shelf life, how far would you go ?

mrbadexample

Ok, I'm still using a bottle of ketchup BBE 12/04.
I have a can of curried beans BBE 04/04 that I fully intend to eat.
I have plain flour BBE 09/04 and 11/04 that I'm going to use. Eventually. :rolleyes:

No worries with the eggs, I'd be a bit more skeptical with the sausages, but if in doubt I'd fry them until they're black almost all the way through.

I do not recommend anyone else do this as you'll probably die. Fortunately, I seem to be fairly unbreakable.

Starry-eyed_surprise

mrbadexample wrote:

Ok, I'm still using a bottle of ketchup BBE 12/04.
I have a can of curried beans BBE 04/04 that I fully intend to eat.
I have plain flour BBE 09/04 and 11/04 that I'm going to use. Eventually. :rolleyes:

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I do not recommend anyone else do this as you'll probably die. Fortunately, I seem to be fairly unbreakable.

oooeerrr .... yuk!!! Hope you're not going to use THAT flour in my lovely cake recipe????:eek:

mrbadexample

Starry-eyed_surprise wrote:

oooeerrr .... yuk!!! Hope you're not going to use THAT flour in my lovely cake recipe????:eek:

Why of course not. Your recipe requires self-raising flour (BBE 10/06).

rubytuesday

Just making lentil lasagne with lentils dated best before Dec 2004 will definetely cook them for a long time!!!

mrbadexample

I think we should start a poll....who's got food that's most past its BBE?

I hereby submit my beans BBE 04/04.

MIRRY_2

after having food poison in march im now terrified to eat anything after its BBD.:eek:

rubytuesday

Still alive and kicking!!:rotfl:

flufff

I find meat rarely keeps till its expiration date

LumpyCustard_2

Eggs generally keep for a long time. I have been known to cook and eat them when they're six months out of date. Doesn't happen nowadays because I get through eggs quicker, but it didn't do me any harm.

Wouldn't eat sausages even if they were freshly made (ugh), but if they look and smell ok as previously mentioned, shouldn't be a problem.

I've got loads of store cupboard ingredients that are years old; as long as they are not lumpy or smell horrid or have things crawling in them (flour), they will probably get used. Eventually.

clarew

i agree, common sense prevails in our house. if it looks good,smells good and there is no mould on it (!) then yes, lets cook it.

Mottos in my house:
"what doesn't kill you,makes you stronger" (regarding food and ailments!)
"a little bit of dirt never killed any one" (regarding mess,dirt,mud!)