Past Date Pasta

[mr_whipple]

Found this cleaning out the pantry last night. Does this stuff really go bad? I guess it would have to at some point, but I'm gonna boil some up later just to see.

 

[sandyut]

Meh, I doubt it. If it doesnt smell funny I would eat it. I think most expiration dates are pretty made up or default to avoid testing and proof. How could dried pasta go bad?

 

[smokerjim]

I would eat it at long as the seal ain't broke.

 

[mr_whipple]

Meh, I doubt it. If it doesnt smell funny I would eat it. I think most expiration dates are pretty made up or default to avoid testing and proof. How could dried pasta go bad?

I hear ya but some days I wonder.

 

[JLinza]

Its dried, so as long as its been sealed and had no moisture or pests in it, it should be fine. Give er the ole sight & smell test.

 

[Colin1230]

Even packaged two million year old Himalayan sea salt has an expiration date.
I'd eat it.

 

[miller51]

Even packaged two million year old Himalayan sea salt has an expiration date.
I'd eat it.

I agree.. just saw a funny meme about how it was "just my luck, this 250 million year old Himalayan salt just expired"

From what I've read, many pantry foods are good past their best by date, just certain tings degrade differently... I know some canned/jarred goods get less flavorful with age, but I can't imagine dry pasta would be an issue... I'm sure I have plenty in my pantry and wouldn't think twice about using it!

 

[Winterrider]

It may just have a slight stale taste.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I think many times expiration dates are just a way for the manufacturer to cover their butts. I'd eat it...

 

[mr_whipple]

I'm going to, but I just can't believe I forgot it was in there that long. Hell, I wonder when I bought it ?

 

[SmokinEdge]

Dried pasta will eventually get stale in taste but it’s completely safe to eat.

 

[voyager 663rd]

Sometimes not even opened (factory vac sealed) goes bad. I found a jar of Frank's that I had forgotten about (4yr).

Had green "something" floating on top.

Opened it and..............flushed it. No smell just ewwwww and away it went.

 

[02ebz06]

I think many times expiration dates are just a way for the manufacturer to cover their butts. I'd eat it...

I think most call it a "use by" date now, rather than an expiration date.
Translated that means, "buy another one NOW", for marketing.

Some things like pasta may lose their flavor, but I doubt go bad.
Milk on the other hand is a, "watch it very closely" item when getting near date.

 

[chopsaw]

I think most call it a "use by"

Freeze or use buy is an expiration date .
Best buy is a quality date .
Sell by is a store stocking / reordering date .

 

[JckDanls 07]

"buy another one NOW", for marketing.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it...

They figure if you haven't used it by then so you would have to go buy another... They will scare you into throwing it out and go buy another...

 

[gmc2003]

If you bought regular pasta and when you open it, it looks like spinach pasta. Then I'd toss it. Otherwise you should be good to go.

Chris

 

[forktender]

I buy several types of bulk pasta in 5lb bags every few yrs, I store them in the closet in 5gal food grade buckets. I've cooked for some very picky eaters, not once has any of them said this pasta taste stale or off. Dried pasta does not expire as long as it's kept dry, at least it doesn't go bad out here in CA, where our air is dry, it may be a different story if you live in a high humidity region.

 

[voyager 663rd]

Milk on the other hand is a, "watch it very closely" item when getting near date.

don't toss milk that's a "little bit" off (ie lumps). Make pancakes or such. Curdled milk--is milk and lemon juice substitute for buttermilk.

Same thing.

If it has different colours, then ya toss it but lumps?

Pancakes. Waffles. Etc

 

[mr_whipple]

So... and I hate starting a sentence with that, but here we are. Probably shoulda coulda worded that differently. I was more concerned that I had something in the pantry that long without noticing than the actual safety aspect , but oh boy I've eaten some out of date stuff, Never had MREs as a sailor, we got our fine cuisine fresh cooked! I have had long expired MREs on camping trips that were to say the least edible yet not deadly on the best day... Either way, I'm getting a good laugh out of this! Also, I just watched a Coopers hawk have dinner in my back yard. $5 says he ain't writing a review on the meal.