The Food Expiration Dates You Should Follow

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20 points·sowbug··9 comments

Bad article title. The entire contents of the article that answers the question is: Milk, somewhat.

Yeah, and the thing about bad milk is that it'll be unpalatable long before it will make you sick. Just sniff it or sip it. You will easily tell whether or not it's good to drink.

Also milk can go bad before the printed date even when stored properly. Or, it can last longer.

As you say, the taste/smell test is best.

but don't sniff it from the carton. it always smells bad in there after you open it once due to the lid.

I guess you could interpret it as "follow these dates (instead of ones on the box)" but yeah, not exactly great.

Otherwise quite interesting, pretty much confirms much of my suspicions based on my ignoring dates on the condiments unless they look/smell funny.

http://archive.today/gK6jb

If you don't know him already, Kenji is a well-known chef and food writer, who famously social-engineered his way into reproducing McDonald's french fries at home: https://www.seriouseats.com/perfect-french-fries-recipe

https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep-food-safe/foodkeeper-app

Is it just me or the title is the exact opposite of the actual content?

If you read it as "which of the dates printed on food items are valid?" then maybe.

I read it as "Because almost all the printed dates are invalid, it's better to use these dates instead: bread: weeks, beans: years, etc.," and I find that more a complementary fit.

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