sell by date ?

[lettie]

I'm not the slightest bit fussy regarding sell by dates on anything. As long as it looks and smells ok I will willingly consume it. I regularly eat out of date yoghurt, cheese, etc and reckon that they taste better.

Use by dates on drugs are the same. I once took 2 Ibuprofen when I had the flu, just to stop the aches. Not only had the Ibuprofen expired 3 years earlier, but they had been prescribed by the vet for my dog!!!! They eased my aches a treat and I'm still here to tell the tail.... TAIL...... (get it????)


Ok, I'll get my coat.....

[cherokee]

I tend to go by the USE BY date more than the SELL BY.....

[jambutty]

The sell by date is just that – a date after which the shop cannot sell the item unless it is advertised as out of date and separate from the ‘in date’ product. The really important date is the ‘use by’ date but even that is only a guide-line for the buyer. If the food is used after that date they have no come back on the producer/shop if the customer becomes ill.

As WillowTheWhisp has already stated the food doesn’t suddenly become bad and inedible one second after midnight of the day in question.

I use the ‘sell by and use by’ dates as a means of determining how long the product has been on the shelf. I will delve at the back of the shelf to find the newest date, much to the annoyance of some shopkeepers, particularly with bread, tea cakes, cakes and the like.

I prefer to use my nose and eyes to determine if the food is fit to eat.

The only exception is with medicines but then I’ve never had an ‘out of date’ medicine because they have either all been used as directed for the full term or on the odd occasion when told to discontinue using one medicine the residue goes back to the chemist.

[magpie]

did it not used to be 3 days after the use by date and all was ok:

[cherokee]

Originally Posted by magpie

did it not used to be 3 days after the use by date and all was ok:

for me it depends what it is ,,ie chicken , or any white meat ,eggs dairy products etc i wont touch after use by date

[entwisi]

Most cheeses are stood to mature for months and in some cases years, they cut teh mouldy crust off and you get whats inside, just cut and mould off and it will be fine, particularly if you are cooking with it. The only ones that I would exclude from this are the unpasteurised cheeses.

Fish and shellfish are big ones to avoid. I prefer to get fish as fresh as possible.

Steak etc, most supermarkets hang their beef for ~7 days, the good stuff for a bit longer, foodies will use Beef hung for a month or longer.

[nikkival]

Sell by dates are only a guideline, they even put them on bottles of natural spring water, which I think is very silly!

Am only dubious about Chicken & Pork, but otherwise if it looks & smells ok - it gets used.

Eggs are also fine for ages after the date stamped on them - Tip of the Day - if you're not sure, get a dish or jug of water, put the egg (still in the shell) in the water - if they sink they are fine, if they float they are off!

[jambutty]

Mould on cheese has never bothered me. I just cut it off and chomp away.

Beef supplied to supermarkets hung for 7 days entwisi? I have my doubts, not that I know anything about meat other than the longer it is hung the tastier and more tender it becomes.

I read somewhere that supermarkets sell beef that has only been hung for 3 days.

Isn’t there a butcher on Union Rd in Ossy that sells his beef that has been hung for at least 7 days? I think he is called Perkins.

Very useful egg tip nikkival. I was under the impression that the float test was to determine the egg’s freshness and one that floats isn’t necessarily bad just not very fresh. Of course it could be bad but your nose will tell you when your crack it open.

Another tip – If you are mixing two or more eggs together smell at each egg BEFORE adding it to the rest.

[cherokee]

JAMBUTTY Beef supplied to supermarkets hung for 7 days entwisi? I have my doubts,


I tend to agree with you jambutty i too have my doubts ...mainly just lately all the meat we have been getting from our supermarket has been really tough , but the last lot i got from the butchers in town were so tender and tasty it really made me doubt the super markets ..and must admit has converted me back to the local butcher....

[jambutty]

I wouldn’t buy fresh meat, other than some cooked meats and dry cured bacon, from Asda if it was the last place on earth to sell meat. I’d go vegetarian first.

Sadly some butchers, being almost squeezed out by supermarkets, have been forced to sell meat that hasn’t been hung for more than 7 days in the interest of their survival. Some, of course, have done so because of pure greed.

[cherokee]

It is a shame for the local trader of any shop butcher greengrocer etc. most having been pushed into closure through the bigger chains . and like a butchers i find the quality of veg is also better from a local greengocers ,although we tend to grow our own now and with this being 2nd yr on the new plot we should also have enough for next winter so i wont have to buy from either greengrocer or asda/tesco..

[***Mr D***]

I will also eat out of date products, as long as it smells ok and looks edible.

Someone told me mold is good for you.

[flashy]

ok ive just opened a jar of pesto.....its green and liquidy with black bits floating about in it....but its not out of date

[Margaret Pilkington]

I never take any notice of sell by dates......and regularly cut the mouldy bits off a loaf before toasting it......sometimes I toast the mouldy bit too...then eat it.(mainly because I've missed seeing it - well, it's only penicillin isn't it?) I hate food waste....and so far I haven't took ill with anything.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by ***Mr D***

Someone told me mold is good for you.

All i will add to that is one word: Penicillin