Expiration date on spices?
changeling
16 years ago
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Comments (23)If it tastes fine to you, go ahead and eat it. I have heard that rancid oils can inhibit your absorbtion of some nutrient, but forget what. I have been served rancid crackers that no one seems to think are awful, certainly rancid nuts and muffins made from rancid mixes, pies with crusts that must have spent 2 years in the freezer and gotten rancid.....and I seemed to be the only one turning up my nose. So if it tastes good to you, go ahead and eat it....but I have learned from experience to taste an oil of it's been around for a while, before I mix it with other ingredients. No need to spoil a whole batch of stuff. What does rancid taste like? Ever find 3 Ritz crackers in the bottom of a cracker tin that had likely been there since the flood? That's what rancid tastes like! Linda C...See MoreTime to check expiration dates...
Comments (7)Found this at the link below. Q. How long can bottled spices be kept; what is the shelf life? A. The good news is, spices do not spoil. The bad news is, they lose their strength. What is interesting is that a lot of cookbook writers tell you to purge your pantry once an herb or spice is about 6 months old. But the spice companies  among them behemoth McCormick and specialty spicer Penzeys  are not so reckless. They tell you to keep and use the spices as long as they appear to have flavor  and they trust you to be able to tell! Here is a link that might be useful: When Do Herbs & Spices Give Up the Ghost?...See MoreBertolli Alfredo Sauce Spoiled a year ahead of expiration date.
Comments (23)Anne, it looks like pepper that maybe wasn't ground as finely as it could have been. Maybe it was shipped or shelved on its side so the pepper settled against the glass? Or maybe pepper just sticks to glass when the sauce is so thick? Lars is right--be careful while opening it to mark any irregularities with the seal, but if they've said it's fine they must be used to people calling to ask about the black spots. You don't need to defend your use of a commercial product. Some here grow their own. Not all. I make and freeze my own spaghetti sauce (a ragu, actually), and make other kinds of sauces from scratch, but I always have a jar of Rao's, usually arrabbiata, for when I need a couple of tablespoons of sauce for a sandwich or something, and I don't have any homemade in the fridge. It's perfectly fine to use a jar when you're tired--or just because you like it! So, regarding tagging posts, this forum doesn't work that way, but if you go to Your Houzz (upper right of screen), you'll see your dashboard which has recent activity on threads you've posted on. This might be sufficient for your purposes. It usually is on the first screen, and there's also an Activity page with a link on the menu under the banner. From the Activity page you can also select "your comments" (posts you've made) and "posts you've started" (= threads you've started) from the menu on the left side of the page. If that's not enough for you, you can edit your profile (button on right side of banner picture), choose "advanced settings" from the Account menu on the left hand side of the page, and customize your e-mail notifications. There's a whole big list of circumstances that you can choose to be notified about, such as someone has replied to your thread ("post")....See MoreCheck the expiration date before you put it in your cart.
Comments (20)Like Rob, I tend to not be as excited about sell by dates, especially when dealing with canned goods. I know that it's not, by and large, a safety issue, it's a quality issue, with quality declining after a period of time. I know that mustard won't be dangerous if it's a month outdated and I recently opened a can of evaporated milk with a "best by" date of July, 2018, and used it in a batch of fudge. Smelled fine, tasted fine, worked fine. Fudge was promptly consumed by the grandkids, LOL. Dairy products like milk and sour cream I'm more careful with, because I don't use them quickly and so I want them to last as long as possible. Other things, like that flavored coffee creamer my Mother loves? I think it lasts nearly forever, as it's nothing but chemicals. My local stores are good about pulling old products, and when they are nearing expiration you'll find them in the "clearance" section, so you can buy them or not, your choice. That's what those labels and dates are for, so you can determine whether you wish to buy them. I certainly do not expect any large corporations to be acting with my best interests in mind, and it's not the responsibility of small local businesses either. I am a label reader, as I'm watching for gluten-containing ingredients, chemical additives, GMO products, even country of origin. The lowest price isn't always the choice I go with, although it's where I start. I do have the privilege of producing my own beef, chickens, eggs, many fruits and vegetables. I make many of my own condiments, from pickles to plum sauce. I buy organic, non-GMO wheat and grind flour, I make my own yogurt from milk sourced from a local organic dairy. Those things do take more time and effort than just picking up a container of yogurt or a loaf of Wonder bread, but it's something that matters to me. I've done it since my girls were small, when I was working full time, when I was a single mother, so it's second nature. I try to be realistic. I know the government isn't going to protect me, that big corporations are primarily worried about their financial bottom line, and that agribusiness doesn't care how much something must be sprayed or poisoned as long as they produce a profitable crop. As a result, I read the labels. Annie...See MoreCA Kate z9
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