Hello cheese aficionados, my wife and I have two tubs of unopened ricotta cheese we were gonna use for lasagna. They are expired December 18/23 but look ok. Should we be using this a month past due?
by Brentolio12
Hello cheese aficionados, my wife and I have two tubs of unopened ricotta cheese we were gonna use for lasagna. They are expired December 18/23 but look ok. Should we be using this a month past due?
by Brentolio12
17 Comments
If it smells and tastes ok, it most likely is ok. That said, you’d be eating a lot of it in the lasagna, and I’m scared enough of food poisoning that I would throw it away and get fresh
It’s going to taste a bit bitter, won’t it?
First check the plastic seal. Is it still flat? If it’s bulging out, I’d toss. If not, open and smell and taste. If it smelled and tasted fine, I’d use it – especially since it’ll be in the oven anyway. I’ve had good experience with using sealed tubs like this way after the date written, so that’s just my 2c.
Best by =/ bad after.
Not really an expert, but I was taught that you shouldn’t eat fresh cheese more than one week past the best by date.
You gotta lotta ricotta
Taste 👏 test 👏
If it smells like nothing and it’s white – you’re alright
If it smells funky and turned yellow – that shit aint good…yo
Bag ham!
The nose knows
r/sneakybackgroundfeet
should be fine because it says “best by”. the flavor would be the *best* by that date—thereafter it may lose a bit of flavor, but it’s still good.
smell it—if your head doesn’t immediately recoil, then taste a little bit. if it tastes fine, make that lasagne and enjoy!
late last year i ate a yogurt that was 9 months after its “best by” date and it was still good/no food-borne illness, so let that experience be your barometer.
Le sceau plastique n’est pas bombé vers l’extérieur. S’il n’y a pas d’odeurs et de petits ponts jaunes à la surface, il est encore bon. Dépêche-toi de l’utiliser au complet après l’avoir ouvert. Bonne cuisine!
Smell it, you’ll know.
Might give you the shits but if you gotta go, ricotta go.
The nose knows. Cheeses can be the exception to this rule, cause some stink when they’re perfectly fresh and safe to eat. But ricotta is a mild one. If it smells bad toss it
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Mongol hordes used dried curds. Well before refrigeration. Their opponents ate gruel. Basically thin porridge.
Also horses.
Cheese is remarkable in that it lasts quite some time. I wouldn’t feed it to a child but as long as it taste fine and looks fine I’m game.