Two Scotch eggs in the fridge, use by date is 29th January. Would you risk it? I'm tempted but my other half says no. WWSTWD???
Sniff test IMO. The egg will be fine and I suspect the sausage meat will as well if your fridge is as cold as mine.
Yeah if they’ve been in an unopened air tight pack and don’t look / smell dodgy I’d give them a go.
Bloody hell! I wouldn't give it a seconds thought.
Yes I would.😁
I would.
I've been rummaging in the freezer for tonights tea. Will let you know how we go on later as the date is 02122015 🤔🤞
I'm also going to ask, "How have they not been scoffed before" along with pork pies and "pork power bars" i.e. sausage rolls
Slice in half and add mayonnaise between the egg and the sausage.
On a similar note, I've discovered some unopened Stilton cheese in the fridge with a "best before date" of Dec 29.
Still safe to eat?? Would hate to see it go to waste....
I’d eat them without question but if you want a frisson of excitement to your Friday night, warm them on a radiator for a couple of hours!
Nope.
Yep and the cheese. Best before dates need to be removed.
As for Stilton, I’ve been eating some for the last few days, very much out of date, with pear for breakfast and I’m still here. Hard to tell when Stilton is out of date anyway..
Yes to scotch eggs and stilton.
Sniff test for the scotch eggs. Best before Stilton? Wouldn't hesitate.
yes. twice with sauce.
Without doubt, the dates meaningless in our house. If it passes the smell and taste test it gets eaten.
I read something on Sky News the other day that said only 18% of people eat out of date food. Which I thought was bonkers!
We've just downloaded the Too Good To Go app and they were in our first purchase. Along with 6 litres of assorted juices. So that's breakfast sorted.
Sniff and munch
Stilton is already moldy. Don't see how it can be any worse
Feeling like a bit of an outlier. If they were quality product yes, otherwise no!
Deep fat fry them just to be safe.
Bonus in that they will be nicer too.
Yes, as long as they smelled fine
I wouldn't even have checked the date.
Our local Spanish does them with harisa lamb mince.
Perfection squared.
Slice in half and add mayonnaise between the egg and the sausage.
Mayonnaise?? What kind of freakery is this?? Pickle for the win. Plus the vinegar content of the pickle will kill any 'bad stuff'
I'd have had them both polished off before the missis had got the word 'no' out.
Pickle for the win
Piccallili really elevates a scotch egg.
Slice in half and add [s]mayonnaise[/s] brown sauce between the egg and the sausage.
Had a similar prob on one I bought. Cut it in half, removed the egg to find the white bit had a somewhat greenish tinge. Smelled ok, but its colour consigned it to the bin.
I suspect some of the positive answers on here are only saying yes because they're waiting for the thread "Remember that Scotch egg"....
"Use by" and "best before" are different. I'd be cautious of the Scotch eggs, but a lot of cheese is better for being a bit older. Cheese is meant to keep. I take Baby Belle cheese on 14 day sea kayak trips, unrefrigerated, and I left some in a plastic box for a year because of covid lockdown, it definitely improved.
I'm a fan of Scotch eggs and Stilton, but I'd be hesitant about trying out of date eggs.
Goodness me who can afford to throw away a scotch egg these days?
What is the worst that can happen from eating a some dodgy mince that has gone slightly off?
Just a bit of food poisoning with stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, diarrhea, chills and/or fever. You will know soon enough, well up to 72 hours after eating the scotch egg. And it won't last more than a few days, at the most.
Save your pennies and enjoy! 😋
My OH is a microbioligist and we basically work on a phases-of-matter rule...
Hmmm…nah wouldn’t eat it, though to be fair the date wasn’t the deal breaker. Scotch eggs, not a fan.
we basically work on a phases-of-matter rule…
You don't eat a scotch egg if the level of decomposition has caused it to liquify?
29 jan - absolutely. Ffs - this stuff isn’t going to kill you at midnight. I don’t even understand why this is a question.
I would. For both. And I have anosmia thanks to long covid. With mustard. Also for both.
I did once almost poison the family with off chicken breast. Was cooking it in a pan when they came back to a house smelling of rotten chicken. It may have been between phases, but I did rinse it off first!
