Use By Dates

Alba Badger · May 22, 2017

Expensive higgidy steak sussex ale and stilton pie was in the fridge, use by date was two days ago and I have cooked it and eaten it, waste not etc Pretty sure I'll be OK. Got me to thinking what's your hard and fast rules on use by dates? What are your rules? Smells OK, get it down ya?

Alba Badger · May 22, 2017

Last option needs editing to Few days is OK for everything except Meat/milk

peterward · May 22, 2017

Smell always, had a prawn cocktail yesterday, best before yesterday, opened it and it stunk, straight in bin...... plenty of stuff is just fine like breads, sauces etc, meat/fish always a good sniff first.

Birdie Boy · May 22, 2017

If it looks good and smells good, no problem for me. I'm sure it is just a finger in the air type date as they have to put one on it.

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nicko31 · May 22, 2017

Alba Badger said:
Expensive higgidy steak sussex ale and stilton pie was in the fridge, use by date was two days ago and I have cooked it and eaten it, waste not etc Pretty sure I'll be OK. Got me to thinking what's your hard and fast rules on use by dates? What are your rules? Smells OK, get it down ya?

Beer would be best before, would it not? The cheese would have a use by..

Old beer is safe but dont taste great

peterward · May 22, 2017

Alba Badger said:
Last option needs editing to Few days is OK for everything except Meat/milk

Milk gets both the smell test and a small pour in the sink for the curdle test, if it passes both, its grand

Alba Badger · May 22, 2017

My pie stank of Stilton so smell test was null and void.

peterward · May 22, 2017

Alba Badger said:
My pie stank of Stilton so smell test was null and void.

Whats the worst that can happen? nothing a bit of imodium cant fix

Raleigh Chopper · May 22, 2017

Volvic Mineral Water.
Filtered down through The Alps over millions of years to produce this fine tasting water.

Use by Sept 2018

Blue3 · May 22, 2017

Cut any mouldy bits off and eat it

GT49er · May 22, 2017

No 'one-size-fits-all' answer to this - some foods I will disregard the 'use by' date for longer than others. Smell - and appearance of mould - are generally good pointers though.

brakespear · May 22, 2017

will use veg, fruit, cheese, milk and others past use by dates. Not meat though.

clippedgull · May 22, 2017

Use by dates are a modern day guide only, introduced so that the more gullible throw perfectly edible food away and further line the pockets of the rip off supermarkets.

As a consumer, common sense should prevail, if you're rich throw it, if you're poor eat it!!

Triggaaar · May 22, 2017

I'm never sure with this. For uncooked food, if you've got a decent sense of smell, you should be ok with the smelling method. For cooked food though, things smell ok well after they're first cooked, but all the recommendations are to use within 3-4 days. Which is annoying.

BensGrandad · May 22, 2017

Pre packed items like tinned stuff etc I think is ok after best before date. Depends on the actual food. I am reluctant to use Morrisons fresh meat or fish even on the last day of the use before date as I have had some unpleasant experiences with their fresh meat.and fish. Wife was clearing the cupboards and found a Fray Bentos tinned pie, bought cheap I presume, with a best before date in April 2016. That was ok when cooked up. Many times I have had tonic water with my gin that was past its sell by and best before date and they have all been ok.

Notters · May 22, 2017

Raleigh Chopper said:
Volvic Mineral Water.
Filtered down through The Alps over millions of years to produce this fine tasting water.

Use by Sept 2018

Volvic is in the Massif Central :moo:

Petee · May 22, 2017

Use by - Bin it after date
Best before - Fine

Bold Seagull · May 22, 2017

Smell, look: personal judgement call. 'Use by' – covering their arses so always going to be ultra cautious.

Reckon there will be at least a 30% margin of error, so a 4 day use by, is in reality going to be 5 days, maybe a bit more if you're lucky.

BensGrandad · May 22, 2017

Notters said:
Volvic is in the Massif Central

According to Royal Marsden Hospital nobody should drink any bottled water as it isnt as pure as the tap water in the Uk. That is what they told my son when his daughter was in there suffering with Myeloid Leukemia.

BensGrandad · May 22, 2017

Some years ago I worked as a stocktaker for Maynards Social Club and the quality control manager told me that they withdrew the wine gums from supermarkets at the start of the month of their sell by date. They took them back and repackaged them with a code denoting how many times it had been done and they could do that 3 times. Therefore theoretically some wine gums could be nearly 4 years old when sold and it was perfectly legal and the quality not impaired but legislation said that a sell by date could not be more than 12 months away.

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Use By Dates

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Past use by date - in the bin it goes

Couple of days is ok

Smell's OK - just eat it

Few days is OK for everything

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