Questions specifically about the expected shelf life of a food item.
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What should I know to store my chili powder?
I am planning on making some chili powder this weekend using ancho, pasilla, and guajillo peppers. I got a nice big bag of each recently and have some questions about chili powder. The second part of ...
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creme fraiche 1 month out of date!
I was just cooking some soup and added some creme fraiche (I smelt it before and it smelt fine, force of habit)
Once I had mixed it in - I noticed that the sell by date was the 15th of January!
I ...
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Which food items lose taste in the fridge? [closed]
Nowadays most people put everything in the fridge simply because a lower temperature is associated with a longer lifetime. While this is true in most cases, in some it may have a negative effect on ...
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I'm hungry and I have an old open bag of potato chips, is it safe to eat? [closed]
So I found wedged in my desk an old open bag of store bought potato chips from some months ago. They smell fine, but they've been open for a long while. They're even still reasonably crispy. So my ...
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shelf life of kim chee [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does kimchi go bad?
I have some 'antique' kim chee in the back of the fridge. How can one tell if it is gone bad? Given that kim chee is fermented, it is hard to tell if ...
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How long will a shooter's sandwich keep?
A shooter's sandwich is intended to be eaten a long time after it is made. I understand that it originated, pre-refrigeration, as a meal that could be prepared the night before and taken on a hunt the ...
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How long should you keep Salami for?
I bought a piece of salami from a supermarket a week ago (a large chunk of a full sausage from the delicatessen, not sliced stuff in a pack) and I was wondering how long past the 'use by' date it's ...
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Storing beef for 3 days
I've just bought some fresh rump steak to make beauf bourguignon in 3 days. Can I keep it in a fridge or do I need to put it in a freezer?
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How long will a glazed ham last for?
How long will a glazed ham last for?
I have a ham, which I glazed.
It was in a vac pack, and does not expire for 2 months.
Since I have removed it from the vac pack, glazed and cooked it. How long ...
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Chocolate bars - Actual shelflife vs expiration date
The owner of a local chocolate store made me an offer I actually can't refuse: For a price that's really a bargain, I get one bar of every bar chocolate he as on stock - that would be about 40 bars.
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Safety of old, unopened bottles of ketchup
I just found two bottles of unopened ketchup dating back several years. One says "Best used by September 19, 2008," and the other says "Best used by May 10, 2010." I think I should throw them both ...
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How Long Does Tomato Juice Last?
We've been buying tomato juice in smaller containers and now decided to buy bigger ones. But, when we went to the store the tomato juice says that it only lasts two weeks in the fridge. Expiration ...
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How long does eggwash keep?
I don't use eggwash often- roughly once a week I make a speedy en-croute or pie with some shop-bought puff. Whatever I make, as it tends to be just for two, I rarely use more than half an egg's worth, ...
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How long can you store a mixture of old bread in a no-oxygen-container?
I watched a TV-program where they made a mixture of old breads. It has no water in it so it is mainly carbohydrates. They used it to fry up such as chicken and fish.
How long can you store such a ...
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Expiration dates of food items
Is there a general place (database) where I can find expiration dates of food products sold by retailers like Walmart, Albertsons etc?
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Safe to eat mac 'n' cheese the next day? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How long can I store a food in the pantry, refrigerator, or freezer?
I've made mac and cheese. If I put it in the fridge (not freezer) in the original baking dish, ...
