Out of date schwartz packet mix

mancbird

Hi, I was just clearing out one of our cupboards and found two out of date Schwartz packet mixes lurking at the back (bought in the days before we were trying to be OS!)

One is a Moroccan Lamb Casserole dated BBE Dec 2008 and the other is a Mexican Chilli Chicken dated BBE Jan 2009.

Not wanting to waste them, would these still be ok to eat this week? It's just the spices and seasoning in them so I guess the flavour just might not be as strong but they would still be perfectly fine to eat. Is that right?

Thanks
x

SunnyGirl

I've always used them after the best before date. My understanding is that Best Before Dates mean nothing it's the Use By date that you've got to be careful with especially on fresh poultry etc. I always go off the smell, taste & look of something before I eat it, not the dates put on by manufacturers. I wouldn't eat meat or poultry though if I was unsure.

They'll probably taste just as good as they ever would have done - it's only really a month gone. HTH

mancbird

Thanks Sunny Girl. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I just wanted to check first!

tessie_bear

i used a mix for tuna bake dated nov 08 the other day and it was fine....id open them and im sure your nose will tell u if its ok

HH62

With a product like this, it's the dried packet mix, right?, I'd have no problem using it even up to a year out of date.
I'm old enough to remember the days when products like that (and tinned foods) had no date on them. Our mums and grandmums kept stuff like this in the pantry for years.

george.dawes_2

just use it it wont kill you or will it ????

crawley_girl

Use it up!

kazmeister

Approved foods sell stuff that is longer out of date than that. We are currently eating mini pringles that were BBE April 08 and drinking Orange juice that was BBE Aug 08.

nimbo

HH62 wrote: »

With a product like this, it's the dried packet mix, right?, I'd have no problem using it even up to a year out of date.
I'm old enough to remember the days when products like that (and tinned foods) had no date on them. Our mums and grandmums kept stuff like this in the pantry for years.

my mum still does!!!! she has a nutmeg jar that has 1995 on it, but has no idea that i have replaced the nutmegs.... (i figured that the dust alone was a bit dodge) haha just the other day she was having a sniff, and a poke saying how fresh they looked, while she grated them into her mash!!!!

brendat

Bread mix over year out if date can I still use?

tboo

You can try it and see - if it doesnt work then feed it to the birds

The yeast may not be active anymore