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thistlechaserI have two pounds of bacon in my fridge. Both of them expired almost a month ago.
I love bacon, but the problem is I can eat it all in one sitting, so I try to resist it. Sometimes I give in and buy some (especially when it's on sale), and toss it in my fridge. I did really well resisting it this time! ...too well.
To be honest, I never realized bacon had an expiration date. Silly, I know, since it's meat, but I figured all the chemicals and preservatives probably kept it good forever. (I've likely eaten expired bacon before without realizing it.)
But now I know. My two wonderful pounds of bacon (my favorite brand of it, too!) are expired. Google didn't give me a good answer on if I should risk it or not. So I come to you, wonderful LJ friends!
The bacon has been in the fridge all this time. Both packages are unopened. They expired on 11/27, so it's currently three weeks over the date, but I likely wouldn't cook them until this weekend (though could make them tonight if pressed). I know expiration dates aren't set in stone, but this is meat... So, what would you do?
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I love bacon, but the problem is I can eat it all in one sitting, so I try to resist it. Sometimes I give in and buy some (especially when it's on sale), and toss it in my fridge. I did really well resisting it this time! ...too well.
To be honest, I never realized bacon had an expiration date. Silly, I know, since it's meat, but I figured all the chemicals and preservatives probably kept it good forever. (I've likely eaten expired bacon before without realizing it.)
But now I know. My two wonderful pounds of bacon (my favorite brand of it, too!) are expired. Google didn't give me a good answer on if I should risk it or not. So I come to you, wonderful LJ friends!
The bacon has been in the fridge all this time. Both packages are unopened. They expired on 11/27, so it's currently three weeks over the date, but I likely wouldn't cook them until this weekend (though could make them tonight if pressed). I know expiration dates aren't set in stone, but this is meat... So, what would you do?
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Date: 2012-12-20 07:24 pm (UTC)According to it, you can keep unopened bacon in the fridge for up to a week after the expiration date. You can keep it in the freezer for a very long time, though the quality goes down after a couple of months.
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Date: 2012-12-20 08:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-20 07:25 pm (UTC)I myself, would go by smell. If it has gone bad you will know. But be careful. If it smells even a little funny, dump it.
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Date: 2012-12-20 08:19 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-12-20 09:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-20 10:00 pm (UTC)Then, when you're in the mood for bacon, you can pull out a package, thaw it in the fridge, and have it whenever you want.
Just make sure to write the date you put the bacon into the freezer on the foil wrapping with a Sharpie or something, so you'll know how long it's been in there.
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Date: 2012-12-20 10:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-20 10:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-21 01:45 am (UTC)And totally agreed! I wouldn't feed it to someone else, for sure.
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Date: 2012-12-22 05:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-21 12:46 am (UTC)I keep a jar of bacon grease in the fridge for cooking, and it lasts pretty much forever. But that is cooked, strained grease. I would not eat supermarket bacon if it is more than a week past the expiration date.
I have 20 pounds of bacon in the freezer. ;p
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Date: 2012-12-21 01:39 am (UTC)Otherwise, it should be fine.
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Date: 2012-12-21 01:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-21 01:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-21 02:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-21 03:17 am (UTC)Edit: Oh wait, it was in the fridge and not the freezer? Toss it. :(
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Date: 2012-12-21 04:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-21 03:28 am (UTC)Because yes, the risk of meat that has turned is not worth it. I mean sure, most bacon is salted to hell and gone and would probably be okay just because of that, but it's better not to risk it.
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Date: 2012-12-21 04:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-21 06:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-21 08:16 pm (UTC)Expiration dates sure are odd things. Today I bought a turkey breast to make in the crock pot (assuming it fits...), and it's best used by 12/31. Ten days from now! And who knows how long it's been at the store. I don't think it's frozen, so it's kind of boggling that meat would keep that long. (It's wrapped tightly in plastic from whatever company sells it.)
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Date: 2012-12-23 03:37 am (UTC)Recently I've been eating MORE bacon, not less. But, that's another story -- I am trying not to clutter up other people's comment spaces with my gushing about low carb diet/lifestyle
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Date: 2012-12-23 04:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-23 05:59 am (UTC)The one I got at costco was
Kirkland Signature Hormel Bacon Precooked 1 lb
$14.29 on costco.com -- I got it for $9.99 in store
(48 to 50 slices)
So that would be like .10/slice. If you don't go to costco, though, safeway probably has something similar, though not as cheap. 3.99 for 2.5 oz (works out to $25/lb)
So, if you can get a friend to get it from costco, that's the way to go, but safeway is still considerably cheaper than Omaha
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Date: 2012-12-23 06:08 am (UTC)