marlndarln All American 1859 Posts user info edit post |
What are your rules/limitations/exceptions to eating food that is potentially not at its freshest?
For example.... Last night on the local news the lead story was about super market stocking pretzels that had a date of February something. Everyone was all up in arms and I was very confused. I mean other than tasting like crap are these pretzels actually of any danger to anyone?
Or.... On Easter I did the little trick where you empty an egg but leave it intact and saved all the insides in a tupperware container. I realized last night I should use them up so I made some banana bread with them. I've been eating it and am totally fine but a friend of mine was totally freaked out that I would eat an egg more than like, 20 minutes after it had been out of the shell.
Go! 4/9/2010 1:47:14 PM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
i eat any food that doesn't smell spoiled
i've never gotten food poisoning 4/9/2010 1:48:45 PM |
Quinn All American 16417 Posts user info edit post |
I ate velvetta shells and cheese from 2008 (january of 2008) a week ago. May explain why I have been sick....hahaha 4/9/2010 1:49:16 PM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
^^ 4/9/2010 1:50:15 PM |
petejames All American 2236 Posts user info edit post |
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TroopofEchos All American 12212 Posts user info edit post |
milk/dairy - smell it. It can go bad BEFORE the expiration date or two weeks after. Always smell test.
Eggs can last well beyond their stamped expiration date but watch what you are using them for. For instance if you are using them for baking, go and get fresh(er) eggs. With eggs ALWAYS crack them into a separate container before using them - you can find bloodlines in fresh eggs, and with eggs past the stamped on date, if the albumin part is watery egg = no bueno. Also very obvious smell. I am also that bitch that opens up every damn egg carton at the grocery store and picks up every single egg to make sure that it is not cracked 4/9/2010 1:51:06 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
hell yeah it does!!!!!!!!!!!
it fucking RULES!!!!! 4/9/2010 1:51:19 PM |
marlndarln All American 1859 Posts user info edit post |
^^^damn it! i searched and didn't get that! 4/9/2010 1:54:13 PM |
bassjunkie All American 3093 Posts user info edit post |
I've drunkenly cooked up and eaten eggs that were at least 2 months past the expiration date.
Was fine in the morning, with the exception of the hangover. 4/9/2010 1:55:33 PM |
Slave Famous Become Wrath 34079 Posts user info edit post |
that born on beer date is no bullshit
Had some May '09 Bud Light the other day....rancid 4/9/2010 1:56:06 PM |
marlndarln All American 1859 Posts user info edit post |
^^yeah i mean i cooked the eggs into bread, had some about 9am and i'm not sick now so i think it is all cool. 4/9/2010 1:58:13 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42535 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "i eat any food that doesn't smell spoiled
i've never gotten food poisoning" |
4/9/2010 2:00:14 PM |
XSMP All American 16674 Posts user info edit post |
pizza - 1 day old on countertop, 2 days old in fridge
open beer - 1 day old only if refrigerated by me
milk - smell test + shake to look for chunks
eggs are too cheap to risk it
soda - 3 days from opening no exceptions
bread is iffy - i'll rip off moldy pieces if the majority isn't crusty yet.
if it has mayo on it and it is over 4 hours old THROW IT AWAY, IT COULD KILL YOU. lol 4/9/2010 2:04:02 PM |
dropdeadkate nerdlord 11725 Posts user info edit post |
ripping the "moldy part" off bread doesn't mean you're not eating the mold. it means you're not eating the parts where there is enough mold to be visible to the naked eye
mold eaters 4/9/2010 2:05:48 PM |
petejames All American 2236 Posts user info edit post |
Isn't there mold on almost everything though? 4/9/2010 2:06:29 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
I won't eat anything that has been dead for more than 24 hours. 4/9/2010 2:09:48 PM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I won't eat anything that has been dead for more than 24 hours dead." |
4/9/2010 2:16:02 PM |
petejames All American 2236 Posts user info edit post |
^ Damn straight...I eat all my food LIVE. 4/9/2010 2:17:25 PM |
Spontaneous All American 27372 Posts user info edit post |
The date is typically a sell by date and unopened food can last a fairly long time. I examine my food like my laundry: the classic sniff test. 4/9/2010 2:19:34 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
i might switch to that school of thought. 4/9/2010 2:19:57 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43405 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I ate velvetta shells and cheese from 2008 (january of 2008) a week ago. May explain why I have been sick....hahaha" |
LOL, so after you asked me opinion and said do NOT eat it you went ahead and did it anyway. lmao.
