• Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    7 months ago

    Expiration dates give a clear and easy way to know if something is definitely still good.

    Only after the expiration date do you have the need to do the sniff

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      7 months ago

      I’ve seen food expire before the date stated, so you should also take into account where you live and the regulatory entities that manage your food and stuff.

      I’d say always do the sniff if you are worried.

    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 months ago

      Leave your beef out on the counter for a day and I assure you, the expiration date will be useless.

      Expiration dates are 99/100 times a baseline for guessing if an item is safe to consume. If you’re not using your brain and actually checking, you’re gonna have a bad time.

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        7 months ago

        You don’t even have to leave it on the counter sometimes. I had a steak a bit ago in the freezer, thawed it, smell test, it had gone bad. Best guess is some point in the store or transit it got stored improperly and it was bad before it got to my freezer. Always check even if in the expiration date food poisoning is awful

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      7 months ago

      Is milk an exception? Because the moo juice always smells a little off to me. I usually have to resort to the take a small swig and pray technique to tell.