Use by 2027
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52144)
Staten Island, New York
April 13, 2026 3:50pm CST
My mom bought me a pack of six quail.
From what I remember they were frozen when she gave them to me so I put them in the freezer.
I looked at the package the other day and it says use or freeze by 2027.
I don’t remember the exact date on the package, but it doesn’t really matter.
I would think it’s a typo because how in the world can quail still be good even in the freezer if it’s there until sometime in 2027?
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@Ineeddentures (34535)
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13 Apr
Poultry would not last until 2027
You really need to be careful with that.
And you need to know if it had been frozen before you got it.
We are the Quail capital of the world,
Freeze on purchase, keep frozen for 6 months max
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Apr
Right now, I am defrosting beef short ribs that have been in the freezer I think since February. After I make them, then I will look into the quail.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Apr
@Ineeddentures she got the quail and the short ribs for me and she didn’t even ask me if I wanted them in the first place.
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@Ineeddentures (34535)
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14 Apr
@lovebuglena
Beef short ribs
Oh yes!!
Great choice Lena
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@Traceyjayne (11349)
• United Kingdom
13 Apr
They should be okay …..but I would try and use them before then though !
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@Traceyjayne (11349)
• United Kingdom
13 Apr
@lovebuglena can’t you just take one out at a time ….arent they individually packed ?
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Apr
Since there are six of them, I’m probably going to give half of them to my mother. I don’t want to eat six quail at once.
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Apr
@Traceyjayne They are all in one pack. They may be stuck together but not sure. I have to double check.
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Apr
I’m not going to test it out until 2027 but seems very odd to me that the date would be sometime in 2027.
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@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
14 Apr
@lovebuglena - Same as you, I prefer and to consume fresh.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Apr
@LadyDuck I looked at the quail package and it says frozen fresh, use by August 2027.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Apr
I generally do not like to buy meat or poultry and freeze it.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
14 Apr
I think they should be OK; but use them ASAP.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Apr
Gotta do the beef ribs first. They are defrosting now.
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@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr
A lot of things have changed. If my parents saw that my smoked sausage package says good in fridge until June they would say that is not real meat, I like to eat thme so I do anyway, Who know what they preserve stuff with these days.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Apr
I’m not planning to keep them in the freezer for that long, but it is mind-boggling to me. Of course we should go by smell and taste and not by date but somehow I fail to believe the quail will still be good by 2027.
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