If it looks okay and doesn't smell bad it works for me. Best I can tell I've never had food poisoning either.4/9/2010 2:23:09 PM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
i had doubled a pecan pie filling recipe and then broken one of the crusts before i had a chance to fill it
i left the filling in the refrigerator for 9 months, uncovered
the part that was left contained 3 eggs and half a stick of butter
i eventually made a pie after those 9 months and it was delicious 4/9/2010 3:15:54 PM |
ajgoff1286 All American 2585 Posts user info edit post |
I would argue to just eat it and worry about the consequences later, you gotta eat right? 4/9/2010 4:11:44 PM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
^^ I'm pretty shocked it wasn't all dried out and weird 4/9/2010 4:12:55 PM |
th3oretecht All American 15539 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ 4/9/2010 4:13:57 PM |
Quinn All American 16417 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "pizza - 1 day old on countertop, 2 days old in fridge" |
hahahahaha
Reminds me. One day I was obviously dragging ass at the gym. So i ask a trainer (packman92) if its ok to eat 3 day old pizza. He says to me "Oh 3 days and it was in the fridge? No problem. I've eaten chicken pizza that was left outside".
Pat 4/9/2010 4:15:44 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
I don't eat anything that has bled for 3 days. 4/9/2010 4:19:27 PM |
crazy_carl All American 4073 Posts user info edit post |
really, Expired Food Rules huh??
I THOUGH O'DOYLE RULES!!!
4/9/2010 8:12:03 PM |
SaabTurbo All American 25459 Posts user info edit post |
If the food is even near the expiration date it is executed son.
I can't have any close calls now son.
Also, I will think it tastes funny just because I'm slightly insane. 4/9/2010 8:13:17 PM |
marlndarln All American 1859 Posts user info edit post |
ok. so...
Hillshire Farms Summer Sausage. Final expiration date: may 11 2010 Opened: ~jan 15 2010
still edible? (no visible signs of mold but is looking a little grayer than pink) 4/27/2010 11:37:35 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
i honestly almost threw up
no. 4/27/2010 11:38:02 PM |
spöokyjon ℵ 18617 Posts user info edit post |
Eat it and find out. 4/27/2010 11:42:47 PM |
marlndarln All American 1859 Posts user info edit post |
but i'm le hungry 4/27/2010 11:44:22 PM |
H8R wear sumthin tight 60155 Posts user info edit post |
I have a big boy job now.
I will throw some shit out with the quickness. 4/27/2010 11:48:57 PM |
marlndarln All American 1859 Posts user info edit post |
yeah, i'm not a big boy yet 4/27/2010 11:50:51 PM |
H8R wear sumthin tight 60155 Posts user info edit post |
4/28/2010 12:01:18 AM |
ladysman3621 Veteran 325 Posts user info edit post |
I ate a nutragrain bar yesterday that had a best by-date of Aug. 2009. It was a sub-par nutragrain bar. 4/28/2010 2:09:02 AM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
mustard???
i found mustard in the bfs fridge that was a year old (May '09)
but i squeezed it out and it looked fine, smelled fine, tasted fine so i went with it (just to dip a soft pretzel in)
but now i feel 6/6/2010 10:01:12 PM |
Chop All American 6271 Posts user info edit post |
mustard keeps forever
...doesn't it? 6/6/2010 10:06:26 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
well a google search said that it depends on packaging?
a jar = 2 years squeeze bottle = 18 months
this was only 12 months so maybe it is just mental. i also ate a lot of wings tonight so my tummy is probably just angry with me all around. 6/6/2010 10:15:12 PM |
OopsPowSrprs All American 8383 Posts user info edit post |
I think you'll live 6/6/2010 10:19:21 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
well i didn't think it was going to kill me
my stomach just doesn't feel well 6/6/2010 10:23:15 PM |
TenaciousC All American 6307 Posts user info edit post |
I have an unopened, unrefrigerated bottle of alfredo sauce that is stamped 4/28/10... still good or toss it?
[Edited on June 6, 2010 at 10:25 PM. Reason : ] 6/6/2010 10:23:27 PM |
OopsPowSrprs All American 8383 Posts user info edit post |
Still good 6/6/2010 10:25:21 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
i never abide by sauce rules. ESPECIALLY if it is unopened i'd say you're fine. i mean smell it. do a finger test. if everything seems fine i think you're good
i save tomato sauce and i think you're supposed to toss opened jars after like a week or so. but i don't. i don't eat them like 4 months later but i don't throw them away after a week. 6/6/2010 10:27:45 PM |
jataylor All American 6652 Posts user info edit post |
^^^still good 6/6/2010 11:01:09 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "soda - 3 days from opening no exceptions" |
wtf?!
Quote : | "if it has mayo on it and it is over 4 hours old THROW IT AWAY, IT COULD KILL YOU. lol" |
fixed that for you6/6/2010 11:09:40 PM |
scud All American 10804 Posts user info edit post |
you all obviously don't watch "Monsters Inside Me" 6/6/2010 11:13:23 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
duh. have you seen 1/2 of my posts 6/6/2010 11:14:58 PM |