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Default Dating Expiration of Refrigerated Foods


"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> On 4/7/2016 1:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2016-04-07 11:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 4/6/2016 6:58 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 15:41:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> She completely ignored your dried pasta reference. If she buys large
>>>> amounts of dried pasta (which is what I inferred from the Costco
>>>> reference) it certainly doesn't need to be tossed out based on some
>>>> random date on the box or bag. Who knows if she was ambling off in her
>>>> visions of Costco *cooked* pasta.
>>>
>>> Don't forget that she is the one who said that she had to throw out the
>>> contents of her freezer because the power went out for a few hours.
>>>

>> Tongue-in-cheek: I thought *everyone* knew the contents of the freezer
>> will spoil if the power is out for a few hours! Throw it away!
>>
>> Nope, not even after 24 hours or more, assuming the freezer is at proper
>> temp and you aren't opening the freezer door constantly. Meanwhile,
>> you'd better be contacting the power company. They can usually tell you
>> why there is an outage and give estimates as to when it will be restored.
>>
>> She'll probably say she didn't mean dried pasta, but again Costco and
>> large amounts seem to go hand in hand. It would not surprise me if she
>> threw away dried pasta based on some random date. She's really big into
>> the expiration date thing.

>
> You're an idiot too! I have a freezer thermometer. I know how to use it.
> One for the fridge too.
>
> And nobody threw any pasta away. I was replying to sf saying that she
> only bought for three days at a time. That wouldn't be prudent for many
> people in terms of money spent. Nor would it be prudent if they live in a
> area where they could get snowed in.
>
> Now STFU before you make yourself look even more stupid.


LMAO, you go!!!

Cheri