MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should Tyrone & Molly serve picky guests out-of-date food?

Mountain_Goat_2

fabba wrote: »

Whether or not the pies are fit to eat the gusts made it clear they would not like to eat 2 year out of date food.

Are you saying that eating out of date pies gives you wind? (sorry couldn't resist)

If the pies looked, smelled and tasted good then I'd certainly eat them, and would have no problem serving them to guests if I was satisfied they were safe.
I did once serve a friend a pasta dish made with a jar of sauce 2 years past its best before date, though I was completely honest about it. While he was a little hesitant at first, he did eat it all and had to admit there was nothing wrong with it. In fact I had to show him the jar to prove I wasn't just winding him up. As a result he's now a lot less worried about BB dates - it's good to spread the word!

Singlemummy_2

verdy wrote: »

Serving out of date food to a friends who made it clear that she doesnt it such food is the same as trying to feed a vegetarian friend with meat hidden between leaves of a cabbage.

Or serving a traditional Sunday roast to the meat eaters and a vegetarian meal to the veggie (who then mistakenly pours the meaty gravy all over her meat free meal, leaving the veggie gravy to the meat eaters) - would you tell her when she's already tucked into the food...this is a true story, the veggie wasn't told and four years down the line she still says the cook in question makes the best food and goes to much effort to ensure she has a veggie dish!!!!!

welshgirl78

This is an insane debate in my mind... the food is FINE, if thats what you want to give your guests then serve away. I bet there are friends who only eat free range eggs, chicken etc in their own house but when you go for dinner you eat it (surely?)

LornaT_2

Absolutely not! I choose to eat SOME out of date food. I would also wash food I had dropped and eat it BUT I have an opportunity to make an informed decision for myself. Its not fair to make that decision for others who trust you to look after them. Personally I wouldn't give them to friends or enemies without asking them first. You also don't know how sensitive your guests are to some foods and whilst I am quite stomach hardy others are not. Tea at a friends shouldn't be like a risky trip to the kebab shop! Don't do it Molly.

Ebenezer_Screwj

zygurat789 wrote: »

They have friends round to dinner and serve them frozen pies!!!

Presumably they are all from the same social background, so let them get on with their frozen pies, out of date or otherwise.

elliep_2

I would happily serve out of date food to a friend but 2 years would be pushing it for me. Though I'd consider eating the pies myself, if they'd been in the freezer that long there must have been another reason I haven't eaten them!

I'd serve out of date food so long as it was less than a 10 months out. Beyond that then it's fit for family only or the bin.

Sheepster

Sort of a footnote, the aforementioned chocolate out of date thing - yes it might be white, it might taste a little bit different, but it's quite safe. Choc lasts years, the texture and taste might suffer slightly though. That white stuff is the coco solids separating. This is why British chocolate is the best in the world, as we add a little vegetable fat to slow this process down. Unlike the skanky continental slop which will turn white as soon as look at it

MrsGWoman

No I would not serve them this out of date food! Not only could I potentially poison them, I would feel too guilty and embarassed too. I would go to the supermarket and find another cheap alternative - perhaps some Crispy Pancakes and an Artic Roll?

stressedclaire

2 years out of date???!!! my goodness!!! no, you are likely to have a manslaughter charge on your hands and ditto the other comments - frozen pies for dinner guests??!!?? hope I'm not invited!:rotfl:

A.Jones

MrsGWoman wrote: »

No I would not serve them this out of date food! Not only could I potentially poison them, I would feel too guilty and embarassed too. I would go to the supermarket and find another cheap alternative - perhaps some Crispy Pancakes and an Artic Roll?

Why would you potentially poison them? What do you add when cooking them?

So long as the pies were frozen continually, they are safe. A pie that was left out of the freezer for ages, or has been frozen and defrosted many times but is within the best before date, is much more dangerous than a pie past its best before date that was quickly placed in the freezer after purchase / making it, and has remained frozen all the time.