Sell by date...

pal251 · 02-20-2013, 12:19 PM

My pork loin has a sell by date of the 17th...today is the 20th.

Toss it or try it?

It has been in the fridge

Smoking Westy · 02-20-2013, 12:21 PM

Give it the sniff test...if it smells like meat cook it.

JandJbuidasmoker · 02-20-2013, 12:23 PM

I agree! sniff it, if you don't pull away it's good!

Fatback Joe · 02-20-2013, 12:25 PM

What they said. Open it up and check it out.

So long as it has been handled properly (safe temps, etc.) you should be good to go.

pal251 · 02-20-2013, 12:25 PM

It was in the cryovac. Ill give it a sniff test in a bit. I am going to throw it in the slow cooker....

I don't feel like doing much today :)

pal251 · 02-20-2013, 12:26 PM

Off topic but is everyone ready for their blizzard today?

16Adams · 02-20-2013, 12:32 PM

Blizzard Prep. In Dentist chair for bridge prep at 0810. Departed with two temp crowns and bridge ordered 0945. Got home with only half my mouth functioning. Had a six pound bone in ham. It is smoking away on the Mini WSM with a mix of Royal Oak and Ozark Oak with a few small lumps of pecan. Looking forward to smoked ham salad. Let it snow.

I cook stuff all the time past its sell by date. But I don't keep leftovers and usually flame it a little past what I normally cook. Just one of my quirks. Amongst many.

rcbaughn · 02-20-2013, 12:34 PM

Keep that hunk of meat! Cryovac'ed stuff keeps an EXTREMELY LONG TIME!!! From everything I've read and cooked so far, I've learned that a solid piece of meat is good to go for a long time past the date usually, and ground meat is almost as long too as long as it kept real cold. I haven't been smoking too long, but I've been cooking meat for the past 7 years about 4 times a week.

The date's on there to make sure that the store doesn't get in any trouble for safety issues and they always stick to the extreme side of safe. Even if it did look like something might be up, if it didn't have an off smell I'd trim it to see if it's just the very outside. Then again I am beyond cheap and just can't stand to see a hunk of meat go to waste. Good luck on the cook!

Bamabuzzard · 02-20-2013, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rcbaughn

Keep that hunk of meat! Cryovac'ed stuff keeps an EXTREMELY LONG TIME!!! From everything I've read and cooked so far, I've learned that a solid piece of meat is good to go for a long time past the date usually, and ground meat is almost as long too as long as it kept real cold. I haven't been smoking too long, but I've been cooking meat for the past 7 years about 4 times a week.

The date's on there to make sure that the store doesn't get in any trouble for safety issues and they always stick to the extreme side of safe. Even if it did look like something might be up, if it didn't have an off smell I'd trim it to see if it's just the very outside. Then again I am beyond cheap and just can't stand to see a hunk of meat go to waste. Good luck on the cook!

This is true. Co-Packers that do canned items are prohibited by law of putting an expiration of longer than a year on anything. Though the contents might be good for two.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 02-20-2013, 01:10 PM

On the other hand, the fresher the better for pork. It is probably safe but degraded in quality.

Big Portagee · 02-20-2013, 01:15 PM

Retailers take into account home storage for a few days after purchase. That time you add to the pull date.

caseydog · 02-20-2013, 01:27 PM

It is my experience that pork from a cryovac always smells a little funky.

That said, I'm sure your pork loin is okay three days after the sell-by date, as long as it was properly refrigerated.

CD

Pyle's BBQ · 02-20-2013, 02:36 PM

All above is great advise. Though it ma be too late, I would not have put a loin in the crock pot. Cooking it all day will not make it better. If you wanted to be lazy, put it on the oven until it reaches 140. At this point you can eat it or freeze it.

IamMadMan · 02-20-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by caseydog

it is my experience that pork from a cryovac always smells a little funky.

That said, i'm sure your pork loin is okay three days after the sell-by date, as long as it was properly refrigerated.

