melissel Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) I discovered that my package of (uncooked) Premio sausage had a sell-by date of May 4. I thought it was dated further out than that :( Does anyone know how long sausage lasts past the sell-by? Is it something that keeps a bit? I was planning to use it for meatloaf tonight, and now I don't have time to thaw more. Gah! TIA. ETA: It was in the refrigerator, not the freezer. Edited May 11, 2012 by melissel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) Is there a phone number on the package that you could call? I hate "sell by" dates. :glare: I want to know when I need to throw it away. (I would guess that they'd allow about a week between the sell-by date and the eat-it-and-you-might-die date, but with sausage, I have no clue, so I'm just taking a wild guess.) Edited May 11, 2012 by Catwoman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Is there a phone number on the package that you could call? Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. I'll look and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Was it frozen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Was it frozen? Oops! No, it was in the refrigerator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 I hate "sell by" dates. :glare: I want to know when I need to throw it away. (I would guess that they'd allow about a week between the sell-by date and the eat-it-and-you-might-die date, but with sausage, I have no clue, so I'm just taking a wild guess.) I feel the same way. Sausage has so much salt in it, I feel like it should last longer like bacon. But I have no clue either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 How does it look and smell? I think it will be ok. I would go by look and smell. Just make sure it is cooked very thoroughly if you use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Hm, not that I always follow these things, but according to this it says 1 or 2 days: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Sausage_and_Food_Safety/index.asp#12 Maybe 6 days is pushing it. This is pretty much what I'm seeing. Yeah, a week is too far past the guidelines for me. Ugh, I'm so annoyed with myself. I had no idea it had such a short shelf life. Thanks, everyone. See, this is why I think I can still cut 30% from my grocery budget! :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Sorry you had to throw it out, but I would have done the same thing. Curse those stupid sell-by dates!!! They're too confusing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Sorry you had to throw it out, but I would have done the same thing. Curse those stupid sell-by dates!!! They're too confusing! :lol: Thanks, I am too. I manage to thaw three hot Italian sausages quickly in water, and I had a pound of ground turkey to add to it, so my meatloaf is smaller, but saved. Now to manage to use up those other three sausages before it's too late! I think I'll be making Kung Fu Panda's Zuppa Toscana tomorrow to use up all these potatoes too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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