Post by breakmydreams on Feb 23, 2010 11:50:34 GMT -5
Ignore Expiration Dates
"Best by," "Sell by," and all those other labels mean very little.
By Nadia Arumugam
Updated Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, at 10:18 AM ET
There's a filet mignon in my fridge that expired four days ago, but it seems OK to me. I take a hesitant whiff and detect no putrid odor of rotting flesh, no oozing, fetid cow juice—just the full-bodied aroma of well-aged meat. A feast for one; I retrieve my frying pan. This is not an isolated experiment or a sad symptom of my radical frugality. With a spirit of teenage rebellion, I disavow any regard for expiration dates.
Read more here.
"Best by," "Sell by," and all those other labels mean very little.
By Nadia Arumugam
Updated Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, at 10:18 AM ET
There's a filet mignon in my fridge that expired four days ago, but it seems OK to me. I take a hesitant whiff and detect no putrid odor of rotting flesh, no oozing, fetid cow juice—just the full-bodied aroma of well-aged meat. A feast for one; I retrieve my frying pan. This is not an isolated experiment or a sad symptom of my radical frugality. With a spirit of teenage rebellion, I disavow any regard for expiration dates.
Read more here.