"Use By" dates - costing you money

[xpc]

I read most of the website along with all the recommended storage times and methods and am in violation of 99% of it. Especially my potatoes and onions which are kept in a cabinet, all 20 pounds were black and oozing so into the backwoods they flew.

After reading about all the molds, spores, and that nasty sally I am afraid to eat anything anymore. I will be down to my original birth weight soon if I don't stop reading all this info.

 

[ducks4you]

I agree and asked the same question before on opened mayo which I still use and has an expiry date of April 25, my 2% milk was just used this morning and has a July 26 date on it, still smells good plus I always shake it good to blend back in the slick that forms on the top.

My acid test for milk (or 1/2 and 1/2) is to pour a small amount into a coffee cup, and add hot coffee to it. If it curdles or even looks like runny cheese, I toss it. Otherwise, I know it's still good.

 

[xpc]

My acid test for milk (or 1/2 and 1/2) is to pour a small amount into a coffee cup, and add hot coffee to it. If it curdles or even looks like runny cheese, I toss it. Otherwise, I know it's still good.

A few months ago that happened to me and didn't know why at first. I was mad that I had to dump my coffee and now use powdered whitener instead.

 

[Wifezilla]

Powdered creamer is pretty much toxic waste, but I am hesitant to point that out. You are already down to nibbling on grass and twigs...

 

[xpc]

Powdered creamer is pretty much toxic waste, but I am hesitant to point that out. You are already down to nibbling on grass and twigs...

I think calling my whitener toxic waste is scientific racism so you better back off on my powdered mac.

 

[Wifezilla]

"Dry non-dairy creamer is highly flammable.[1] A small spark can set fire to the substance if the powdered form becomes dispersed in air. This phenomenon was demonstrated on the television series Mythbusters."

Hummm...guess it does have a purpose other than artery hardening

 

[xpc]

I just looked at it and is mostly corn syrup solids and soy oil plus about 100 other things. Dust fires are nothing new and is the reason why we had to use explosion proof sealed conduit and electrical boxes when wiring grain mills.

I also had to wire up a lot of free stall barns in the winter and lunched near the steaming cow pies for warmth - those big brown eyes always seemed to stare at me with contempt while eating my roast beef sandwich - then only a plop and a water fall was heard.

 

[Wildsky]

"Dry non-dairy creamer is highly flammable.[1] A small spark can set fire to the substance if the powdered form becomes dispersed in air. This phenomenon was demonstrated on the television series Mythbusters."

Hummm...guess it does have a purpose other than artery hardening

That was totally the best explosion on that show - of ALL time!

 

[2dream]

Expiration dates save me big time. I buy "reduced for quick sale" all the time. Meats, cans, packages. Vegies are cooked and frozen, meats are repackaged and frozen, packaged foods are sealed in bags and frozen, cans are just placed on the shelf. Like WZ if it ain't bulging, its used. Eggs are good until they are bad. And I know their bad when I crack them and they don't look right. Milk is good until I say its bad. Sour milk will be used for cornbread or bisquits. I think my house would probably be considered a major health hazard to some.
I guess you could say - when I throw it out, its really beyond any use. It probably needs to be torched.

 

[abifae]

this reminded me of this thread ....