Check your cupboards!

angelatgraceland

Always a good idea as you are approaching the end of the month to see what is running out at the end of the month. Dont get caught with out of date food which gets forgotten from previous bulk buying. Make a few menus for the week ahead and use up those items and any others which are just partial packets/opened.

tee_pee_2

got a jar of sweet and sour out of date 2wks but i am tempted to use it..... Will it harm me?

Ruby_Pudding

tee_pee wrote:

got a jar of sweet and sour out of date 2wks but i am tempted to use it..... Will it harm me?

If the manufacturer has dated it in weeks rather than months I'd be a bit wary of using it if it was 2 weeks over I must admit. Others may advise differently though

angelatgraceland

I reckon its ok personally. The date is realy a guideline. If you are going to use it-use it this week. Ive used jars of sauces 6 months out of date but some wouldnt! A jar is safer than a tin(the lining in a tin breaks down(. Check is is sealed first, and if there is a safety button on it, make sure it is still as it should be. If it still like it was when you bought itt go ahead. S/S has a lot of sugar and vinegar in it which are both preservatives. If it doesnt contain meat it sounds like its safe to use.

Katgoddess

If it is "best before" it should be ok.

Ruby_Pudding

angelatgraceland wrote:

A jar is safer than a tin(the lining in a tin breaks down)

I never knew that could happen :eek:

angelatgraceland

Yes, it can be rather poisonous. You mat have noticed that tins these days often have a sort of plastic coating inside them-especially for anything acidic. There is a post on here somewhere where somebody explained the process very eloquently. My personal rule is: Jars ok-tins no way!

Ruby_Pudding

angelatgraceland wrote:

My personal rule is: Jars ok-tins no way!

Mmmm, mine too from now on I think - cheers for the advice

ambergold

Its good to see you back angel. You posted the same thing on the storecupboard challenge a while back and it made me take another look at the sell by dates in my larder.

tee_pee_2

right sweet n sour for tea tomorrow. If I don't post tomorrow night I am in casualty. lol :rotfl:

Murtle

tins shortly past their date are ok IMO, you have more danger from any dented ones you buy in store or drop on there way home!

there is a difference between use by and best before. However, they are both guidelines that you can use within reason, after all if your bread said best before tomorrow and it was covered in mould, you probably wouldn't eat it. However, if it was fine looking and best before yesterday people question it!! Funny old world, although I can understand with preservatives etc that we don't always really know what the food would be like if it wasnt' good. I don't think I've looked at the best before/use by dates in months, Ive not had any trips to casualty!!!

Hope your sweet and sour is yummy!!!

x x

in fact, all my opinion.....does not constitute legal advice :eek: