Catseye
Senior Cook
I've had a yen for mussels recently. Saturday I bought a pound at the supermarket; they were $1.99 a pound. Saturday was the 5th, the package was marked with a sell-by date of the 7th. I went straight home from the supermarket, and got them in the refrigerator immediately. Today, the 8th, at about 3 o'clock I got them out to wash and debeard and cook. And three-quarters of them were open! (And one of the more open ones was empty, but for a little nub of something.)
I'm mad! They're in the freezer. I'm taking them back for a refund. I'm sick of this. Consumers are increasingly having to put up with products that are sub-par, and shrug and toss it and figure better luck next time.
I just want to make sure I didn't do anything wrong. I've only prepared mussels once before in my life, and it was too long ago to remember the experience. Can it be that the 8th was already too late to prepare them? Or something?
What do you think?
Cats
I'm mad! They're in the freezer. I'm taking them back for a refund. I'm sick of this. Consumers are increasingly having to put up with products that are sub-par, and shrug and toss it and figure better luck next time.
I just want to make sure I didn't do anything wrong. I've only prepared mussels once before in my life, and it was too long ago to remember the experience. Can it be that the 8th was already too late to prepare them? Or something?
What do you think?
Cats