Mould and use by dates

[MikeHunt79]

Your sense of taste, smell and common sense should be able to sort that out. That is assuming that you have them.

Common isn't as common as we're lead to believe.

I don't usually drink that much wine, but it tastes better than I expected, considering it was £2 a bottle...

 

[EdwardTeach]

Tbh I wouldn't have eaten any of the meat you were cooking if you tried to serve me mouldy bread!

Generally speaking I use best before as a guideline, and would happily eat cheese, yoghurt etc past the date.
Wouldn't eat any meats past the best before - particularly chicken, I tend to always cook on the day it is bought. I have had chicken smell rank well before the best before on several occasions.

 

[Belmit]

It takes a lot for me to throw food away. On the whole I'll ignore use-by dates. The amount of free food I've taken off housemates' hands because something was a day over is incredible.

I've been away from work for almost a month and went to make a cup of tea yesterday. Still in the fridge was the last of a pint of semi-skimmed milk I bought at the start of April. Still fine. Just goes to show what a super-cold fridge can do.

 

[Lummox]

2 for me.

My father in law even gave me some beer once 'cause it was past its sell by date