Use by Dates

I never eat anything past it’s use by date. Even if it looks okay you cannot smell the bugs that can cause food poisoning. To me it’s just not worth it.

This evening, with our tea we had a can of beer between us. It was lovely and refreshing. Dh then told me it was 2 years out of date. ?

Things in cans can last for decades - I never bother with dates on any food item, canned, bottled, packet or fresh.
Managed to get through to 81 years that way, will continue.

I wasn’t in the fridge sorting out fresh food. I was in the larder cupboard. The food is in cans and packets. The point of the exercise was to sort out the dates so the earliest dates would be used first and the later dates used , erm, later. ?

I have a memory of my mother scraping mould off jam or cheese and giving it to us to eat. Not the mould! I had a pain au chocolate for breakfast today which was a couple of days over and it was fine.

Esspee

I never look at dates. If the food looks right, smells right, then I try it out on OH. If he survives then I will eat it. ?

Lol, my OH gets all the out of date food to eat ???
I’m not trying to poison him honest - but I’m more risk averse than him!!

I`m with you Esspee.

www.poundland.co.uk/332228-2-x-magnifier-with-light/

i got a useful magnifying glass with built-in light from Poundland; was £2.
also good for meter readings.
don;t have a modern phone.

I have impaired eyesight so I can rarely see the dates- problem solved!

Another one that does not look at the dates, I look at the food.

Same here. I have started writing the date on tins with marker pen. Fridge items I use the smell test. Pasta I use no matter how ancient.

Esspee

I never look at dates. If the food looks right, smells right, then I try it out on OH. If he survives then I will eat it. ?

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I m with you Espee never look at them total waste of food
I m perfectly able to decide if something is good or bad without a date

I never look at dates. If the food looks right, smells right, then I try it out on OH. If he survives then I will eat it. ?