uncooked chicken

[rubysoho120]

i just bought chicken breast about three days ago and i looked at it to
see when it goes bad and it said YESTERSDAY!!! now i dont want to eat
or cook it...this sucks..i was going to make it for dinner
tonight...damnit...now im scared to eat it...what should i do? i cant
really afford to throw it away...maybe i can return it???

[hippychick]

Well if you bought it three days ago and it went off yesterday you can't really return it as technically it was within it's use by day when you bought it. I also wouldn't suggest eating it since it's after it's date. That's your choice but I wouldn't. Normally I don't suggest avoidance, and with anything else after it's use by date I'd mostly say go for it, but definately not with chicken. Too risky.

[christianne]

Hi there!!

If the chicken had been frozen right after you bought it, it would be fine. Frozen chicken stays good for quite awhile I believe. If it was just in the refridgerator, I would have to agree and suggest that you throw it away.
I hate having to waste food like that, but I also hate worrying for days afterwards if I'm going to get s*ck from it. Peace of mind is worth much more than chicken breasts!!! [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[rubysoho120]

it makes me so made because i so wouldnt have got it if i saw that it
expired soon...the other meat that i dot done expire till later this
month...grr i think i will attempt to exchange it

[Girlygirl1980s]

I'm sure you can't exchange it because when you bought it, it still had a good date. Packaged meats usually are only good for about 2 to 3 days and then must be frozen. I'd just throw it away.

[hippychick]

Will the shop exchange it? I wouldn't have thought so since it wasn't their fault that you didn't notice the date so they didn't do anything wrong.

[rubysoho120]

I didnt try yet...but i have never had a problem returning food that
was expired before...because the stores dont tend to care, they want
happy customers

[hippychick]

Weird, I'd never even think of trying that, if my food expired it's my own fault lol

[rubysoho120]

yeah but when i bought itt was going to expire so soon...i dont usually
buy meat unless it is at least good for more than a week. i was
distracted by my bf he hates grocery shopping, and he was hurrying me