Rustybucket
Veteran
- Location
- South Coast
Just found some energy gels in the cupboard with a date of Aug 14 on them, will they be ok for a few months? I've got loads from when I stocked up ages ago?
Thanks
Thanks
energy gels past sell by date
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
They'll be fine for at least 4-6 months after the date. It's a 'best before' date.
If you're not sure send them to me. I'll have anything!
If you're not sure send them to me. I'll have anything!
djb1971
Legendary Member
- Location
- Far Far Away
They always taste out of date anyway!
At worst you'll lose a few pounds. Win-Win
At worst you'll lose a few pounds. Win-Win
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Pah - sell by/use by dates! 
A mate had a barbecue for his 40th birthday. I wanted some mustard for my veggie burgers and he told me there wasa some in his kitchen cupboard. I went into the kitchen which was a bit gloomy in the fading evening light, but didn't bother switching the light on. I spread mustard on my burgers, bit into them and promptly spat the whole lot out again. They tasted absolutely disgusting!
I switched the light on and examined the mustard, which turned out to be orange rather than bright yellow. The use by date was many YEARS earlier, and the jar had already been opened. I asked my mate and it turned out that he didn't like mustard - it had been brought over from his gran's kitchen after she'd died nearly a decade before the party!
A mate had a barbecue for his 40th birthday. I wanted some mustard for my veggie burgers and he told me there wasa some in his kitchen cupboard. I went into the kitchen which was a bit gloomy in the fading evening light, but didn't bother switching the light on. I spread mustard on my burgers, bit into them and promptly spat the whole lot out again. They tasted absolutely disgusting!
I switched the light on and examined the mustard, which turned out to be orange rather than bright yellow. The use by date was many YEARS earlier, and the jar had already been opened. I asked my mate and it turned out that he didn't like mustard - it had been brought over from his gran's kitchen after she'd died nearly a decade before the party!
djb1971
Legendary Member
- Location
- Far Far Away
it had been brought over from his gran's kitchen after she'd died nearly a decade before the party!
bequeathed mustard, hope she left him a few bob too
Brightski
Chronos Racing Team
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
They'll be fine a team mate gave me a box a few weeks back saying they are only 6 months out of date..
Seem fine to me
Seem fine to me
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
It's simple. Forget the date on them, just open one and if it smells like crap chuck them away
Oh hang on.......gels always smell like crap. Just eat 'em
Oh hang on.......gels always smell like crap. Just eat 'em
JoeyB
Go on, tilt your head!
- Location
- Fareham, Hampshire
We must have stocked up at the same time because I'm sure mine have the same sell by date lol
OP
OP
Rustybucket
Veteran
- Location
- South Coast
Ok looks like ill take my chances with them then. Thanks everyone
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
We totally ignore sell by dates. If it smells ok we eat it.
We routinely buy stuff with really short dates on or out of date as it's so cheap. We have sachets of curry paste that went out of date in Feb 2012, we've 3 of them left. Had curry the other night and we didn't die.
Just use a bit of common sense.
10 year old mustard @ColinJ
That must have been really nasty.
We routinely buy stuff with really short dates on or out of date as it's so cheap. We have sachets of curry paste that went out of date in Feb 2012, we've 3 of them left. Had curry the other night and we didn't die.
Just use a bit of common sense.
10 year old mustard @ColinJ
That must have been really nasty.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Yes - I turn the lights on rather than prepare food in the dark now!10 year old mustard @ColinJ
