sell by dates

[johenn123]

would you ever eat anything past its sell by date? if it depends please reply with on what

[Nature's Breath]

I would -so long as it was years past the date, it didnt look bad or taste bad and especially if it original had a long date on. Things don't stay fresh for months get to a set date and go bad in moments.
For the compainies own safety (from being sued etc) the dates have to be within a range they know for certain it won't go off in, dosn't mean it will be off the day after....then again some things have sell by dates and use by dates

[bladeraven]

They should just make food self destruct on the expiration date and it'll take a lot of the guesswork out...It depends on the item...if it's dry...I'll take a chance...if it's not..then well..you know

[EponaCapaill]

Meat, definately not. Dairy, I would go a few days past if it smells ok. Eggs, I will go past the sell by date longer, I read somewhere that you can test eggs but putting them in water and if one end floats to the top, that it is no good. I haven't gotten sick yet!

[bladeraven]

Meat, definately not. Dairy, I would go a few days past if it smells ok. Eggs, I will go past the sell by date longer, I read somewhere that you can test eggs but putting them in water and if one end floats to the top, that it is no good. I haven't gotten sick yet!


If the egg is floating to the top...maybe it's really a witch and needs to be burn on the steak??? _wiz_ :lol:

Sorry...couldn't resist..it was a pun in the making :lol:

[EponaCapaill]

If the egg is floating to the top...maybe it's really a witch and needs to be burn on the steak??? _wiz_ :lol:

Sorry...couldn't resist..it was a pun in the making :lol:

LMAO!!! :rotfl: Thats HYSTERICAL!!

[johenn123]

If the egg is floating to the top...maybe it's really a witch and needs to be burn on the steak??? _wiz_ :lol:

Sorry...couldn't resist..it was a pun in the making :lol:
lol, thats very funny!! :strike: :strike: :strike: _tsk_ :strike: _tsk_ :strike: :strike: :strike:

[thirstforknowledge]

I usually will eat something a week past its sell by date. In my head, that is how long it should take someone to eat or drink something after its sell by date. LOL.

[Strega Del Vento]

For me, it depends. I just think that "sell-by" usually means it's the day they want it off the shelves. If it doesn't have any funky coloration to it, or isn't growing hair, it's alright. I never use milk past its sell-by date though, mainly because I don't drink milk--the baby does.

I've used eggs that were about 4 days past their date. They were fine, and great in egg salad!

Depends on what it is, I guess.

[EponaCapaill]

Meat, definately not.

I should add that if the meat was frozen by the sell by date, then I will still use it.

[bladeraven]

I think meat is one of those items...so long it's frozen its edible

[Flaire-FireStar]

Yeah, if it's frozen meat then it's okay. Dairy, if it smells okay then there's no real problem. (We've eaten yoghurt that's maybe a week or more over it's due date. :2G: And we haven't gotten sick from it yet.)

[LadyTrinity]

I do sometimes depending on what it is like bread or something.. if its 1 day old and still smells and tastes fresh then I have no prob with eating it.

[~Broken Lily~]

I buy quite alot of food past it's sell by date, I usually freeze it. I have been known to eat yogats past their use by dates, only by a couple of days though.

[Karma Chameleon]

would you ever eat anything past its sell by date? if it depends please reply with on what

No Way!

[tebyen]

Depends on the food really.

Frozen meats, they're good for years at a time. (I still have deer in my freezer from 3 years ago. It's still good as the day I got it.)

Meats that have been in the fridge usually get tossed a week after the date.

Dairies usually last about 2 weeks after the sale date, unless frozen.

Boxed goods last several months past the sell date.

Canned goods last a couple of years past their sale dates. (Thinking about it, this goes for pretty much anything that's been vacuumed sealed.)

[DreamSpell333]

for meats I wouldnt unless it was frozen before or by sell date. Milk i will drink past sell by date as long as it smells and tastes ok. I have to check the bags of salad good before i buy them to,i've gotten a few that were wilted.

[Jenne]

Well, I put Yes of course before I noticed the "depends"--it depends. Milk we always drink past code, but of course we test it first, lol.

My hubby says that drugs are good up to a year past code...so of course we use those as well.

[Etoile]

Nope. I'm weird about it, and won't eat anything past "the date".

[Catiana]

I always eat things for 7 days after the sell date, I'll go longer if it still smells all right.