Stuff past its sell by date

[Player]

Do you still use it?

Milk goes off real quick, but what about other products that still look the same.

Just looking on the jar of tomato paste, best before 0519.

WTF is that supposed to mean.

 

[daicos4ever]

I think it means 19th of May. Weird way to put it though

 

[TheButcher]

never use anything passed the used by date..itll make you very sick and you might even die!!!

 

[joshhem]

yeah i use it. Most food is good for quite a while after it's date. Dad sells food wholesale and so we get all the out of date stuff and it's still perfect.... does depend on what it is though, like i feel a bit awkward drinking ood milk.

 

[Nic]

As long as it's not growing it's orright.

 

[aggels]

Depends on the product. Some things I wouldn't touch, the sort of thing that goes off quickly, then there is stuff that I'd use for a month or two after the date. And things like Brie and Camembert are absolutely no good before their use by date.

 

[Bomber Spirit]

Most things it wouldn't worry me if the use-by date's expired, unless they've obviously gone off.
The 2 big exceptions are bread and milk. My bread has to be fresh, and the excessive quantities of coffee I drink need milk that hasn't gone off. And taking a whiff of the carton isn't the most reliable guide - I use the use by date to determine whether the milk's any good.
And I live within a minute's walk of a 24-hour servo, so it's no problem getting fresh bread or milk at any time if I need it.

 

[hawkfan5]

Things you put in the freezer NEVER go off...

Coffee doesn't have any problems, 6 months over the use by, still tasted fine.

Yoghurt, Milk, Cheese etc. I would stay away from though.

Rob

 

[lioness]

I don't know, maybe it's just me but I won't touch ANYTHING that's even a day over it's use by date.

Milk and dairy products aren't a big issue for me, since I can't have them.

And with bread, unless it's absolutely fresh I won't touch it anyways.

And with everything else, like I said, not if it's past it's use by date.

 

[PC28]

I don't drink Milk if its been open in the fridge for long than 3 days no matter how far away from the use by date it is

I don't eat anything if its on its last day before use by

I buy fresh bread for that day and MAYBE the next day, whatevers left, the birds get.

I can't even eat cold pizza thats been in the fridge over night lol

I pretty much buy what i need as i need it, that way its always fresh

 

[Nic]

Actually, pretty much nothing in our house lasts past it's use-by-date.