I have a box of risotta; it is in a sealed cellophane bag. It could be 8 years old.[don’t ask] Looks ok. Is there any reason not to use it? Does risotta have an expiration date? There is nothing on box. Deb

Yes it expires. I’ve never seen mayo that didn’t have a printed exp date. I wouldn’t use 9 mo old mayo but if there isn’t visible mold, it actually is probably fine.

It’s amazing how paranoid people have become with "expiration dates" and “use by” dates. It’s good to be safe, but it’s foolish to be paranoid and fearful of numbers on food packaging.

My experience has been that expiration dates for meat, assuming the meat has been kept properly refrigerated, are very conservative. I trust my nose, and if I detect a slight odor I give it a quick rinse and smell again, at which...

I don’t know how strict those expiration dates are. I have several cans of coconut milk (Trader Joe’s) that expired a year ago, and I’d like to use them, if it doesn’t present a risk of any kind. Cans...

it with us ....anyway as life happens sometimes by the time we went to use it it had expired by 1 yr and 5 months( i understand this is a long time however the gift certificate had a i year expiration date on it). did not want to...

. So I have no idea what the expiration date may have been and am not the least concerned about it. Do NOT hedge your bet by adding additional yeast. Plan a longer rise. So long as you have a few live yeasts, they’ll...

for was delicious and no gut ache to date(!) Oh Yes the date on this jar in front of me is 2 years past-no wonder it was on sale!

on most items i consider expiration dates and use by dates to be guidelines more than rules. i mean, sour cream just gets more sour. quite a few times i’ll use something from the back of the pantry and then say to myself...

last week and was putting away the tin of Lyle’s Black Treacle when I noticed that on the lid of the tin, right under the expiration date, it said “Discard Upon Expiry.” I checked a few other items in my...

Perfectly fine: full speed ahead with the cheesecake. For commercial packaged stuff, check for: 1) bugs and mold 2) taste it: OK? 3) smell: OK? if it passes all 3 tests, it is fine. For expired packaged dry goods, the expiration date

I’m in the midst of planning all my Christmas cookie baking and I’m not sure if I can use colored sugar, sprinkles, and other decorations that I have left over from last year. I can’t find any expiration dates...

All I’ve heard about farro (emmer wheat?) is that it’s an ancient grain, that it has a nutty flavor and that it’s low-starch. I saw some fancy boxes of organic farro pasta on sale today – probably because...

Notations of “Sell by,” “Use by,” or “Expires on” protect the seller and remind the buyer when the stuff was purchased. Common sense dictates that meat and seafood should be used quickly for...

So I just purchased 1 lb of Medjool dates from Trader Joe’s in the fridge section. They have an expiration date of Feb 28. But I just made a “home edition” of Larabar date bars. Question: How perishable are these...