smell by date

Sep 28, 2007 at 12:25 PM
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really, that's what i tell myself when i look at the "sell by date" on a container of milk or cream. well, i've been sniffing a bottle of half-n-half i have in the fridge since sept 19th. i use it in my morning coffee (and sometimes in red pasta sauce) but today i noticed that faint smell of approaching rot. it wasn't overpowering at all and smelled more good than bad, so i used a couple of tablespoons in my coffee. it was fine and i'm pretty sure i'll keep using it until there's a distinct, pungent smell but it makes me wonder if most people would've tossed the stuff by now.

to use or not to use, it's a matter of smell if you ask me.

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I agree, the freshness and useability :) in all in the smell. It's good until it doesn't smell right. That's how we do it in my house anyway:)

Also , when it lumps up and sours don't throw it out, bathe in it. seriously the lactic acid in that form - sour is more effective as an exfolliant than when not sour. 'Try it and see how smooth your skin will get. :)

As soon as dairy products get even the faintest whiff of going bad, out they go. Even if I don't like the way they look, even if it's before the sell-by date, bye-bye!

eeew. you are braver than me. i usually ask for second opinions, but don't necessarily take them because i am SO FEARFUL that it's rotting. hence why i never buy milk. :)

i totally do it by smell, too. but if it has even a whiff of yuckiness, i toss it. heh.

but what about cheese? there are some out there that smell like rotten milk but people think it tastes fine. the same goes for sour cream. i sometimes wonder if that's the reason why i keep using milk or any dairy product because even if it shows the faintest sign (smell) of going bad, it still tastes fine to me so i just wait until that distinct, "oh man that reeks, get rid of it" smell.

btw, don't worry - i would never serve anyone something that i know would be consider bad.

great, now when you guys look at my food photos you'll think, "looks good, but i bet it's rotten." LOL

@chinadoll - thanks for the tip.

I have used sour cream past the sell by date. If it's not moldy, it's good to go, is my motto.

I'm just paranoid about milk.

That reminds me. I've got some milk in the fridge that hasn't been opened yet. The sell by date was the 20th. I'm all about smelling before tossing. Why waste okay dairy product? Though I am too skittish to cut mold off of cheese and eat the rest of it. It all goes in the trash at the first sign of blue.

and once again your nails look lovely :)

You're a freak of nature! I better not see you on Hell's Kitchen, missy.

Just kiddin'. I toss my milk out 5 days after the sell-by date. That's what I read in a Betty Crocker cookbook once. You have 5 days before it starts to effect the quality of your food.

kevin, same here, i definitely use sour cream past the sell by date and yogurt, too.

madeline, i cut the mold off of cheese if there are small patches. if it looks like a beard, i don't bother.

georgia, thanks mama. :)

kelleah, you won't see me on hell's kitchen...youtube maybe. LOL

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