Is this bacon off?

[Sticks.]

Now I'm not a slave to use by dates but there are some things it's worth being careful with.

I've had this bacon in a sealed pack at the bottom of my fridge for about 10 days since it was delivered. The use by dates is tomorrow. It smalls fine, of nothing, but is the discolouration part of normal variation or a sign it's going off?



It's not from my regular supermarket deliverer but one where I've had prematurely bad food before, though some time ago, hence my slight concern.

[jonamv8]

With pork my measure of being off is generally by smell, u know when pork is on the turn

[Silvanus]

Anaemic, yes. Off, no

[toasty]

That'll kill you to death even if you open it. Or maybe it'll just be fine.

If you're risk averse, triple wrap it and put it in the outdoor bin.

If you're a rampant risk taker, eat it raw.

If you're somewhere in the middle, just cook it and spit it out if it tastes funny.

[normalbloke]

Sniff test. Cook it.

[QJumper]

It's fine

[Super Sonic]

Can't see any mould, does it smell ok?

[anonymous-user]

Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Cook, eat and enjoy.

[996Keef]

Get it in the pan , man

[sherman]

Thats perfectly fine.

The yellow is from the sulphur in the fas from when its packaged.
Get it eaten.

[CypSIdders]

Bacon is cured, with salt, the chances of it going off, in a sealed pack, in a fridge, are next to non existent!
I've had bacon, in a fridge, in an open packet for three weeks, there was nothing wrong with it!

[21TonyK]

Sticks. said:

The use by date is tomorrow.

Theres your answer. Its been stored safely and you are within the manufacturers use by date (which will allow for sub optimal storage).

Eat up.

[Sticks.]

Thanks for all the replies. I took it out of the fridge today, let it warm to room temp a little, after which it failed the sniff test.

21TonyK said:

Theres your answer. Its been stored safely and you are within the manufacturers use by date (which will allow for sub optimal storage).

Eat up.

You'd think, wouldn't you? But this was the first delivery I've had from this supermarket for some time (one at the upper price-bracket) because the last two times I had food which was off before its date, eg furry tomatoes and a Madras with a green section. So although I stored it safely I'd question whether they did.

[CraigyMc]

Sticks. said:

Now I'm not a slave to use by dates but there are some things it's worth being careful with.

I've had this bacon in a sealed pack at the bottom of my fridge for about 10 days since it was delivered. The use by dates is tomorrow. It smalls fine, of nothing, but is the discolouration part of normal variation or a sign it's going off?



It's not from my regular supermarket deliverer but one where I've had prematurely bad food before, though some time ago, hence my slight concern.

It's bacon. It'll be fine. Eat it.

[Zoon]

I usually worry once it turns black.

[anonymous-user]

Sticks. said:

You'd think, wouldn't you? But this was the first delivery I've had from this supermarket for some time (one at the upper price-bracket) because the last two times I had food which was off before its date, eg furry tomatoes and a Madras with a green section. So although I stored it safely I'd question whether they did.

As an ex supermarket customer delivery driver, I can assure you some don't.

[Riley Blue]

Somewhat at a tangent but a local corner shop is rumoured to be turning off its freezers and chiller units overnight because of the cost of running them 24/7.

[Sticks.]

pocketspring said:

Sticks. said:

You'd think, wouldn't you? But this was the first delivery I've had from this supermarket for some time (one at the upper price-bracket) because the last two times I had food which was off before its date, eg furry tomatoes and a Madras with a green section. So although I stored it safely I'd question whether they did.

As an ex supermarket customer delivery driver, I can assure you some don't.

I'm not surprised. This one picks the groceries from the store and the only time I've been there, the displays were well below the standard of other stores of the same company I'd been to. My main delivery store picks from a depot and once or twice fish has had a whiff of ammonia but everything else has been fine for years.

ETA it did look greyer today as well as the odour.

Edited by Sticks. on Wednesday 30th November 15:49

[HTP99]

CypSIdders said:

Bacon is cured, with salt, the chances of it going off, in a sealed pack, in a fridge, are next to non existent!
I've had bacon, in a fridge, in an open packet for three weeks, there was nothing wrong with it!

Whilst not 3 weeks, I regularly have an opened pack of bacon sat in the fridge for well over a week and past it's use by date, still alive to tell the tale after eating it.

[CypSIdders]

HTP99 said:

CypSIdders said:

Bacon is cured, with salt, the chances of it going off, in a sealed pack, in a fridge, are next to non existent!
I've had bacon, in a fridge, in an open packet for three weeks, there was nothing wrong with it!

Whilst not 3 weeks, I regularly have an opened pack of bacon sat in the fridge for well over a week and past it's use by date, still alive to tell the tale after eating it.

Before I left the UK, I knew a few people who ate bacon raw, it didn't appear to do them any harm!