Best before/Use by dates; foods that you would eat still

Just ate 2 yogurts. 2 weeks out of date.

One was yummy and the other was a bit funny and smelt a bit but no mould, so gave it s go.

Yogurt is just milk that has already gone off.

Anything in a tin is OK, whatever the date.

And how can vinegar have a Use By date? It’s a frikken preservative!

Honey.

There is quite a difference between best before and use by dates .

I’ve got some dijon mustard from 2011 which I still use

I’ve got some dijon mustard from 2011 which I still use

See, that’s just crazy. That means you’ve had no more than a couple of bacon sarnies in five years.

It’s a big jar 😀

And brown sauce is the correct accompaniment for bacon.

Ok Ramsey Neil, mine had use by dates.

Without googling it myself, could you tell us what they mean?

Take my word on not using out of date cod liver oil…..

If they were imaginary yogurts then you’ll probably be ok mate.

Chicke, pork and seafood/fish – I’m pretty careful with.

Anything else I go with my nose.

Pretty much anything as long as smells and tastes ok.

Never use out of date stock cubes unless you enjoy spending the night in the bathroom.

Most oils don’t go off but oxidise making them taste different.

Some of the best yoghurt experiences in my life have been when they’re 2 months out of date and have separated.

Pour the rancid liquid away and eat the rather bitter yoghurt that’s left.

Gurt lush.

I knew a guy who used my jar of chicken liens sauce 3 months out of date.

I told him not to use it… He stunk up the bathroom.

Most things bar meat

Never use out of date stock cubes unless you enjoy spending the night in the bathroom

Can’t say that happened to me. There’s an awful lot of salt in the so not much to go off.

I recently had a tin of spaghetti that was two years of date. It took some persuading out of the tin but had no repercussions.

WHY put a date on cheese,other than silly regs ,cheddar improves with age ,just scrape off the mold .

Is there a regulatory requirement to have a use by date on cheese?

I think there has a use by/best before on all packaged items.
The good ones are honey which as far as I aware never goes to off or Volvic which has a spiel on the side about how many thousand years the water has been filtering through rock but has to be drunk within 6 months when bottled.

I too wondered about the bottled water use by dates. It turns out the date is for the plastic bottle, not the water.

Best before is a recommendation, use by is a warning

Percy pigs

Best before means the item will taste better eaten before this date, it wont kill you after this date, just won’t be at its best. Canned goods, dried foods such as pasta, cereals etc.

Use by is for fresh foods, meats and pre prepared vegetables, ready meals from the fridge etc. Use by this date to be safe. Use after this date may cause severe food poisoning.

Right up until it looks skanky/smells funny.

Bit more clarity on “use by” dates…

Doesn’t necessarily mean the product is deffo dangerous after this time. Just means that it is not tested / warranted after this point.

And there’s a fair bit of leeway in the official testing – it assumes worst case unrefrigerated journey home and dodgy storage conditions thereafter.

I ignore both. I’ve had yogurts 3 months out of date that were lovely. Cut any mould of cheese & I must have tinned stuff going back 10 years. Unless the packaging is blown or it stinks I’ll give it a go. Living life on the edge me! !

I’ve got some dijon mustard from 2011 which I still use

See, that’s just crazy. That means you’ve had no more than a couple of bacon sarnies in five years.[/quote]
Dijon mustard on a bacon sarnie? Are you from Poynton?

Nothing, not one single thing – I’m incredibly fussy about stuff like that – I put it down to nearly losing my Mum to food poisoning in my Teens.

I understand it’s only really a guide, and most of it just refers to eating it when it’s at it’s highest quality – but nothing in my house gets used passed any dates.

That said we hardly ever throw any food anyway either, I carefully shop and plan for the week and hate waste, I getting really anal about it – but no one in my house goes hungry and no ones getting any fatter.