Chicken/cooking question

Whenigrowup

I have chicken that was sell-by yesterday.  I haven't cooked it yet.  Can I still use it?  I'm normally not a total stickler for dates, but chicken...

MrsAss

Yes.

secretsout

I'm usually ok with 1 or 2 days past the sell-by date.  I'd toss if it smells bad.

Whenigrowup

Thanks.  I don't need it for a couple days, but DH and I are trying to stick to a budget and I would hate tossing it out if I didn't have to.  It is now in a slow cooker to be shredded and then frozen for later.  

jackson290721

Sell by is just when the store needs to get rid of it. Sell by and use by are not the same thing. It still has a few days. Enjoy your chicken. 

LoveActually4

If you don't have plans for it, I'd freeze it and just use it for another meal.

jackson290721

MabelShesABiotch said:

The nose knows. If it smells weird don't use it. If it smells fine cook it soon.

This rule had to me banned from my kitchen. H shot his nose to hell with cocaine, so everything smells "fine" to him.  Somethings have been no where close to fine.  :-&

Mrs.adambabycakes

jackson290721 said:

MabelShesABiotch said:

The nose knows. If it smells weird don't use it. If it smells fine cook it soon.

This rule had to me banned from my kitchen. H shot his nose to hell with cocaine, so everything smells "fine" to him.  Somethings have been no where close to fine.  :-&

So you could rip ass all day long and he wouldn't be the wiser?