Heard my roommate on the phone saying 'just sniff it, if it smells fine it's fine'

I was grabbing a drink from the kitchen and overheard my roommate telling his buddy that rule about leftovers. That's how I ended up with food poisoning from some chicken that was 10 days old last month. The sniff test is garbage for poultry and dairy especially, the bacteria builds up way before the smell hits. Anyone else have a bad experience trusting their nose over dates?

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abby_carr5712d ago

Just sniff it" sent me to the ER once. Lesson learned (the hard way).

davidh8812d ago

Tbh that sniff test is the biggest lie we ever got told as kids. @abby_corr57 glad you made it out alive, sounds like a rough trip to the ER though. I bet the doctors were like "so you smelled it? Cool, cool." Real talk though, the sniff test works great for bread and some fruits but for meat and dairy it's basically Russian roulette with your stomach. The bacteria that makes you sick doesn't always have a strong smell until it's way too late. Learned that one the hard way with some questionable ground beef back in college, never again.