Yes.
If you don't post again that probably means my well-meaning response was wrong.
I want to say yes to fit in with the crowd. But honestly, I doubt it. That's a week ago tomorrow. I hate food waste, and happily eat stuff past bbe with a good look and sniff. But It's egg and more importantly, minced sausage meat. How were they prepared, how were they transported and stored before you got them?
I'd not risk it,but you crack on 😂
29 jan – absolutely. Ffs – this stuff isn’t going to kill you at midnight. I don’t even understand why this is a question.
Er...
https://pochattraining.co.uk/listeria-recall-mcwurst-scotch-eggs/
4 days over, fine. The sausage will be so processed it'll be practically preserved. The egg will tell you if its gone off.
https://pochattraining.co.uk/listeria-recall-mcwurst-scotch-eggs//blockquote >That ^^ link says "also cause severe illness, including severe sepsis, meningitis, or encephalitis, sometimes resulting in lifelong harm and even death." But unless you actually read that before eating the scotch egg I can't see why you wouldn't enjoy eating it.
There is no doubt that minced meat 5 days past its use by date should be fine, but of course no one can guarantee that it will be.
If that is a problem for you then it is probably best to leave the scotch outside for the foxes. That is what I do with food that I feel would be suitable for an animal that survives by scavenging - it will be fine for the foxes and won't be wasted.
How come scotch eggs is scotch? I mean, they don't contain whiskey. And they're not deep fried or tartan, so not even Scottish.
What gives?
Would i eat them? Probably not, but only because they're so bland. If it were a lasagne that went out of date on the 29th i'd be levering it into my face whilst i'm writing this.
Oh wait, they are deep fried aren't they. That's why they're scottish. Presumably, back in ye olde times it was a cadburys creme egg rather than a real egg. Mystery solved.
That’s why they’re Scottish
They aren't Scottish.
Just do the sniff test.. cut it in half and give it a sniff.
If it smells funky bin it, if it doesn't smell funky, eat it.
Sending out products with Listeria is not the same as whether a safe at POS product can be used after a used by date though is it.
I would do as others, smell them, look at them, taste a small bit and go from there.
I’m tempted but my other half says no.
Why do you ask questions you might not like the answers to?
Get them eaten.
Sending out products with Listeria is not the same as whether a safe at POS product can be used after a used by date though is it.
Listeria is absolutely everywhere in the environment, it can be found in meat, fish, dairy produce, vegetables, and fruit.
It can thrive in soil by absorbing dissolved organic material in the same way as mushrooms, or or it can make the transition to a pathogen and thrive in humans and animals.
Listeria can live, thrive, and multiply, in low temperatures associated with refrigeration.
It is unrealistic to assume that all safe food can and will be free from Listeria :
"Many methods, such as the application of antimicrobial agents and UV radiation, have been used to reduce the microbial load in fresh produce. However, a pathogenic bacterium such as L. monocytogenes might not be completely inactivated due to its remarkable ability to survive in adverse conditions."
The best that can be reasonably be hoped for is to minimise the microbial load in fresh produce. One of the effective ways of doing that is to limit the period of time before consumption:
"Several reports have demonstrated that L. monocytogenes is commonly present in a wide variety of fresh produce samples. It is important to reduce the level of this pathogen to enhance the fresh produce safety and protect consumer health."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5368540/
Just do the sniff test.. cut it in half and give it a sniff.
If it smells funky bin it, if it doesn’t smell funky, eat it.
Why would you do that to a scotch egg which you felt was safe to eat? It doesn't sound like a reliable and very scientific way to test for pathogens. Would you be happy with scotch egg manufacturers to use that as a means of measuring the safety of their products?
A far more reliable way to find out if a scotch egg is safe to eat is to eat it and see if it makes you ill. Vomiting and diarrhoea will help you to decide whether not throwing away a scotch egg was worth it.
Has the OP posted recently?
Cost of Scotch egg - £couple of quid
Cost of heaving your guts out from both ends for a number of days ? then of course that nausea feeling.lasting as long. AND the chance it might develop into a very nasty illness.
Throw it in the bin you cheap barstard 😆
And they’re not deep fried
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They are?