Cd

^ +1 ......

pal251 · 02-20-2013, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyle's BBQ

All above is great advise. Though it ma be too late, I would not have put a loin in the crock pot. Cooking it all day will not make it better. If you wanted to be lazy, put it on the oven until it reaches 140. At this point you can eat it or freeze it.

Ive always done it in the crock pot...except for one time I smoked it.

It will be good enough for me :)

02-20-2013, 12:19 PM	#1
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02-20-2013, 12:21 PM	#2
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02-20-2013, 12:25 PM	#4
Fatback Joe Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-07-08 Location: Memphis, TN	What they said. Open it up and check it out. So long as it has been handled properly (safe temps, etc.) you should be good to go. __________________ FBJ WSM Medium Spicewine Stumps GF223 Humphrey's GF Tank II 24 x 60 Shirley Fabrication

02-20-2013, 12:32 PM	#7
16Adams somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-16-13 Location: USA	Blizzard Prep. In Dentist chair for bridge prep at 0810. Departed with two temp crowns and bridge ordered 0945. Got home with only half my mouth functioning. Had a six pound bone in ham. It is smoking away on the Mini WSM with a mix of Royal Oak and Ozark Oak with a few small lumps of pecan. Looking forward to smoked ham salad. Let it snow. I cook stuff all the time past its sell by date. But I don't keep leftovers and usually flame it a little past what I normally cook. Just one of my quirks. Amongst many. __________________ Tiernan SOB34, Primo Oval XL, Oklahoma Joe's Bronco, Oklahoma Joe's Highland, Pit Boss Austin XL, Pit Boss Table Top

02-20-2013, 12:34 PM	#8
rcbaughn Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-27-12 Location: Birmingham, AL	Keep that hunk of meat! Cryovac'ed stuff keeps an EXTREMELY LONG TIME!!! From everything I've read and cooked so far, I've learned that a solid piece of meat is good to go for a long time past the date usually, and ground meat is almost as long too as long as it kept real cold. I haven't been smoking too long, but I've been cooking meat for the past 7 years about 4 times a week. The date's on there to make sure that the store doesn't get in any trouble for safety issues and they always stick to the extreme side of safe. Even if it did look like something might be up, if it didn't have an off smell I'd trim it to see if it's just the very outside. Then again I am beyond cheap and just can't stand to see a hunk of meat go to waste. Good luck on the cook! __________________ Weber Spirit E-310, Weber Performer, Weber Smokey Joe, Mini-WSM, ECB Electric.

02-20-2013, 12:23 PM	#3
JandJbuidasmoker Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-18-13 Location: Terre Haute, Indiana	I agree! sniff it, if you don't pull away it's good!

02-20-2013, 12:26 PM	#6
pal251 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-07-12 Location: kansas	Off topic but is everyone ready for their blizzard today?

02-20-2013, 01:10 PM	#10
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	On the other hand, the fresher the better for pork. It is probably safe but degraded in quality. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

02-20-2013, 01:15 PM	#11
Big Portagee Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 02-10-13 Location: Daly City, CA	Retailers take into account home storage for a few days after purchase. That time you add to the pull date.

02-20-2013, 01:27 PM	#12
caseydog somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-08-10 Location: Texas	It is my experience that pork from a cryovac always smells a little funky. That said, I'm sure your pork loin is okay three days after the sell-by date, as long as it was properly refrigerated. CD

02-20-2013, 02:36 PM	#13
Pyle's BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-25-06 Location: Madrid, IA	Sell by date... All above is great advise. Though it ma be too late, I would not have put a loin in the crock pot. Cooking it all day will not make it better. If you wanted to be lazy, put it on the oven until it reaches 140. At this point you can eat it or freeze it. __________________ Bryan, Team: Pyle's BBQ Yoder YS640; Good-One "Trail Boss" 60T; Weber Kettle rotisserie ring; Big A$$ Rotisserie; New Braunfels offset smoker; Weber Smokey Mountain; Backyard Bombers BBQ HJM Μολὼν λαβέ