Parafox Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Or ever rescued some food from the bin for some reason? We regularly have stuff in the fridge that's a bit iffy. I got some cooked chicken out yesterday. two small bags worth that we had left over. I put them on the same bowl then noticed a bit of a rank odour. I then had to sort out the dodgy meat from the edible bits. Still, we ate it cold with chips. No ill effects.... yet I also wonder about some food outlets. Do you think they always throw away out of date food or just keep it until it sells? I'm thinking kebab meat and coated chicken in particular here.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 The worst I can think of was my friend had once bought one of those Yazoo milkshakes and I was with him when he opened it. Pulled the lid back and it hissed and a cloud of milk vapour shot out. "That's odd" I said. He had a swig and immediately spat it out. Another friend grabbed it and had a sip and said "Hmm tastes strange". Me being young and stupid I sampled it - it was like carbonated chunky cheese water. Pretty much the most disgusting thing I'd ever encountered Turns out it was about a year past the use-by date I'll knowingly eat stuff cautiously if it's a bit past the date, give it a sniff, check for mould then eat it. Never with meat though. If you've ever opened a pack of uncooked chicken that's more than 2 days past the date you'll know what I mean. Stinks of festering toilets. And pork warns you by going sort of oily blue, do not touch!
MPH Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Not as many foods have an actual out of date date on them these days a lot have a best before date or a sell by date in them mostly so the store will know when to pull them off the shelf. These are more for the cosmetic look of the product rather than their ability to make you sick..
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Not as many foods have an actual out of date date on them these days a lot have a best before date or a sell by date in them mostly so the store will know when to pull them off the shelf. These are more for the cosmetic look of the product rather than their ability to make you sick.. That's "Sell by" or "Best before" - "Use by" is the important one
Izzy Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 My old Mum is a classic for out of date stuff - mainly sauces, condiments and medicines. Whenever we go up their to eat, it's not uncommon for the mustard or something to be at least two years out of date - she couldn't give a monkeys though. Back in 'her day' there was no such thing as 'use by' dates, so she pays little/no attention to them.
Steven Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 I use the Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall method. If it smells off then it probably is off and is therefore binned. Otherwise no problems that a quick wash cannot solve.
AyewJoking Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 The worst I can think of was my friend had once bought one of those Yazoo milkshakes and I was with him when he opened it. Pulled the lid back and it hissed and a cloud of milk vapour shot out. "That's odd" I said. He had a swig and immediately spat it out. Another friend grabbed it and had a sip and said "Hmm tastes strange". Me being young and stupid I sampled it - it was like carbonated chunky cheese water. Pretty much the most disgusting thing I'd ever encountered Turns out it was about a year past the use-by date. Then we took it back to our secret tree house and got fúcking wánkered. I'll knowingly eat stuff cautiously if it's a bit past the date, give it a sniff, check for mould then eat it. Never with meat though. If you've ever opened a pack of uncooked chicken that's more than 2 days past the date you'll know what I mean. Stinks of festering toilets. And pork warns you by going sort of oily blue, do not touch!
Haydos Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Eat 'out of date' food most days. Most stuff lasts at least a week past the date on the pack.
AyewJoking Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 One Christmas i had a box of mince pies. I ate one but slipped into a drunken coma before i could eat the rest. The day after I ate the rest of them and and spent the next 20 minutes puking my guts out. I think maybe Santa had a wánk on them or something.
EastAnglianFox Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Have some Curry powder from 2003 that I still use to make a quick Kedgeree now and again and always tastes and smells fine. Also plenty of tins in the back of the cupboard from around 08-09, have heard of sealed tins being found from the likes of the 70's and 80's and once inspected and tested by the food boffins it is has lost none of its tastes and nutrients and could easily still be eaten with no ill effects,,crazy!!
Saxondale Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Yes, frequently. It basically doesn't matter. A visual inspection and a quick sniff will suffice. Constant battle with my wife to stop her throwing stuff away the millisecond it goes past the sell-by date.
filbertstreet Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 I found some opal fruits in the back of a cupboard few weeks ago, rock hard but still tasted good
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Has anyone ever put a half cucumber in the fridge and forgot about it for a month? Fùck oh god I'm going to be sick thinking about it
Ozwin Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 The smell of gone off potatoes has driven me to never go near out of date goods again. The thought makes me gag a little.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 That's "Sell by" or "Best before" - "Use by" is the important one Hell yes. I had some burgers that were a day past the use by date only the other week, and although I cooked them thoroughly the results were not good. It's mental that we risk it though, isn't it? If you get full blown food poisoning it's grim beyond belief, as anyone sat on the bog with the world falling out their arsehole while leaning over to vomit in the bath can testify (and I will never forgive you, out of date Safeway Party Selection). 'Use by' basically means 'be it on your head old son'. Somes you win, somes you lose The smell of gone off potatoes has driven me to never go near out of date goods again. The thought makes me gag a little. Did one or more of them basically turn to ectoplasm? I've only experienced that a couple of times and the smell is off the scale
Parafox Posted 23 October 2015 Author Posted 23 October 2015 I found some opal fruits in the back of a cupboard few weeks ago, rock hard but still tasted good Are you sure they weren't Spangles?
Carl the Llama Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Has anyone ever put a half cucumber in the fridge and forgot about it for a month? Fùck oh god I'm going to be sick thinking about it Don't leave things in the fridge.
whoareyaaa Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Never. Once I bought some toothepaste from some corner shop, used it in the morning and was heving all the way to work. Don't know what had happened to it but it was like drinking a bottle of aftershave or something.
lianne81 Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 If its for me yes as long as it smells ok , but am more wary if it is for the kids and will normally throw it away and do something different x
MPH Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 That's "Sell by" or "Best before" - "Use by" is the important one indeedy
Haydos Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 not a fridge, no Underrated. The joke, not the activity.
Fox92 Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 I also wonder about some food outlets. Do you think they always throw away out of date food or just keep it until it sells? I'm thinking kebab meat and coated chicken in particular here. I wouldn't trust takeaways half the time anyway.
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