Sell by dates

[The_Burg]

How far past is safe to go?
Got some kievs that expired 3 days ago in the fridge. Can't imagine i will die.
So what is the views? The dates must be very conservative and take into account many will not store food correctly.

Will i die? Will i be sh@ttimg like a 1st timer visiting Egypt?

[marshalla]

"Sell by" = when the shop wants it off the shelf
"Use by" = the date when some of the product will be bad
"Smells/looks bad" = when a PHer won't risk it

[rehab71]

Get 'em down you you'll be fine. You'd know if chicken was off just by the smell.

[grumbledoak]

Ignore the dates. Use your nose.

You can even eat chicken when it smells a bit iffy as long as you cook it - the shops used to return them if they went 'off' before sale, whereupon the carcass would be washed (with ash?) to remove the smell and sent out again!

[The_Burg]

Still alive. So far...

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Mineral water gets me. 20 million years filtering thru a French volcano yet apparently it'll be off by next Tuesday!

[HaloGen8]

Most economic way to shop is late at Asda or Tesco when all the yellow labels are out.

You can eat like a king on their Finest range at a faction of the cost

[Fort Jefferson]

HaloGen8 said:

Most economic way to shop is late at Asda or Tesco when all the yellow labels are out.

You can eat like a king on their Finest range at a faction of the cost

Can the words "finest" "Asda" and "Tesco" be used in the same sentence?

[calibrax]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Mineral water gets me. 20 million years filtering thru a French volcano yet apparently it'll be off by next Tuesday!

I opened a bottle of sparkling water the other day that was dated March 2014, and it tasted foul. Seems that bacteria builds up in the bottles over time.

[egomeister]

Fort Jefferson said:

HaloGen8 said:

Most economic way to shop is late at Asda or Tesco when all the yellow labels are out.

You can eat like a king on their Finest range at a faction of the cost

Can the words "finest" "Asda" and "Tesco" be used in the same sentence?

Yes, but "eat like a king" is pushing it a bit

[marshalla]

calibrax said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Mineral water gets me. 20 million years filtering thru a French volcano yet apparently it'll be off by next Tuesday!

I opened a bottle of sparkling water the other day that was dated March 2014, and it tasted foul. Seems that bacteria builds up in the bottles over time.

And heavy metals leach put of the plastic into the water.

[226bhp]

HaloGen8 said:

Most economic way to shop is late at Asda or Tesco when all the yellow labels are out.

You can eat like a king on their Finest range at a faction of the cost

Not really, Tesco yesterday:

3 packets of lamb things for £10 fresh and well in date.

Or on the knock down shelf:

1 packet of lamb things turning brown on its last day for the bargain price of £3.34

Thanks Tesco, you really know how to treat us.

[Mobile Chicane]

If it smells ok, eat it.

Bought chicken kievs are mostly already cooked (iirc) and just need warming through to piping hot.