Do you follow Use by and Sell by Dates, and other food safety issues

Lillibet_2

JoJoB beat me too it, was going to say the same!;)

Pippad

If you feet smell (or someone else in the house!) you can use it as a foot wash!

Mrs_A_4

My mum's bottle of gravy browning is at least ten years out of date. Since she only uses a drop at a time, and "nobody has died yet!", it'll be on the go for a good few more years I reckon.

shammyjack

A good tip for sausages to make sure they are well cooked is to place in a pan with cold water and bring up to a long simmer for 10-15 minutes and then brown in a frying pan or under the grill, this ensures a well cooked moist and succulent sausage .

shammy

JailhouseBabe

Thanks shammyjack. I've always followed my mum's example on cooking sausages - cook til black then you know they're cooked through. :rolleyes:
When I was 12 we had a fire in a bedroom. I smelt the smoke from my bedroom, went downstairs, saw mum was cooking sausages and went back to bed!
Luckily, my grandad was visiting and noticed smoke pouring from the bathroom window, so the damage was confined and no-one was hurt.

waddy80

I'd eat them. My freezer is full of stuff like that!

Horasio

I have some cream that has gone off - any idea how I can use it?

pigpen

If it hasn't taken itself to the bin it is ok to use.. I've not killed anyone.. YET!! lol

lilac_lady

I've got a phobia about using out of date food so I bin it even it's just 1 day over the date!! On the plus side it makes me watch the quantity of what I buy so I don't throw out much. You can still have a full freezer and cupboards with tins without keeping old food.

got-it-spend-it

I ignore any dates on fruit and veg (cucumbers, strawbs, salads etc), if it looks edible, I'll eat it! I don't eat meat so can't comment on that but I am more careful with dairy. i'll use milk a day or two past its date if it smells ok- cheese goes out if it's past its date (doesn't happen very often).

Dried cupboard stuff would get used- not sure about jars as i try and make sure I use things before they get that far!

GISI