Hi

I have bought a tray of (unfrozen) chicken fillets but did not pay
attention to the use by date. unfortunately it is in a couple of days
and i can't even consume 1/4 of it by then. there no indication on the
tray label if the fillets can be frozen or no

just asking if i freeze the fillets, can i still consume them after the
use by date?


manys thankss

> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have bought a tray of (unfrozen) chicken fillets but did not pay
> attention to the use by date. unfortunately it is in a couple of days
> and i can't even consume 1/4 of it by then. there no indication on the
> tray label if the fillets can be frozen or no
>
> just asking if i freeze the fillets, can i still consume them after the
> use by date?
>
>
> manys thankss
>

Yes. Otherwise, there'd be no point in freezing them. Put one or two fillets
in individual small plastic bags, or plastic wrap. Put them on a baking
sheet, and press flat. Put the baking sheet in the freezer, and the next
day, put all the little packages into a ziplock bag. Why flat? When you're
ready to defrost them, lay them on the thickest aluminum pan you have.
Because you froze them flat, they'll make more surface contact with the
aluminum and defrost much faster.

wrote:
>
> just asking if i freeze the fillets, can i still consume them
> after the use by date?

No, the "Use By" date is scientifically formulated
to indicate the exact moment at which food becomes
unsafe to eat.

I once had a carton of eggs which had reached the
"Use By" date with nearly half of them unused.
I too wondered whether they would continue to be
safe to eat. Because it was Friday night, a group
of us stayed up late to see what would happen
when the "Use By" date was reached.

As the clock approached midnight, the tension was
high, necessitating the liberal application of wine
and beer to maintain calm. As midnight passed, all
eyes were fixed on the open carton sitting in the
middle of our big round table. Seconds passed, then
a few minutes. We gradually began to lose interest,
when suddenly an egg popped. The top blew off the
egg, and a greyish-green foul-smelling ooze came
out. Nobody was actually watching when the first
egg popped, but we all saw the second egg pop,
this time spattering forth a brownish, even more
foul liquid.

At this point, anticipating the clean-up job,
I declared the experiment over and closed the carton,
gingerly carrying it to the bathroom, additional
muffled pops and vapors issuing from within.
I flushed all of the eggs and debris down the
toilet and tossed the soiled carton in the shower,
opening the hot water valve to full to wash that
accursed residue down the drain. I'll never do that
again! Hope this helps! :-)

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>>
>> just asking if i freeze the fillets, can i still consume them
>> after the use by date?
>
> No, the "Use By" date is scientifically formulated
> to indicate the exact moment at which food becomes
> unsafe to eat.
>
> I once had a carton of eggs which had reached the
> "Use By" date with nearly half of them unused.
> I too wondered whether they would continue to be
> safe to eat. Because it was Friday night, a group
> of us stayed up late to see what would happen
> when the "Use By" date was reached.
>
> As the clock approached midnight, the tension was
> high, necessitating the liberal application of wine
> and beer to maintain calm. As midnight passed, all
> eyes were fixed on the open carton sitting in the
> middle of our big round table. Seconds passed, then
> a few minutes. We gradually began to lose interest,
> when suddenly an egg popped. The top blew off the
> egg, and a greyish-green foul-smelling ooze came
> out. Nobody was actually watching when the first
> egg popped, but we all saw the second egg pop,
> this time spattering forth a brownish, even more
> foul liquid.
>
> At this point, anticipating the clean-up job,
> I declared the experiment over and closed the carton,
> gingerly carrying it to the bathroom, additional
> muffled pops and vapors issuing from within.
> I flushed all of the eggs and debris down the
> toilet and tossed the soiled carton in the shower,
> opening the hot water valve to full to wash that
> accursed residue down the drain. I'll never do that
> again! Hope this helps! :-)

Are you selling the rights to this story to Fox TV? :-)

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> Are you selling the rights to this story to Fox TV? :-)

Our negotiations reached a deadlock when I refused
to add a section blaming former President Clinton
for the mess. :-)

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>> Are you selling the rights to this story to Fox TV? :-)
>
> Our negotiations reached a deadlock when I refused
> to add a section blaming former President Clinton
> for the mess. :-)

Well, OBVIOUSLY, it was his fault. His affair with a younger woman (which
nobody has ever done before) distracted the whole country from 100% of
everything, including freshness dates on food.

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:10:10 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> wrote:

>> ...At this point, anticipating the clean-up job,
>> I declared the experiment over and closed the carton,
>> gingerly carrying it to the bathroom, additional
>> muffled pops and vapors issuing from within.
>> I flushed all of the eggs and debris down the
>> toilet and tossed the soiled carton in the shower,
>> opening the hot water valve to full to wash that
>> accursed residue down the drain. I'll never do that
>> again! Hope this helps! :-)

>Are you selling the rights to this story to Fox TV? :-)

I'm thinking a reality tv show.

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wrote:
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> just asking if i freeze the fillets, can i still consume them after the
> use by date?
>
Don't let all the joking confuse you. If the fillets are good when you
freeze them, then they will be good when you thaw and use them. Be
sure to wrap them well in plastic wrap, then enclose them in thicker
plastic freezer bags or in foil. The tighter you wrap them -- that is,
the less air you allow in the package -- the longer you can keep them
frozen without damage. -aem