Poll: Do you eat recently expired food?
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It depends. If it's brea then I check for mould stains as well as how dry it is. No mould and sufficiently moist then I consider it okay to eat.
I have occasionally eaten 3-day old pasta bolognese left in the fridge though. Mainly because it's SO DAMN GOOD. Haven't been food poisoned by it yet though.
I have occasionally eaten 3-day old pasta bolognese left in the fridge though. Mainly because it's SO DAMN GOOD. Haven't been food poisoned by it yet though.
You've been brainwashed by media hysteria.AmrasCalmacil said:
If you pick a bunch of berries, what is their sell by date? How is it that just because they get packaged in plastic, they suddenly turn to poison based on some printed numbers on the packaging?
The sole reason "sell by" dates exist is litigation. If you become ill from food before its sell by date, the shop is liable, if after, you are liable. That's all it means. The sell by dates are merely when the food is guaranteed beyond doubt that it is not "bad" (though only if stored at the specified conditions) so that the shop and manufacturer are safe from being sued.
It has nothing to do with when the food is "bad"
It's so bloody annoying when people (though women are far worse for this) think that some stupid printed number overrides common sense.
If it's a day off then yes except for liquid like milk or it just taste bad or sour. I've even ate a day old bread and there was a mold or two which I just remove it (yes I was fine after I ate it).
Yeah, provided it doesn't smell or look bad. I've had a loaf of bread that was fine to eat a week past it's sell by date (when they said it was longer life bread, they meant it).
My obsession with freshness borders on a level familiar to the Japanese. It's a product of living a short walk from a Whole Foods, a Trader Joe's, and a Target in an area with excellent weather. 90% of my meals are cooked within an hour of me coming home from the store with the ingredients. The remaining 10% are made from stuff purchased maybe a day or two in advance on those occasions where it's either ludicrously hot or cold (July or January) or it's likely to rain so I buy the next day's ingredients.
Thank you for telling me how to live my life.Annulus said:
Now I shall return the favour and suggest you live yours by recognising that I do not care in future.
Understandable, though a bit pathetic at times. If it is just bread, then okey, granted. What about ther foods then?Hunter65416 said:
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Yes I do. Canned vegetables have a long time to eat them. And if it's (within reasonable time) expired, I just open the can and have a look inside. If it looks good I eat it.
Meat on the other hand, a definite NO!
Bread can be kept in a freezer, I do not understand how one can let it expire. If you buy multiple breads, just freeze a part of it?
I'm not all eco or environmentally friendly, but, please people, do not waste food!
I bought some juice and when I got home realised the use by date was Nov. 2010. It tasted like wank.
I'll have a try, if it's not bad, I'll have it. Stuff like milk and bread goes straight in the bin though.
I'll have a try, if it's not bad, I'll have it. Stuff like milk and bread goes straight in the bin though.
For me it depends if it's the use by date or the best by date. I don't know if Americans have the two systems or not.
Use by covers foods that can make you sick if you eat them after, like cream and milk.
Best by is just things that aren't as great after a while, like cookies. Won't kill you, but are stale.
Best by I'll go past, since it won't kill me. Use by I stick to.
Use by covers foods that can make you sick if you eat them after, like cream and milk.
Best by is just things that aren't as great after a while, like cookies. Won't kill you, but are stale.
Best by I'll go past, since it won't kill me. Use by I stick to.
Rule of thumb: if it doesn't look bad or smell bad, it's probably not bad.
Expirationdates are really just estimates, and most things such as bread or milk can remain good for upto a week past it.
Expirationdates are really just estimates, and most things such as bread or milk can remain good for upto a week past it.
If it's a "Use by" date, I probably won't risk it. If it's "Best Before", I probably will risk it.
I got some stuff with dates saying 1999 which I still eat regularly. I mean they were on sale then so I bought a shitload, and they lasted me for over 10 years, so what? (actually I forgot about buying them shortly after and rediscovered them recently, so I figured meh, why not)
it depends. If the food in question has a 'Best Before' date then the food is not perishable and safe to eat after this date, but the quality might have degraded slightly. If the food has a 'Use By' date it is perishable and could be dangerous to eat after that date. That's the industry guidelines and I follow them.
It depends on whether or not the container in which it was located was open. If it's open and the date has expired, I will throw it out without so much as a second thought. But if it's closed, then I have no problem eating food that has expired for a day or so.
Sour cream, for example, is quite edible even if it has expired for a day or so.
Sour cream, for example, is quite edible even if it has expired for a day or so.
Being a student it sort of goes without saying that i'll eat anything and everything I can get my hands on - food doesnt have a chance to even get near it's use-by date with me, hahaha and whats a little bit of mould between friends.