ReedReads@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy does dried pasta have an expiration datemessage-squaremessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareRamRabbit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 months agoShelf-stable food is almost permanently good to eat. The dates mean very little to nothing. Dried food can go bad if it gets wet, regardless of the date. Canned food can go bad if the can is pierced, regardless of the date. Crackers/chips will slowly go stale, date here is more of a freshness thing than a safety thing.
minus-squareBillyClark@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoDespite the memes, apparently, Twinkies go stale pretty soon after they’re made.
minus-squarec0wboy dani@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agothat is a decidedly NOT fun fact :(
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoI’ve had crackers where the fat has gone rancid. Not great, but edible, especially with something to mask it - dip, peanut butter, cheese, etc
minus-squarec0wboy dani@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agowas it out of an MRE or just a back of the cupboard find?
minus-squaresomething183786@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoAsk me about the food poisoning my whole family got from a store bought shelf stable pie crust!! We made the pie within a couple weeks of buying the crust, but determine after the fact that it expired a year prior! 🤮
Shelf-stable food is almost permanently good to eat. The dates mean very little to nothing.
Dried food can go bad if it gets wet, regardless of the date.
Canned food can go bad if the can is pierced, regardless of the date.
Crackers/chips will slowly go stale, date here is more of a freshness thing than a safety thing.
Despite the memes, apparently, Twinkies go stale pretty soon after they’re made.
that is a decidedly NOT fun fact :(
I’ve had crackers where the fat has gone rancid. Not great, but edible, especially with something to mask it - dip, peanut butter, cheese, etc
was it out of an MRE or just a back of the cupboard find?
Ask me about the food poisoning my whole family got from a store bought shelf stable pie crust!! We made the pie within a couple weeks of buying the crust, but determine after the fact that it expired a year prior! 🤮