Use by dates...
team47b
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Are they really important?
How much of a margin of error do they build in?
What could be the worst thing that could happen
How much of a margin of error do they build in?
What could be the worst thing that could happen
my isetta is a 300cc bike
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A bit of common sense (something which is severely lacking a lot folk these days) is required and you'll be OK.
If it's green and mouldy probably leave it :-)Bikes are OK, I guess... :-)
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If it's an unopened can or bottle completely ignore the SBD , if it's bread with a bit of mould on it, pick the bits of and use it for toast/ breadcrumbs.
Other than that, two simple tests that have kept me safe so far;
1. Does it make a noise when you poke it?
2. Does it stick when you throw it against the wall?0 -
seanoconn wrote:
Pffft. Scrape the mouldy bits off and you're good to go.mudsucker wrote:A bit of common sense (something which is severely lacking a lot folk these days) is required and you'll be OK.
If it's green and mouldy probably leave it :-)
Whilst this is probably a joke I've known a few people who do this and it really isn't advisable as mould is a growing substance which is present before it becomes easily visible and not particularly good for you. You wouldn't scrape it off the top of an old drink and consume what's left.
As for the use by dates, depends a bit on the product as whether or not to risk it, also not to be confused with Best Before.0 -
Not green,squeaky or mouldy
I noticed this morning that my insulin was a touch out of date, I've been having problems maintaining blood glucose levels, tried eating less carbs, cycling more, and injecting more insulin to no avail, it said...
use before July 2013
What year we in?my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
Double post, brain not functioning correctly my isetta is a 300cc bike0
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If it can't make it's way off the plate under it's own steam it's fine to eat.
Use by dates are only there so you can't sue the shops for getting the squits
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I think all that out of date insulin is having an affect on you T47 :P"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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No, that's just my own sell by date my isetta is a 300cc bike0
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Not in the same league as injecting out of date medicines but:
I put some HP sauce on my steak sandwich at the weekend ... delicious. I noticed later that the HP was best before Jan 2007!
I also have 6 pot noodles (chicken and mushroom) dating from 2004. I wonder if their taste has improved with age.
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I don't think a pot noodle has anything in that can go off :P"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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arran77 wrote:I don't think a pot noodle has anything in that can go off :P
And if it did go off - how could you tell. It couldn't possibly taste worse than it's meant to taste.
I've found yoghurts three or four months out of date at the back of the fridge and they've been fine. And mince pies left over from a previous Christmas that were also spot on.
The only thing I get close to paranoid about is fish.Faster than a tent.......0 -
Rolf F wrote:arran77 wrote:I don't think a pot noodle has anything in that can go off :P
And if it did go off - how could you tell. It couldn't possibly taste worse than it's meant to taste.
I've found yoghurts three or four months out of date at the back of the fridge and they've been fine. And mince pies left over from a previous Christmas that were also spot on.
The only thing I get close to paranoid about is fish.
I'm with you on the fish. I made a kedgeree with some smoked haddock once and that's the only foodstuff that's ever given me proper food poisoning. The kind with fever, hallucinations and projectile vomiting.
We did have a jar of Branston pickle once that had clearly started fermenting; most odd!0 -
keef66 wrote:We did have a jar of Branston pickle once that had clearly started fermenting; most odd!
I've stories about jars of homemade chutneys that have fermented inside the fridge and then exploded "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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I believe you have to be careful with cheese! :shock:0
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seanoconn wrote:
Pffft. Scrape the mouldy bits off and you're good to go.mudsucker wrote:A bit of common sense (something which is severely lacking a lot folk these days) is required and you'll be OK.
If it's green and mouldy probably leave it :-)
do that and you could ruin a perfectly good piece of Stilton.0 -
I think the white stuff on cheddar is either cheese mites or cheese mite crap, can't remember.
Yum..
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I think generally milk products tell you when they've gone off by the stench. And anyway yoghurts should be looked after by all the nice bacteria that turn it into yoghurt, I'd have thought. Re mince pies, I was rather put off Mr Kipling's by someone who used to work for them, and told me that they stopped making them in January each year, then restarted in February to build up the stocks for the following Christmas.Rolf F wrote:I've found yoghurts three or four months out of date at the back of the fridge and they've been fine. And mince pies left over from a previous Christmas that were also spot on.
The only thing I get close to paranoid about is fish.
Are there foods that do go off enough to produce poisons, but don't produce a caution-inducing smell or display of fungus? My favourite fridge fungus is the one that creates a wonderful display of tall, delicate tree-like structures in the offending dish, though I can't remember what particular dish it likes to grow on.
Oh, and this is worth watching ... just as well it's not smellyvision though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbw9GJKG32I
Seems like my favourite Fridge fugus is zygomycota:
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They are fascinating organisms brian.
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If you've leave anything in the freezer for too long, it might freeze-dehydrate. Trust me, if this happens just don't eat it. Puking all that back up is one of the most disgusting things ever to happen to me.0
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Don't eat freezers then.johnfinch wrote:If you've leave anything in the freezer for too long, it might freeze-dehydrate. Trust me, if this happens just don't eat it. Puking all that back up is one of the most disgusting things ever to happen to me.0 -
briantrumpet wrote:My favourite fridge fungus is the one that creates a wonderful display of tall, delicate tree-like structures in the offending dish, though I can't remember what particular dish it likes to grow on.
Oh, and this is worth watching ... just as well it's not smellyvision though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbw9GJKG32I
Seems like my favourite Fridge fugus is zygomycota:
That looks like a Rhizopus species. Black bread mould is one example. Sporulating fingi can be very pretty under the microscope0
