Have you ever found anything in your kitchen cabinet ....?!


Question: Have you ever found anything in your kitchen cabinet !.!.!.!.!?
That's five years past its use by date and you have only just noticed it!? Can this be 'just a man thing' or do the fairer sex suffer such oversights!? lolWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Yes!. I've got several large tins of pie fillings that I'm waiting to use that I bought pushing ten years ago with the usual nonsense of a 'use-by' date on them - in this case, Sep 02 - and they'll be just as good as new when I DO open them - tinned food, unless damaged or really badly stored, rarely goes off in less than ten years!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

In my case it happens with the spices only!. I found a jar of ground nutmeg with expiry date of 1996!. I think I got a nutmeg mill around that time and since then I only buy nutmegs whole and must have forgotten to use the old stuff!. also out of date fenugreek, fennel seeds, asafoetida, etc!.!.!. mostly spices that I very seldom use!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Not quite that old but I did have eggs that were 2 months expired!. I still ate them, they smelled fine and tasted fine so they were still good!.

That is why women hold on to old things, if they smell good, they are still good!. No use wasting!.

But I don't have anything that is uber old, I tend to know what's in the cupboards b/c I go through them everytime I am making up a grocery list which is 2-3 times per month!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Nope I've found stuff that was prehistoric so fed it to my husband!.
He's still here!.He hates throwing things out!.
There was a thing on the telly yesterday saying that ''best buy'' only indicates the time you use it by to get the best out of the item
Use buy means at it say's as it will start to go off!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Ha! Actually I just did yesterday! I was ticked off at how out of order the kitchen pantry cupboard had gotten and decided to rearrange it all!. The whole wheat and semolina flours had expired in 2004!. I can't believe they had been there that long!. (Obviously they went in the trash!.)Www@FoodAQ@Com

naa its not just a man thing!. i found a pot noodle in my cupbourd that went out of date in 2003!. it looked alright when i opened it but i wasnt going to eat it lol!. 2003 hm thats like!.!.!. 6 years ago!. i think i should check the rest of the cupbourdWww@FoodAQ@Com

Mom always packs the newest stuff in the front of the fridge, so the older stuff just ends up going further and further back!. We found a two year old pack of pate last month!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I have heard of some very older seniors that have had foods way out of date but I think this is mostly due to their eye site!. Cannot see any excuse for someone under 50 doing this unless they are blind!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I have some herbs and spices that are years past their best by date!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

LOL!.!.!.MY GRANDMA GAVE ME 6YEAR PASSED EXPIRATION DATE OF OREOS!.!.!.AND I GAVE THEM TO MY FRINED!.!.!.!.SSSHWww@FoodAQ@Com

Man you need to clean more!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Why do women hold on to out of date foods!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Puzzles meWww@FoodAQ@Com

lol i think your new years resolution should be to clear out you kitchen cabinet

yeah i reckon its a man thingWww@FoodAQ@Com

rofl monkey girl is my bfflWww@FoodAQ@Com

u need to be CLEANERWww@FoodAQ@Com





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