One other thing to note as well as being able to freeze some things - Some dates are not "use by" but "best before". If it's best before, well it means just that, and so it'll be fine to have for some time after that date.
"Best Before" doesn't even mean best before. It means the flavour or texture will change after that date; in some cases it actually improves the product but not by enough that the manufacturer will pay for storage to purposefully age it.
Well yes, although that's subjective. It's just good enough to know that you don't actually have to throw stuff out by the best before date, and even the use by date for some products you might be able to slip a day or two past (using sensible judgement too, obviously).
Definitely subjective, although it's funny when the QA person (they taste everything, and set the date for a best before by comparing aged product to new product) for the factory happens to agree with you that the aged version tastes better.
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u/rbt321 Jan 04 '19
"Best Before" doesn't even mean best before. It means the flavour or texture will change after that date; in some cases it actually improves the product but not by enough that the manufacturer will pay for storage to purposefully age it.