I found some old shrimp in the freezer at the shop. This is a raw jumbo shrimp that was purchased at Costco and is not a style that we have ever served our customers. We do serve a coconut crusted shrimp that is quite good, these were not those. I looked on the bag and the best if you used by date was December 5th, 2014. These shrimp have been down in that freezer for some time, probably because we do not serve this item. I thought since they were frozen they would be fine so I defrosted and grilled some. I managed to get a good flavor as I grilled them in the garlic butter we use to top steaks. The only problem, I could have bounced them off the floor. Rubbery shrimp is not my favorite. I don't know if I cooked them to long or if they were really just that old. I tried cooking more but did so with lemon pepper seasoning. Um, that is not a good combination with shrimp. At one point in my life I enjoyed lemon pepper, I am no longer at that point in my life. It was difficult getting past the lemon pepper. I struck out again and decided to quit on the old shrimp. Is there really something to best if used by dates or is it hogwash for items like certain canned or frozen foods? I didn't psyche myself out about the date, some employees thought it was gross but I wasn't bothered. Well, bouncing it off the floor and catching it in my mouth on the rebound was a bit much. Well, wonderful day. Time to sleep.
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