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Best before and use by dates are more useful if you use them as a tool when buying food, not when choosing to throw it out. If I know that I'm going to be eati
by throwaway22032 2y ago
Best before and use by dates are more useful if you use them as a tool when buying food, not when choosing to throw it out.
If I know that I'm going to be eating something today or tomorrow then it doesn't matter, but otherwise choosing the longest dated food makes sense in order to know that it'll still be edible when I need it.
For a lot of foods it's an exponential process so something that has two days left and something that has ten can look and smell exactly the same.
- jimbobthrowawy 2y agoAt least here, there's a lot of margin built into some use-by dates also. Since they are expecting the cold chain to be broken at least somewhat while you transport that food home. A lot of stores here also do extreme discounts on things that expire that day or soon after. I've had so many dinners that were basically "oh, that thing's 80% off and I have to use it today. Fantastic."