Fridge full of jars with 80% left and past their BB date ?

Emp_Fab · April 2017

Does anyone else have a problem with buying stuff that must be 'used within 3 weeks of opening' (or whatever), but you only ever use a few spoonfuls in that time ? I've just had to chuck a nearly full jar of English mustard, another of German mustard and there's loads of other things in there too that are almost full. It's the same with spices. Pain in the arse !

octatonic · April 2017

No.

Emp_Fab · April 2017

Well that's cleared that up then.

Sambostar · April 2017

My fridge is empty but for cheap cheee adn microave meals. What do you mean?

TheBlueWolf · April 2017

Me either.

Flink_Poyd · April 2017

I made my way to the back of the tinned food cupboard the other day, threw away 8 tins/jars of stuff with the oldest being an unopened jar of mustard from 2013. I hate mustard so it wasn't a massive loss.

strumjoughlamps · April 2017

some dates on jar/tinned food are there to indicate quality as in the makers cannot guarantee it will taste as intended if consumed past that date, it will still be perfectly safe to eat.

stickyfiddle · April 2017

I have no idea when my mustards expire. I just look at them and judge whether they've gone off. Same with spices, they don't go off, just lose their potency.

Anything that isn't meat or dairy usually only has a "best before", which is a quality thing, not a safety thing.

Emp_Fab · April 2017

I'm not worried about the safety aspect. Who wants to cook / eat stuff that's tastes stale etc though ?

I'm just moaning about the waste. E.g. I'll often buy an ingredient because I need two teaspoons of it, but can only get a '50 teaspoon' jar.

thumpingrug · April 2017

If its not gone mouldy its probably ok.

Emp_Fab · April 2017

You're not awake properly yet, are you ?

ESchap · April 2017

Ever wondered why they call jam etc. .... Preserves?????

thumpingrug · April 2017

Emp_Fab said:

You're not awake properly yet, are you ?

Hell, no its Sunday on a bank holiday weekend. Im only on the internet because my body clock is stuck on work time and the rest of the household is still asleep.

TheMarlin · April 2017

My wife is obsessed with sell by dates. I'd say 20% of the food we buy ends up in the bin because of sell by dates.
I've argued the toss for years. I just let her get on with it now.... not worth the argument.

Foster · April 2017

If it's mustard then it'll probably be good for a few more years.

Just double check it's a best before date and not a use by date.

stickyfiddle · April 2017

Emp_Fab said:

I'm not worried about the safety aspect. Who wants to cook / eat stuff that's tastes stale etc though ?

I'm just moaning about the waste. E.g. I'll often buy an ingredient because I need two teaspoons of it, but can only get a '50 teaspoon' jar.

Yeah, but mustard doesn't go off, assuming you get through a jar within 3 years or so!

Emp_Fab · April 2017

I'm not worried about the safety aspect. Who wants to cook / eat stuff that's tastes stale etc though ?

I'm just moaning about the waste. E.g. I'll often buy an ingredient because I need two teaspoons of it, but can only get a '50 teaspoon' jar.

Edit: AND that 80% goes well past its 'use by' date.

What I'm getting at is that recipes call for, I dunno, 'two tablespoons of creme fraiche', then in three weeks time you have to throw out a tub of creme fraiche that is still 90% full because you're not cooking with crreme fraiche ever other meal.

I don't know what the solution is. I don't know why I posted this actually because there is no solution short of 'don't cook things that have ingredients you don't use regularly'.

octatonic · April 2017

Or cook them more regularly.

EricTheWeary · April 2017

I don't always remember to but if MrsTheWeary opens a jar she will write the date on it with a sharpie.

CabbageCat · April 2017

Make soup. You just put in all the stuff that is going to go mouldy in a saucepan with some veg and blend it. That's work lunches sorted as long as they have a microwave.

Sambostar · April 2017

I got given some cake, it was in the fridge for three weeks. The fridge is empty apart from that cake and some cheese. I ate the cake one night, I didn't get sick. Stuff like jam, mustard, pesto or marmite I just eat out of the jar, it lasts three days if I'm not hungry. I often run out of eggs. I don't really cook much at all. No point, tomatoes and bananas are rotten in this country and the growing season for herbs is about three millimetres, so I choose to smoke and drink a lot instead because ale is something that actually does taste good.

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