Visible signs of pork being out of date

[Skreecheeboy]

Hi, I'm in the process of cooking a pork shoulder thing that might be out of date and was wondering if there are any visable signs that it might be out of date, it is a bit redder looking on the outside and before i started cooking it so thought i'd better ask somebody as nobody here knows. Cheers.

[theonlyone]

It's red as the outside has dried out ..
just make sure it's cooked really well..
enjoy ..

[johnny.5]

the smell is probably the best test
if it don't smell too good
don't eat it

[filthiestfis]

Yeah, it wont smell good if its off. Out of all the common meats, pork, IMO, is the one that goes off the quickest, even sometimes before reaching its use by date.

[ladybird49]

If in doubt throw it out

[Skreecheeboy]

Thanks everybody. I ate it and it was amazing! My flat mate actually stole it from the bins at Waitrose on the Sunday night and froze it so I defrosted it and cooked it the next day, I think it was red due to being a bit dried out as somebody had burst the packet it had been in slightly but there was absolutely nothing wrong with it and was delicious!