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Please settle this for me...."Best by.." dates...
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Bops
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Please settle this for me...."Best by.." dates...
If something like sour cream has a
" best by" date of 7/20/11 and you open the container on 7/3/11....
Can you continue to use it until 7/20 or do you have to throw it out after "x" many days (after opening)...?
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Posted 6/28/11 7:41 PM  |
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LadyBug1209
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Re: Please settle this for me...."Best by.." dates...
You can use it until 7/20... regardless of when you open it.
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| Posted 6/28/11 7:51 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: Please settle this for me...."Best by.." dates...
Posted by Maria31
You can use it until 7/20... regardless of when you open it.
See, I disagree with that for certain things (like the sour cream in the example). Dairy things, to me, still have a "fresh" window...I would never use milk that had been opened for 1-2 weeks, same with sour cream in your example.
But ketchup, bread, etc...I guess I mostly go by the sell-by date, regardless of how long it had been open, as long as it's still fresh.
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| Posted 6/28/11 8:02 PM |
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JennZ
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Re: Please settle this for me...."Best by.." dates...
Yes you can still use it if it smells good. Im using milk right now that exp 6/30. I opened it about 2 weeks ago. Nothing wrong with it.
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| Posted 6/28/11 8:07 PM |
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MrsBurtch525
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Re: Please settle this for me...."Best by.." dates...
Posted by Maria31
You can use it until 7/20... regardless of when you open it.
Same here, if it's not used up by the best by date, then i throw it out.
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| Posted 6/28/11 8:26 PM |
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Re: Please settle this for me...."Best by.." dates...
If it is opened, I throw it out on the best by date or before. Because things can be dated far in the future, but once you open it, it usually has a much shorter lifespan. I judge by colors, smells and other things if I am unsure or want to try and keep an ingredient going.
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| Posted 6/28/11 8:35 PM |
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