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

funkymonkey849

I always eat cake mix from the bowl

kezlou

boredjellybean wrote: »

I don't even throw the jam away once there is mould :eek: I just get a spoon & scoop out any affected bits & carry on,

I must admit i do this too with jam.
We do this with cheese too, i mean after all cheese is just off milk.

My kids love raw cake mix and beg me to mix it up fpr them just so that they can eat it. mmmm cake mix

Darn it i'm hungry now !:rotfl:

floyd

Cake mix from the bowl is the reason I bother to make cakes

I have a 10 second floor rule but often dont count anyway and just pick off any visible grot

I work in the garden then make my lunch without cleaning the soil from under my nails

I eat jam that has had a frisbee of mould on it

I use eggs waaaaaay past their use by date as long as they smell OK

I eat reheated rice nearly every day for lunch

I eat fruit and veg without washing it

and I'm still alive and kicking

floss2

Claire_Bear wrote: »

...I reheat rice all the time even though people have said its a big no-no and nothing bade ever happened....

You would know if you ever did eat reheated rice that wasn't heated enough, believe me _pale_

hob

i never mark what the date was when i freaze things so i have no clue if i use it 'in time' i keep half open tin cans in the frige (i was told very drmaticaly by my friend that this can kill you) i eat the cake mix, eat leftovers that have been left on the side. i allso do the jam and chease thing.

cyberbob

I have been known to cut mold off cheese and use the rest,

Cake mix mmm

Use by date - What's one of them?

Wee_Jo

I love this thread!!


I do all of the things that have been mentioned so far...

• I had some spaghetti bolognese that I had forgotten to put in tupperware last week (the 2-3 glasses of red wine may have had something to do with that) and it was left out overnight. I gave it a sniff the next morning and then took it into work for lunch. And shock horror!!! I didn't die!!
• I also eat fruit and veg without washing it unless there are serious mucky bits on them.
• I chop off the gross growth-y bits on potatoes that are a bit too old and cook them anyway (have to do this in secret as hubby is v against this)
• I also have a 10 second rule if I drop things...but forget to count and then just blow on it :rotfl:
• Erm....are you supposed to keep jam in the fridge??

I think that since turning over my thrifty new leaf I have probably got even more non-health and safety conscious, as I am so against wasting things! But equally, I find that I use things up better because I shop more sensibly according to a meal plan. Like many of you have mentioned though, I would never mess around with undercooked pork / chicken. Don't think it's worth it. But as for beef...if it's not still mooing, I'm not interested!

Jo

sharloid

I work in a food lab where we test things for bacteria and what not, and I know that something doesn't have to have visable mold for it to be harbouring bacteria so I'd never eat cheese/jam that had mold on it! I'm not saying you shouldn't, jsut a personal preference. :P

I grew up in a house where nothing was ever eating past the best before date, and my mum still cringes at the thought of it! Lately I have started eating things slightly past the date, not throwing eggs the day before they're due to go off and just cutting slightly sprouty bits off potatoes. Not as 'naughty' as you lot yet i'm afraid! :P

talulahbeige_2

Claire_Bear wrote: »

I reheat rice all the time even though people have said its a big no-no and nothing bade ever happened.

People who say this about not re-heating rice always make me laugh.

Egg freid rice is traditionally made with cooked rice that has been chilled!

talulahbeige_2

cyberbob wrote: »

I have been known to cut mold off cheese and use the rest,

Cheese is mold!