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Why consume DRIED apricots within 21 days?
I would be cautious but not overly so
The risks are low
First of all, dried fruit are not a breeding ground for pathogenic bacteria due to the low water content. They might spoil but, according to ...
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Why consume DRIED apricots within 21 days?
As far as food safety goes, you should listen to the package.
These are not just dried fruit. They are "partially rehydrated dried apricots". Once you begin to rehydrate (or if you don't ...
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Store raw broccoli
If the broccoli come wrapped in plastic, leave them wrapped until you consume them.
As can be read in this interesting blog (in Italian), broccoli are among the veggies with the highest gas exchange ...
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Bubbles/foam on refrigerated maple syrup - safe to eat?
Assuming the can and the syrup were in good shape when opened, it's not going to mold in the refrigerator in a week's time.
Although you say the bubbles weren't there when transferred, do you just ...
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Freeze or refrigerate meat for a few days?
This depends on the type of meat. Poultry, ground meat, and offal should only be kept at refrigeration temps a couple of days, so you probably want to use first or freeze. Steaks, chops, and roasts ...
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Store raw broccoli
As L.Dutch already wrote, if it's in plastic, keeping it in there is probably the best way of storing it, as their blog post states that broccoli wrapped that way can remain fresh for up to 20 days ...
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Why consume DRIED apricots within 21 days?
I just got the following response from the manufacturer. Makes sense and aligns with the other answers!
Refrigeration is not necessary for standard dried apricots. However, our Apricots have a higher ...
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Freeze or refrigerate dough?
Storing bread and storing bread dough are two entirely different decisions, depending on completely different factors.
Baked bread is a finished product which will keep both in the fridge and in the ...
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Store raw broccoli
One factor that you can’t easily control is how far you are from broccoli growers, so how long they have already been sitting before you buy them.
When I used to get broccoli from a farm stand, I ...
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Unopened wine bottles kept in fridge. Are they still good?
It depends on the wine. A bit cold for standard "cellaring" of wine, and some wine matures well, while other wines are short-lived.
It should not be dangerous, anyway.
You can taste it and ...
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Bubbles/foam on refrigerated maple syrup - safe to eat?
Do you have anything else in your refrigerator that would cause the maple syrup to be unsafe to eat? Unless you're putting raw chicken above your unsealed jar of maple syrup, or you have a serious ...
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Bubbles/foam on refrigerated maple syrup - safe to eat?
Check how solid these bubbles are. Maple sirup is essentially made of sugar and water. My guess would be that a little bit of water evaporated and the bubbles are mostly sugar crystals. In that case ...
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Does semi-frozen vetegable have less nutrients?
There are two aspects here:
Does this destroy any nutrients?
Does this make nutrients less available for absorption after consumption?
I’m not aware of any major nutrients that are harmed by being ...
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Safety of chicken after thawing temperature at the wrong temperature
This question is not answerable with the given data. After 1.5 days, the chicken should be the same temperature as the fridge (or colder, if not fully thawed).
So we have two possible scenarios, that ...
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Does a home produce refrigerator exist?
I've done this, adding an aftermarket thermostat to a chest freezer. It worked great. Fruit and veggies kept well in it and I could put cases of veggies in it. Someone got the thermostat wet and it ...
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