Sometimes
The milk can hurt you
(if you put it on your cereal
Before you smell the plastic container)
And the stuff in the strainer
Has a mind of it's own
So be very careful
In the dangerous kitchen
When the night time has fallen,
And the roaches are crawlin'
In the kitchen of danger
You can feel like a stranger The bananaes are black
The got flies in the back
And also the chicken
In the dish with the foil
Where the cream is all clabbered
And the salad is frightful
Your return in the evening
Can be less than delightful
If it doesn't look, feel, or smell expired/spoiled, I will eat it.
My old fridge is perfect for keeping milk and cheese. I currently have a 2L of 2% milk in my fridge that was "best before" March 18th. I have roughly on glass/4 cups of coffee left in the carton and it still looks, smells, and tastes fine. I've eaten like this ever since I can remember as my parents were the same way, and I haven't gotten food poisoning or anything of that ilk yet.
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A lot of those milk products are so pasturized (treated?) they go well beyond the BB date. Just look out for smell or mold and your fine.
Also, just because something is thawed or raw, doesn't mean it's unsafe. The bacteria still has to be introduced. Raw meats are delicacies when prepared right. It's just a good rule of thumb cause it's hard to be sure a lot of times.
As for ingesting dangerous or yucky, once I was out for a lunch with my girlfriend. We tried a upscale pub restaurant that was supposed to be good. I had a chicken bacon carbonara that came with garlic cheese toast. First slice went down fine, but after a massive bite (and swallow!) of the second slice I comment 'ugh... this bread tastes funny'. I take a closer look and a pretty decent swath of blue and green mold is covering the toast. It had just been covered by the parmesan and wasn't apparent before I took a bite.
My girl gets all panicky like I'm going to get sick or die. I just joke that I should be safe from infection for a while. Point it out the the waiter and get the whole meal free. Obviously a huge f' up. As things calm down it became a big joke for some time with me and my girlfriend. 'This bread tastes funny,' but didnt ruin my appetite. I just wanted more garlic bread! Hold the mold this time please!
I have never refrigerated ketchup (catsup?) and have eaten it as much as 3 years past the expiry date.
I am sure that expiry dates are just suggestions on some items.
How do you even have ketchup three years past the expiry date? I would assume even a light ketchup user would go through a bottle well before it's expiry date came past, let alone three years later. Unless Costco had a sale one day and you bought forty big ones or something.
