How Long Can you Keep that Mayo?

WebMD ^ | 2010 | unknown

[brytlea]

LOL
I just say, use caution. I generally err on the side of caution. Would rather not get sick.

[GOPJ]

I have Twinkies and Peeps I’m keeping just to see how long before they go bad.

I believe you're looking at "prime" up to 47 years... and still "edible" at 60...

[jongaltsr]

You can keep mayo forever if you keep the lid closed.
I just wouldn’t eat it after a reasonable period of time.

[MHGinTN]

Bad milk is rife with dead cells decaying. Soured milk is teeming with microbial life which gives off an odor different from that which the decaying cells expel.

[bolobaby]

“Longer in the fridge.”

Oh - longer! That’s precise! Thanks for supplying this valuable data webMD.

I’m disappointed I gave them an impression to bill to their advertisers.

[bolobaby]

We also keep butter on the counter. I haven’t died yet.

[I Buried My Guns]

"...BTW: If you keep your refrigerator at 32º, stuff, including milk and cream, will keep ten times as long as at 40º...

Agreed. I have milk in the back that's several weeks old and is fine to drink, however I gotta break the ice to drink it.

And for the record, my mustard is a year old, easily, and if anything has IMPROVED in flavor. And chili sauce doesn't go bad, it merely evolves to a higher plane of existence.

[notaliberal]

I’m with you, if I even have a question about it, it goes in the trash. To save a couple of bucks isn’t worth it.

[lurk]

Got a friend in Bangkok who simply uses the try-it method of food testing.

He’ll eat it, and if he has an intestinal explosion, he knows it wasn’t good.

He has a PhD.

[brytlea]

The smell both make me want to puke. :)

[lucky american]

I won’t live that long.

[brytlea]

Me either! Amazing! :)

[brytlea]

It seems to me that the plain yellow mustard keeps basically forever, but the honey mustard or other types don’t keep quite as long. Or maybe I don’t like them as much so they stay around until they do get suspicious looking.

[NormsRevenge]

why an expire date on sour cream?

[brytlea]

Reminds me of a Raymond episode I saw the other day, where Frank ate something. He did have a sort of intestinal explosion. Off camera, thankfully.

[notaliberal]

But we know Ph.D do not have any common sense. I know, I worked with a bunch of them.

[brytlea]

I generally toss it if it separates it too much. Or I can’t remember when I bought it. Or...if it has things growing.

[jurroppi1]

I regularly keep Ketchup unopened in the pantry for 6-12 months before opening it and it is just fine. then after that it can sit in the fridge for at least 6 months more. Once it ferments, it’s bad. I can easily tell the difference.

sniff, sniff... the milk in the fridge is about to go bad.... and there it goes </Bobby Hill>

[Interesting Times]

Banning is too good for you.

[Hot Tabasco]

How long can you Keep that Mayo?

Five months.......Thus the term "Cinco de Mayo"