Comments on: Table of Condiments http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:46:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: SparkS http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1399556 SparkS Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:32:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1399556 I found a baggy of some unknown contents a bit ago. It was so far gone it took me a while to figure out what it had been at one time. An onion. I found a baggy of some unknown contents a bit ago. It was so far gone it took me a while to figure out what it had been at one time. An onion.

]]> By: renderanything http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1395169 renderanything Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:43:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1395169 Guacamole last longer than 2 days. Maraschino's N/A, ha, they always seem to be lurking in the back of refrigerators. Guacamole last longer than 2 days.
Maraschino's N/A, ha, they always seem to be lurking in the back of refrigerators.

]]> By: GailW http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1393808 GailW Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:15:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1393808 Ketchup really does stay good for years. Ketchup really does stay good for years.

]]> By: SparkS http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1392446 SparkS Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:18:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1392446 Terrific post Stacy. I don't know if all the items were ones kept in the fridge. I never keep peanut butter there. Same for grated Parmesan cheese until I read on the container it would taste better if kept there. Being set in my ways I go by the simple rule if it doesn't have any fuzzy stuff growing on top it's okay to eat. GGG Bout only time that happens is on chip dip. A sub rule of mine is canned goods and things in the freezer will out last me. But I did toss a large bag of unopened cooked shrimp last night that had been there for ages. Almost brought a tear to my eye. GG Speaking of things going bad. Have any oldsters noticed how milk doesn't curdle nearly like it used to? That is a GOOD thing. Nothing worse than lumpy milk. gggg They aren't condiments but potato chips usually last forever. They go stale but I imagine when something is coated in salt it lasts a long time. Oh yeah, I really enjoyed all the comments. We have some smart people here! Brian, I used to always use the Kraft Parmesan until I got a container of their Parmesan & Romano by mistake. I loved it and now it's what I always get. I highly recommend you give it a try. Terrific post Stacy. I don't know if all the items were ones kept in the fridge. I never keep peanut butter there. Same for grated Parmesan cheese until I read on the container it would taste better if kept there. Being set in my ways I go by the simple rule if it doesn't have any fuzzy stuff growing on top it's okay to eat. GGG Bout only time that happens is on chip dip. A sub rule of mine is canned goods and things in the freezer will out last me. But I did toss a large bag of unopened cooked shrimp last night that had been there for ages. Almost brought a tear to my eye. GG

Speaking of things going bad. Have any oldsters noticed how milk doesn't curdle nearly like it used to? That is a GOOD thing. Nothing worse than lumpy milk. gggg

They aren't condiments but potato chips usually last forever. They go stale but I imagine when something is coated in salt it lasts a long time.

Oh yeah, I really enjoyed all the comments. We have some smart people here!

Brian, I used to always use the Kraft Parmesan until I got a container of their Parmesan & Romano by mistake. I loved it and now it's what I always get. I highly recommend you give it a try.

]]> By: Phrog http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1392127 Phrog Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:07:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1392127 This is not really accurate at all, Honey is actually the only food that never spoils, so the fact that it is on the list makes the whole list suspect. Now Vegemite, whilst the rest of the world hates it is the king of spreads(esp with cheese) but it lasts longer than 2 months, or the 750Gm jar I have in the pantry would be gone months ago, ditto the peanut butter, so basically the validity of this whole list is being called into question. This is not really accurate at all, Honey is actually the only food that never spoils, so the fact that it is on the list makes the whole list suspect. Now Vegemite, whilst the rest of the world hates it is the king of spreads(esp with cheese) but it lasts longer than 2 months, or the 750Gm jar I have in the pantry would be gone months ago, ditto the peanut butter, so basically the validity of this whole list is being called into question.

]]> By: Frau http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1391930 Frau Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:13:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1391930 *scratches head* I had learned that sugar does not go bad because it inhibits mold or yeast growth. Same with honey. Vegemite goes bad? And I agree about the bleu cheese. That just gets better. *scratches head*
I had learned that sugar does not go bad because it inhibits mold or yeast growth.
Same with honey.
Vegemite goes bad?
And I agree about the bleu cheese. That just gets better.

]]> By: Michael0511 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1391869 Michael0511 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:35:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1391869 Clever idea, but awful execution. It's going to lead to a lot of waste by people willing to trust that someone, somewhere, researched this when obviously they didn't. How could sugar possibly go bad? Keep it dry, in an airtight container, and it'll stay good more than a lifetime. And that's just the first one I saw. Clever idea, but awful execution. It's going to lead to a lot of waste by people willing to trust that someone, somewhere, researched this when obviously they didn't.

How could sugar possibly go bad? Keep it dry, in an airtight container, and it'll stay good more than a lifetime. And that's just the first one I saw.

]]> By: Mike-Lynn http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1391816 Mike-Lynn Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:06:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1391816 Interesting table, I definitely have a lot of condiments in my fridge that need tossed. But I disagree with honey only lasting 8 months. That stuff never spoils. It may crystallize, but that doesn't effect the taste. They've found honey in the Egyptian tombs that was still edible. Interesting table, I definitely have a lot of condiments in my fridge that need tossed. But I disagree with honey only lasting 8 months. That stuff never spoils. It may crystallize, but that doesn't effect the taste. They've found honey in the Egyptian tombs that was still edible.

]]> By: Gauldar http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1391691 Gauldar Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:03:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1391691 2 months for bleu cheese? Pfft, that stuff gets better with age, and it's not like you have to worry about it getting moldy. 2 months for bleu cheese? Pfft, that stuff gets better with age, and it's not like you have to worry about it getting moldy.

]]> By: Brian Lutz http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1391517 Brian Lutz Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:32:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1391517 I just noticed a couple of weeks ago that the Kraft Parmesan cheese I was applying to my spaghetti had an "use by" date of June 2006. The stuff still tasted fine (and I've used it plenty of times in the last year and a half) so I'm pretty sure the stuff wasn't going to kill me. Nonetheless, I tossed it anyway. As for soy sauce, the stuff is salty enough that I doubt much bacteria is going to be able to grow in it anyway. I just noticed a couple of weeks ago that the Kraft Parmesan cheese I was applying to my spaghetti had an "use by" date of June 2006. The stuff still tasted fine (and I've used it plenty of times in the last year and a half) so I'm pretty sure the stuff wasn't going to kill me. Nonetheless, I tossed it anyway. As for soy sauce, the stuff is salty enough that I doubt much bacteria is going to be able to grow in it anyway.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/18/table-of-condiments/comment-page-1/#comment-1391451 Alex Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22119#comment-1391451 Wow, tabasco lasts 5 years! Wow, tabasco lasts 5 years!

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