Use by dates...

Big_Graeme

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Aldi is annoying if you want to buy a few items as there is no self scan and no basket/x items or less till.

So have to sandwich between customers buying 50 plus items

Why would they want to reward their worst customers?


As for soft cheeses like brie, they will ripen in the fridge, often they are no where near ripe on the best before date, when they have turned into a puddle they are ready for the bin, before that they are fine. I'd tend to recommend wrapping in baking parchment or greaseproof paper, let them breath.

suki1964

Ive had reduced stilton in my fridge for MONTHS after the sell by date

Cheese matures

If it goes mouldy - gut it off - the rest is fine

A great soft cheese like stilton or brie needs to be RIPE - which means a step before running out the fridge door

And even if it goes past that - its great for cooking

System

Big_Graeme wrote: »

Why would they want to reward their worst customers?


As for soft cheeses like brie, they will ripen in the fridge, often they are no where near ripe on the best before date, when they have turned into a puddle they are ready for the bin, before that they are fine. I'd tend to recommend wrapping in baking parchment or greaseproof paper, let them breath.

Are you calling people that live alone as worst customers? I would be more prepared to use Aldi more if they are more geared up for those that just want to buy a couple of things.

NectarCollector

'Use by' and 'Best before' both refer to midnight on that date.

'Use by' means that a product could potentially cause you harm or to become ill if you eat it afterwards (most common case could be sandwiches which are nearly always made with mayonnaise). although it is more often a case of the manufacturer being overly cautious. Shops cannot sell products after the 'use by' date

'best before' means that it fine to eat after the date has passed, but that the texture or flavour may have changed. (i.e. bread or cake goes slightly stale - you can still eat it with no ill effects, it just wont taste the same). Shops can continue to sell these items after their Best before date, and are usually put into a reduced section in the shop. Although some shop policies may be to throw these away after the date.

squinz

I shop in Aldi first things or later in day, after 8pm. lovely and quiet then. Avoid the rush and the queues!

Stompa

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Are you calling people that live alone as worst customers? I would be more prepared to use Aldi more if they are more geared up for those that just want to buy a couple of things.

Even for a just few items I find Aldi is still typically quicker than any of the big supermarkets.

Bond,James_Bond

Back on the subject of "use by" or "best before" dates, one of the mineral water companies markets their product as being "filtered through the mountains for millions of years" - and then puts a use by date on the bottle!

RHemmings

Slightly OT, but today I cooked and ate some M&S Sage and Onion stuffing that had a best before date in 2014.

Tasted absolutely fine! I reconstituted it, microwaved it, then pan-fried it. Nice!

I'm not expecting to be vomiting it all up again.

force_ten

we have just got some cavern aged welsh cheddar for our christmas cheese board

it is transported from the Creameries to the Slate Caverns in Blaenau Ffestiniog and left to age 500 feet underground for a minimum of 11 months.

it has a use by date of the end of january

they make it and age it for many months and when i buy it i have to eat it within a month, it will be long gone by the use by date but i would eat it well after that date if it was still in the fridge

as for the OP i would happily eat the cheese board that you have got well after christmas

as for storing cheese I like to take it out of the vac pac plastic and wrap the cheese in greaseproof paper

dlusman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-35159800