5 months except the pork 3 months is a good general rule!. good freezer containers or bags helps prevent freezer burn!.


in the fridge part 3 days, pork 2 days

once frozen should be cooked after micro thaw or put into hot water, once cooked has new freezer life 1 month longer that it had before!.

and about chicken!.!.!.!.
and some chicken soup for the soul; lol have fun=

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teach all the truth especially the young=

Provers 6:22 train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not depart from it!.


we can turn our back on Jesus, after this, yet he will never turn from us, and will lovingly correct us till we return to his love!.


yet I Corinthians 6:9-13 says to the unbeliever and adulterers too

"Such WERE some of you, but you have been cleansed by THE BLOOD OF JESUS!."

The Bible's teachings of Jesus unconditional love and care!.

Isaiah 9:6 the promised Messiah to be born mighty God =
"Unto us a child is born, a son is given, he shall be mighty God, the prince of peace!." Isaiah chapter 9 verse 6

Yes Jesus loves you and every one unconditionally, there is a God that cares!.


thank Jesus that he loves us unconditionally and has a better way;

How i came to Jesus was to understand his love and his words to let him into my heart's door, to forgive my sins and be my friend!.

Jesus speaking from heaven declares

"I love you and ask you to repent quickly of sin!. Behold I knock on your heart's door ask me in, and i will be your friend!." Revelation1:1 chapter 1 verse 1 & 3:19 &20

so I prayed; "Help me Jesus, I am sorry for my sins, come into my heart and be my friend, amen!."

and it happened Jesus is my Messiah and God as promised and my best friend!.

in Jesus amazing grace John 3 &10 repented of even 1 lie and all sins, and asked Jesus in to our heart to be our friend, amen It means born again and having the more abundant life, happy in Jesus joy!. :)

have a great week, David
and Romans 1:16 not ashamed to share the gospel to the Jew first and then to all people
Romans 9-11 the gentile is grafted in for their salvation, and to provoke the Jewish people to jealousy by their love of the Messiah Jesus and joy and inner peace as they share with them!.

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is a key the promised coming and death of Jesus the Messiah for our sins!.

praying for you and please pray for me too, thanksWww@FoodAQ@Com





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