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As for Stilton, I’ve been eating some for the last few days, very much out of date, with pear for breakfast and I’m still here. Hard to tell when Stilton is out of date anyway..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I read something on Sky News the other day that said only 18% of people eat out of date food.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...
POCHATTRAINING.CO.UK 4 days over, fine. The sausage will be so processed it'll be practically preserved. The egg will tell you if its gone off.
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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.