I have two opinions
1 it depends on the scotch egg, unless they are top quality fresh butcher type ones then they'd go on the bin before best before date. A rubbery egg rattling in a leathery spongy case is rank.
If they are worth eating Kryton has it, piccililli for the win. Prickly and mustard are acceptable in a pinch.
Best before-Ignore
Use by but with a fairly long shelf life i.e Yogurts with a few weeks on them, sniff and go.
Use by with just a few days shelf life, such as cream, sandwich fillings, pastys, I'd probably go a day past as long as I'm confident it's not been out the fridge too long! But otherwise it's not worth the risk of missed outings on the bike!
Frozen... I'll go years past the use by!
They'll be fine - better with a tin of pipping hot baked beans over them - sausage egg n beans 😋
Listeria is absolutely everywhere in the environment, it can be found in meat, fish, dairy produce, vegetables, and fruit.
Yeah, I am well aware of what listeria is. My comment was specifically at the false link between a product recall with known Listeria presence and a product a few days over its use by date. It may have Listeria it may not, just as it may or may not have on the day of it's use by date.
Anyway I just ask my wife as she is always right and I have history of self induced issues eating things I shouldn't have...
If it smelled Ok I would be happy with a 1923 date.
Completely pointless printing ink waste.
I think the Listeria recall article which dyna-ti posted was to highlight how dangerous Listeria can be, the article mentions possible complications caused by Listeria.
I guess it is up to you if you believe this creates a false link between possible Listeria poisoning due to high levels of contamination and food past its use by date.
Personally I think it is quite pertinent - microbial load can increase significantly with the passage of time.
Wash it in some Milton if you’re worried and then eat it. Mmmmm! Mild bleach
Did you decide? If it's a no, bring them next time we ride please
Youngest had one last night and survived so I finished the other one this morning. I did slather it in Reggae Reggae sauce so I could've been eating anything.
Do Scotch eggs float in water if they're off? 😉
Cut it in half, removed the egg to find the white bit had a somewhat greenish tinge.
That in itself is not a problem. It's just a reaction of sulphur in egg white and iron in the yolk usually caused by overcooking. Perfectly edible if unsightly.
Scotch eggs float in whisky.
Youngest had one last night and survived so I finished the other one this morning.
Im sure thats pretty unethical, testing possibly poisoned food on the kids 😯
Maybe you should check back in every few hours, till the 72 hours gestation period is up.
Use by dates are a thing for cattle and love play, not scotch eggs
A scotch egg in a packet with a use by date probably wasn't worth eating when it was packaged.
A scotch egg from the butchers probably wouldn't have made it home.
Fry them with onions and they'll be beautiful.
I'm very jealous.
Brown sauce...Northern Antibiotic
A recent food "discovery" has been fish finger fried rice. Now I'm thinking Scotch Egg Fried Rice could be a goer.
I'd always use the sniff test, that's what we did before they started printing dates on everything, and somehow the human race thrived. TBF some of the supermarkets are removing dates from some foods. Noticed it on some peppers the other day.
Only caveat is that my sense of smell was a bit crap after COVID. Think it's pretty much back to normal now.
What does Listeria and Salmonella smell like?
Well all good so far, not even an eggy fart.
Plus you have saved yourself about £1.50. It sounds like a win-win to me. 👍
Sometimes I have rice in the fridge that a couple of days past it’s use by date.
I add it to some soup and stick it in the oven for about three hours on the lowest setting.
That seems to kill any bacteria ☠️☠️☠️
Rice is the one food I'm scared to use my common sense (i.e. senses) on due to horror stories when living abroad. Weird bugs on rice.
Yes. Just ate a pork pie dated 31.1.23.
If it smells alright it probably is. I will report back later on the soundness of my hypothesis.
Surely, suggesting you.can pick up a bug, eating an iffy Scotch egg, must be a racist trope aimed at the good people of Scotland.?
Asking for a friend...
No. An iffy Scots egg or Scottish egg might be a racist trope.
rice
Aye, botulism for a start.
must be a racist trope aimed at the good people of Scotland.?
Never mind about that, someone just claimed "Weird bugs on rice".
We dealt with that apparently racist trope a couple of weeks ago.