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#2898608 8-Apr-2022 15:01

'Best before' is totally different to a 'use by' date. So much food is wasted because of this confusion. I think they are even required to put a best before date on honey, but that can be used for years afterwards. But obviously common sense needs to be followed.

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#2898670 8-Apr-2022 16:02

Any cheese is good cheese.. just sniff it and see.. is it green? probably best not to have a nibble..

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#2898705 8-Apr-2022 17:41

Nose and tongue are the human‘s best and reliable food sensors.

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#2898721 8-Apr-2022 18:48

Tinkerisk:

Nose and tongue are the human‘s best and reliable food sensors.

Perhaps, however, as far as I know, you can't smell or see listeria or other food bourne pathogens like campylobacter.

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#2898858 9-Apr-2022 03:08

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Tinkerisk:

Nose and tongue are the human‘s best and reliable food sensors.

Perhaps, however, as far as I know, you can't smell or see listeria or other food bourne pathogens like campylobacter.

That‘s totally right, but we speak about frozen morzarella, aren‘t we? Frozen wild hog vension will last at least one year without quality loss, vacuumized even two years. Later you (maybe) have to expect a loss in taste but not the danger of botulism.

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#2898927 9-Apr-2022 10:16

Tinkerisk:

That‘s totally right, but we speak about frozen morzarella, aren‘t we? Frozen wild hog vension will last at least one year without quality loss, vacuumized even two years. Later you (maybe) have to expect a loss in taste but not the danger of botulism.

No, fresh, submerged in brine.

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#2899100 9-Apr-2022 17:14

networkn:

Tinkerisk:

That‘s totally right, but we speak about frozen morzarella, aren‘t we? Frozen wild hog vension will last at least one year without quality loss, vacuumized even two years. Later you (maybe) have to expect a loss in taste but not the danger of botulism.

No, fresh, submerged in brine.

Sorry, I missed that. If the vaccum package is blowed up, you can immediately throw it in the waste disposal. Otherwise you can taste it as recommended. It‘s in a salty brine and if the cheese tastes too sour for you, throw it in the waste bin.

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#2899851 11-Apr-2022 14:41

Just give it the old sniff test. You'll be fine.

As stated above, "Use by" and "Best Before" are two separate things with "Use by" being the one that means "we can't guarantee this is still 100% safe".

But even then, if looks okay and smells okay then it probably is okay.

Being a day or two over isn't the end of the world, particularly if its been refrigerated throughout.

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#2899884 11-Apr-2022 15:33

Give it someone you do not like if you are concerned...!

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#2899887 11-Apr-2022 15:34

I have had grated cheese go gross well before the date on the bag in the past. Also they have a get out of it thing on the bags saying to use within x days of opening which is so annoying.

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#2899894 11-Apr-2022 15:46

Well, I used the most recently expired on in a Capresé salad in the weekend with no adverse consequences, and the older one we will use on Pizza on Wednesday if it smells OK.

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#2899905 11-Apr-2022 15:58

richms:

I have had grated cheese go gross well before the date on the bag in the past. Also they have a get out of it thing on the bags saying to use within x days of opening which is so annoying.

Serves you right for being too lazy to buy a block and use a grater!!!😁👍

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#2899999 11-Apr-2022 19:42

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Serves you right for being too lazy to buy a block and use a grater!!!😁👍

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#2900074 11-Apr-2022 22:37

SaltyNZ:
Milk turns into cheese because of mould, and in some cases it gets put on a shelf for 2 years before they sell it to you. That's barely past its best-before. It'll be fine.

Except mozzarella, ricotta and other fresh cheese.

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