Fierce_LiNk Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Do you do it when it's just reached the sell-by date/use-by date or do you just wait for it to get mouldy? We've got some strawberries in the fridge that went off on the 13th. They appear to be ok, but how can you be sure? inB4 food poisoning. Edited November 17, 2013 by Fierce_LiNk
Retro_Link Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Usually buy how the fruit feels. It normally gives in texture before mold develops on it, and that's normally when it's no longer enjoyable to eat.
Serebii Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Do you do it when it's just reached the sell-by date/use-by date or do you just wait for it to get mouldy? We've got some strawberries in the fridge that went off on the 13th. They appear to be ok, but how can you be sure? inB4 foot poisoning. Out of date fruit can poison your feet? Holy crap! Really you can tell by texture and consistency. If it feels normal, it's fine. If it's too soft, throw them out
Charlie Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 I throw it out by look, smell and touch. Don't care about the sell/use by date and the majority of food is fine long after that.
Oxigen_Waste Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Expiration dates only represent a product's peak condition... expired date ≠ the food is spoiled.
Jimbob Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Usually once it's started to go mouldy or squidgy. Even then, it's just the part that has gone like that. I chop that off and eat the rest.
Eenuh Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Thank you guys! Jim never trusts me when I tell him it is still fine. =P I always go based on how it looks and feels. The use by date is just there as an indication and usually they are being way too "safe" with it anyway. The only things I will be careful with are meat and eggs, but most other things seem to be fine.
Cube Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 I plan my food out, and only stock what I need, so I don't need to worry about the dates. If I did store more food, I'd just eat it anyway.
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Definitely by the look/smell/taste. The expiration date is only guidance. In Denmark it literally says "at least good until [date]".
bob Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Well in the UK we call it the 'best before', as in, it is best before this date, but afterwards is ok too. I do the shopping for each meal every day, so rarely buy in bulk. That we we buy as much veg as we are going to eat and hopefully don't waste any.
ReZourceman Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Three days before use by date. You can never be toupee.
MoogleViper Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 The vast majority of fruit and veg will taste horrible, then look horrible long before it will harm you. If it still looks like fruit then give it a munch.
Shorty Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 How accurate can that date really be? You think because their computer spat out a date (required by law and probably rounded to the nearest 24 hour block relative to the number of customer complaints they receive) that the minute the clock strikes 12 that food is now bad for you? If it smells OK and there's nothing growing on it that there shouldn't be, I eatses it.
jayseven Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 With meat I go by smell/colour. With fruit and veg it's about texture and... honestly... appearance of mould. With Eggs... eggs are good to go for a long time! A common mistake people make is storing many sorts of fruit and veg in the fridge rather than a dry cupboard. It's moisture that damages stock rather than temperature, and many fridges accumulate a lot of condensation. Anything I buy that isn't sold in a fridge won'd be stored in a fridge. But then again, I don't care for a cold cider, so what do I know?
Eenuh Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 With meat I go by smell/colour. With fruit and veg it's about texture and... honestly... appearance of mould. With Eggs... eggs are good to go for a long time! A common mistake people make is storing many sorts of fruit and veg in the fridge rather than a dry cupboard. It's moisture that damages stock rather than temperature, and many fridges accumulate a lot of condensation. Anything I buy that isn't sold in a fridge won'd be stored in a fridge. But then again, I don't care for a cold cider, so what do I know? Yeah I don't store most of my fruit and veg in the fridge. Only my salad stuff goes in there (usually baby spinach and rocket lettuce). Most other stuff is kept in a cupboard, like peppers, tomatoes etc. We don't put the eggs in the fridge either (which Jim didn't like until I showed him articles that said it doesn't matter). Only stuff that goes in the fridge are things that you buy refrigerated or that you need cold (like drinks). =)
bluey Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 chuck out veggies: when they start growing other veggies. chuck out fruit: when it starts to look like a character from sesame street more fur than fruit = nope.
Shorty Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 Pro tip, keep your bananas away from the rest of your fresh fruit. Bananas release ethylene as they ripen which makes other fruit ripen faster.
MoogleViper Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 I don't care for a cold cider You disgust me.
bob Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 I had a hot cider on Saturday, it was fucking weird.
MoogleViper Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 I had a hot cider on Saturday, it was fucking weird. Mulled cider is a different matter; but I believe that jay was saying he drinks it room temp.
bob Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 I'd rather drink it at room temperature than 'mulled', it was awful.
Guy Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 I keep reading this thread title as "When do you check out your fruit and veg?" and enter ready to share my useful press and roll technique. Maybe some other time.
MoogleViper Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 I keep reading this thread title as "When do you check out your fruit and veg?" and enter ready to share my useful press and roll technique. Maybe some other time.
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