Expires today so I can't use it today

[Dreamstalker]

So that's what that is; the last time I was downtown at my favorite Japanese convenience store they had sweet buns stuffed with "pork floss". Those were disturbingly good; sadly I haven't seen them lately (this seems to happen a lot with Asian nommage; I'll find I'm addicted to something, then can't find it again).

[Web_Pict]

Here we have two different styles for dates.
Some food, like milk, cookies and so on, has a "Best before"-date, and it tells it's okay to use it after that date, but it can't be sold after that date.
Then we have "Last day to use"-date in meat and similar foods. It's a healthy issue and a message not to use food after the date. And defenately not to sell after. Shops can mark them discounted on that date, but then it must be thrown away.

[EricKei]

but then it must be thrown away.

That's why I avoid "Meat Manager's Specials" -- More often than not, If I can lift up the "discount" tag and see the original one, the original date has already passed. *Especially* if it's Winn-Dixie.

[blas]

It must be why my brother and I aren't especially prone to food illness, though we do sometimes suffer once or twice a year from something nasty from a restaurant, we never get sick from what we eat at home.

Must be because growing up, we ate so much expired food and meat that we're immune to saaalllmonnillllla.

Tell ya a secret. I've eaten raw cookie dough religiously since I was a kid and I've never gotten sick from it. I helped my mom make homemade cake frosting with raw eggs and never got sick.

But the thought of all that expired food in the fridge and freezer is just gross. I can't even fathom freezing meat for more than a couple of months. I just can't.

[EricKei]

Tell ya a secret. I've eaten raw cookie dough religiously since I was a kid and I've never gotten sick from it.

Same here. I almost always eat it frozen, not 100% sure if that makes a real difference.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Same here. I almost always eat it frozen, not 100% sure if that makes a real difference.

Frozen cookie dough? An intriguing concept. All the cookie dough I ate as a kid was fresh made. I also ate raw biscuit dough, and raw cake mix. Licking the bowl was a real treat. Yummy.

[dalesys]

Licking the bowl was a real treat. Yummy.

Note: Remove beaters from mixer before licking frosting off them...


Or you'll summon demons just trying to talk.

[blas]

Haven't eaten dough from scratch in a long time, mostly refrigerated dough, but I did eat quite a bit of cake batter a few weeks ago.

[Lovecats]

Isn't it funny that all these things that we did (mmmm cookie dough - especially chocolate chip) are supposed to be bad for us? I don't know how much cookie dough, cake batter, etc. I've eaten in my lifetime and haven't gotten sick.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Note: Remove beaters from mixer before licking frosting off them...


Or you'll summon demons just trying to talk.

I still lick the beaters and the bowl . . . and I've not been sick yet.

*knock on wood*

[EricKei]

I don't know how much cookie dough, cake batter, etc. I've eaten in my lifetime and haven't gotten sick.

Same here. Sick, no. Chunky?....Uh, next question!

[AmethystSquirrel]

Tell her you are sorry but you had to lay off the cow due to budget cuts and a new one is coming in tomorrow.

[Andara Bledin]

Isn't it funny that all these things that we did (mmmm cookie dough - especially chocolate chip) are supposed to be bad for us? I don't know how much cookie dough, cake batter, etc. I've eaten in my lifetime and haven't gotten sick.

The reason unbaked cookie dough (or similar) are a potential danger is likely the flour, since it's not treated to be safe when eaten raw like many other things, since pretty much nobody eats raw flour. It's rare that uncooked flour will cause a problem, however, but the CDC is still warning everybody to not do it.

^-.-^

[EricKei]

The reason unbaked cookie dough (or similar) are a potential danger is likely the flour

Wh....wait, the FLOUR is the issue?! I would have said the egg products.

Who the hell eats plain flour straight tho >_>

[LadyAndreca]

IIRC, milk is usually good for a week past the sell-by date, eggs last a while (I think our record for good eggs is 3 weeks), ground meats can be kept 6 months, and intact cuts of meat for a year. Soup and lasagna can be frozen for a while, but I don't remember how long. I never would have frozen milk, or anything that separates that much.

Also, I think the grey stuff that separates out of milk is just whey.