Deli question

[LEMONS]

Went to deli today and bought husband a pound of turkey.for his lunches.i went to put meat in fridge and the ziploc that it was packed in said sell by january 18.does that mean it will gp bad by tommorrow?can I freeze it in sepe ra te thr meats by lunch days next week and freeze and thaw out when I need it or will it go bad by end of week?thank you

[LaughingTattoo]

the date on deli meat is the day it was CUT, not the expiration. Depending on the meat, you have 1-3 weeks to use it. Wet meats such as turkey and chicken I allow 1 week in fridge or freeze right away. Med meats like roast beef...about a week and a half. nd hard meats such as salami and pepperoni have a 3 week fridge time

[MissMandaz]

I work in a deli. Give the meat seven days from the day it was cut.

[MissMandaz]

21 days for cheese aswell

[The_Doodle]

Honestly, unless the meat has an odd texture, smell or taste to it I would not even pay attention to it. The sell by date could just be for the workers. They could have a policy where they can't sell already sliced deli meat after the date of slicing.

[fullxbusymom]

That was the day it was packed.  Deli meat never comes w/an expiration date.  Okay you know you are saying you went TODAY and today is the 18th, you also know the expiration date is today not tomorrow.

[SweetPea2004]

All my deli meat have a cut date and a use by date.

Quoting fullxbusymom:

That was the day it was packed.  Deli meat never comes w/an expiration date.  Okay you know you are saying you went TODAY and today is the 18th, you also know the expiration date is today not tomorrow.

[rosaleeandtwo]

Its the "sell by" date. They expect that people aren't going to eat everything the same day u buy it.

[chelley123]

That is a sell by date because once meat is sliced it must be sold that day. You have a week from the day it is sliced to use it at home. I worked in a Walmart deli.

[cryssi_renee]

It's a sell by date not an expiration date. It should be good for at least a week. 

[notjstasocermom]

Quoting IndianaWynette:

 I would take it back!!