# Thawed out frozen shrimp- still good?

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**Created:** [January 5, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thawed-out-frozen-shrimp-still-good/283281 "2005-01-05T21:45:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thawed-out-frozen-shrimp-still-good/283281/1 "2005-01-05T21:45:42Z")

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I bought some frozen shrimp on Friday night- they were frozen solid, precooked. I ate half and put the rest in the fridge double wrapped in ziplock bags and just remembered that they’re there. I opened them up and they look and smell fine- are they OK to eat?

I know “when in doubt throw it out” ,but they look and smell fine and I’m just double checking before I enter into some unknown food poisoning hell.

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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thawed-out-frozen-shrimp-still-good/283281/2 "2005-01-06T02:34:07Z")

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> [@Zette](#):
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> I bought some frozen shrimp on Friday night- I know “when in doubt throw it out” ,but they look and smell fine and I’m just double checking before I enter into some unknown food poisoning hell.

Friday to Wednesday is five (5) days. Might be a bit iffy. [Or chancy?]

Of course there is Pepto=Bismol and Imodium-AD

By now you have done the deed whatever it was. Now is the time to throw them out, as it’s now way past time to eat them.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thawed-out-frozen-shrimp-still-good/283281/3 "2005-01-06T02:40:47Z")

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They’re _probably_ ok, but personally, I wouldn’t chance it after 5 days. Cooked meat generally keeps better than uncooked, but refrigeration doesn’t stop bacterial growth, it only slows it down. Besides, the taste and texture have probably suffered, as well.