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Post by Beck on Jul 21, 2010 9:06:40 GMT 10
How fussy are you with Use By and Best Before dates? Bernie tends to see "Best Before" as a loose guide and isn't that worried about it but I don't like to use anything that is past either of those dates.
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Post by Bre on Jul 21, 2010 10:15:09 GMT 10
I never use anything after either dates. I just get too paranoid, and don't want to take the risk. I'm not sure if I end up wasting a lot of food, but it's better to be safe I think.
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Post by Loz on Jul 21, 2010 18:16:02 GMT 10
Best before is apparently a "recommendation" not a steadfast rule. It's a rule as far as i'm concerned  |
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Post by shred on Jul 21, 2010 19:47:16 GMT 10
I always get confused with the two. But if it's a few days after those dates, I don't mind consuming them. If it's a week or more after, I wouldn't. I never had to worry about those dates though. We always seem to finish the food 'in time'. |
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Post by Beck on Jul 22, 2010 15:25:19 GMT 10
How are you confused?  Best Before is supposed to be a recommendation that the food will be best before that date, and Use By means that it needs to be used by that date  |
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Post by Shaun on Jul 22, 2010 17:32:30 GMT 10
Best before is apparently a "recommendation" not a steadfast rule. It's a rule as far as i'm concerned Yeah I count it as a rule too. There is no way I would touch food past either date. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2010 12:28:37 GMT 10
I'm very strict with the dates. The sell-by date I'm less strict with, though, depending on what type of food it actually is.
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Post by RebeccaR on Jul 23, 2010 12:35:44 GMT 10
For me, it depends on what the food is. If it's chilled food like milk or yoghurt I won't use anything past the used by date. If it is something dry, like rice or cereal, as long as I haven't opened it yet then going a little bit over the best before date is ok. Once dry food is opened it goes stale pretty quick.
And I don't leave meat in the freezer for more than 3 months.
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Post by Nico on Jul 23, 2010 12:48:32 GMT 10
We only buy things we KNOW we will eat before the expiration date.
The only things that ever expire for us is milk, eggs & bread but we always have them go way in advance. We don't eat food that has expired but we don't waste it either (because our food never gets past it's expiration date).
Stevens family tried to give us food that his Grandmother bought years ago and the expiration dates went as far back as 1999, Aye, the year and they tried telling us "ohh, they will be okay" seriously, I wanted to punch them for their stupidity.
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Post by RebeccaR on Jul 23, 2010 13:48:25 GMT 10
I don't mind a couple of days, but that is way to far back lol.
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Post by Lizzie on Jul 24, 2010 10:28:35 GMT 10
That's bizarre, Nico - what was it?
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Post by Beck on Jul 25, 2010 10:10:09 GMT 10
I found something at Dad's house when I was there that expired in 2001 but I can't for the life of me remember what it was!! Bernie threw it out |
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Best Before is supposed to be a recommendation that the food will be best before that date, and Use By means that it needs to be used by that date 
