Do you check food use by/best before dates before buying? Possible poll?

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Following on from this thread talking about the difference between the use by date and the best before end date of foodstuffs when you go shopping do you check the dates of items before you purchase them? Obviously supermarkets will try as much as possible to put the shortest dated items at the front of the shelves with the longer dated items at the back. I assume most people will pick up the front item, but I have no issues with ferreting about at the back of the shelves to grab the items with longer dates on them. I often find fridge items with up to 7 days longer use by dates on the at the back, although it's usually 4-5 days. I'm referring to generally chilled stuff that has a shorter use by date than flour or cereals or teabags etc, although I do check those as well.

Am I unusual that I take this approach or is it a common thing? A poll if possible mods? 1: I check the dates and get the longest one or 2: I have a life and just grab the front item
 
It is called date rotation and you don't deserve to work at a supermarket if you don't make your staff do it. And yes, I take things from the back, and the sell by date on things like bread will be a fundamental part of my reason to buy. Beyond bread, I trust there is adequate turnover of the products to make it a non issue.
 
dLockers said:
It is called date rotation and you don't deserve to work at a supermarket if you don't make your staff do it. And yes, I take things from the back, and the sell by date on things like bread will be a fundamental part of my reason to buy. Beyond bread, I trust there is adequate turnover of the products to make it a non issue.
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Yes, I'm aware of stock/date rotation. I do a weekly shop with a meal plan for that week, so if I can buy say mince with a longer use by date I don't need to freeze it and can just luzz it in the fridge instead of freezing it
 
Yes if it matters.
Anything that's perishable in say 5 days yes. Bread, fridge food like burgers.

Frozen/cans etc no.
 
413x said:
Yes if it matters.
Anything that's perishable in say 5 days yes. Bread, fridge food like burgers.

Frozen/cans etc no.
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I made my own burgers from mince the other day. Absolute game changer. Strongly recommend.
 
Always.

And since buying some duff meat from Tesco's years ago and discovering they have a habit of selling out of date food (recently been in the news for it again), have never shopped there since.
 
Checking dates at my local asda is essential coz so much stuff is dated 1-2 days from now. Can end up with a week's food that needs eating by tomorrow if you're not careful.
 
Kelt said:
Always.

And since buying some duff meat from Tesco's years ago and discovering they have a habit of selling out of date food (recently been in the news for it again), have never shopped there since.
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This happened at my local Tesco, I ended up e-mailing to them to complain as it was particularly sneaky because they'd stuck a label over the use-by date on one of the packets. They sent me a £20 voucher card thingie IIRC.
 
Do online shopping so don't have opportunity at point of food being picked, but I always put a note on the order for fresh stuff for the picker to choose the longest dates they have, seems to work ok (and where we occasionally get a duff date Tesco never argue about refunding).

Used to shop at Aldi but the big supermarkets have now price matched a lot of the basics, so weekly bill now very similar between both but with the convenience of delivery.
 
dLockers said:
Whilst the coals heat up :p

But no, not long at all. Mince, spring onion, bread crumb. Need to buy a burger press to complete my arsenal.
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Forget that, just use the burger flipper to cut the packet mince into size (roughly the size of the patty), take it out.

Straight into a hot pan, smash it down and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

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Raymond Lin said:
Forget that, just use the burger flipper to cut the packet mince into size (roughly the size of the patty), take it out.

Straight into a hot pan, smash it down and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

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You bloody savage*


*genius
 
dLockers said:
You bloody savage*


*genius
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I had a burger press.
I used to mix things into the burgers like onions and other things to make it fancy.

Slowly I realise it's a waste of time and they don't really taste as good as this simple method. Don't even need to roll it into a ball. I can shape it a little in the pan if needs be.
 
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