Friday, November 4, 2011

Spoiled Food: Can You Trust Your Nose?

Back in college, when "cooking" at home involved two ingredients—milk and cereal—the sniff test was all you needed to know about when your food spoiled. If the milk smelled bad, you dumped it (and substituted beer). End of story.

But now that you've expanded your ingredients list to include items from the grocery store's other 18 aisles, things are a bit more complicated. For example: What's the difference between a "sell by" date and a "use by" date? And if I put the meat in the freezer, how long will it last before I have to toss it? (Hint: The answer to this last one is not "forever.") More....yahoo health

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