Cooking mince beef past use by date (2025)

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myonlysunshine Posts: 180 Forumite

13 March 2014 at 12:01PM in Old style MoneySaving

Hi there!

My MIL generously bought me a huge pack of scotch minced beef from Costco on Wednesday that she gave to me yesterday. As I was ill in bed all day I thought I would bag up and freeze this morning to use a later date but was frustrated to find the use by date was yesterday!

It is a little brown in areas but smells fine, would you use it? It was £18.00 worth of beef and I don't want it throw it away!

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  • Steve059 Posts: 2,686 Forumite

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    13 March 2014 at 12:38PM edited 14 March 2014 at 4:13AM

    Only yesterday? Brown (not green)? Smells OK? I'd freeze and/or cook it.

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  • Fluff15 Posts: 1,440 Forumite

    13 March 2014 at 12:53PM

    I agree, if it smells okay I'd just freeze it now and cook later. The brown parts are usually just oxidisation of the meat, nothing to worry about.

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    13 March 2014 at 1:26PM

    I used to throw away heaps of "brown" mince that was just past its use by date until someone pointed out that isn't aged beef that colour and more expensive? I'd freeze it into portions if I were you, it hasn't poisoned me yet!

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  • meg72 Posts: 5,164 Forumite

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    13 March 2014 at 1:27PM

    Yes I`d just portion up and put in freezer, sometimes when I see reduced mince its brown already.

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    13 March 2014 at 1:31PM

    I'd use it - it doesn't suddenly become bad on the stroke of midnight!

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  • Emm-in-a-pickle Posts: 1,633 Forumite

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    13 March 2014 at 1:57PM

    If you bought it at a butcher`s it wouldn`t even have a date on it, you would do as you have done - go by smell! The brown isn`t a problem, as others have said. Trust your nose.

  • Smudges Posts: 155 Forumite

    13 March 2014 at 1:59PM

    I would use it. Where I live most of the meat and fresh produce doesn't even have a use by date, just a 'packed on' date. So if it looks fine and smells fine we eat it!

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    13 March 2014 at 2:31PM

    I would cook it into a cottage pie, lasagne, savoury mince or spag bol and freeze it

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  • Mint1955 Posts: 685 Forumite

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    13 March 2014 at 2:37PM

    Definitely freeze in portions and use later or bulk cook and freeze.

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  • Midger Posts: 341 Forumite

    13 March 2014 at 2:52PM

    I'd put it into portions and freeze it right away. I've done it before with beef from costco and had no problems. I'm more warey with chicken but not so much with beef if it looks and smells fine.

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