Wings sell by date 9/11. WYEI?

Thanks. I just needed someone to help me feel better about tossing them

I really don't like wasting food

You’ll be fine

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Smell test, if none, smoke em.

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Yep. I've thrown out chicken before the sell by date. If it smells bad raw, it's not going to smell any better cooked. Trust us.

To each his own, but I’d toss them. They might end up being fine, but a few bucks isn’t worth 24-36 hours of vomiting and diarrhea.

There are no regulations for number of days, so it just depends. You can always figure a couple of days. Sometimes it may be longer.

There are always exceptions. You may get meat that goes bad before the sell by date, depending on a number of factors, but it’s not common.

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How much time to stores bake in for using after their sell by date?

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It’s mostly store policy possibly based on when they thawed it or other factors. It’s just a guideline. Even expiration dates are something of a guesstimate erring on the safe side. Things aren’t necessarily bad because that date says they are expired.

Wish I had a nickel for every time my wife worries that something’s expired when it’s perfectly fine.

Raw chicken is easy to tell whether they can be eaten or not.
Smelly and/or slimy, throw out.
Neither of the above, cook em up.