BEST BY DATES DON'T MATTER - Stop Food Waste - Pantry Organization and Expiration Dates

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We've been led to believe that the dates on the food we have in our pantry are expiration dates - they aren't - and they don't even really matter. Please help stop food waste in America !! And as another caveat - the is does not apply to baby food/infant formula.
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@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

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@lucky0n3 2 года назад

I agree 100%.. the waste in our country is really troubling - thank you SO much for sharing this valuable information!!

@bmac5242 2 года назад

Helpful info - thank you. I've been looking for a pantry shelf like your white one in background. Did you purchase or build it?

@marygrott8095 2 года назад

Darcy, did you get the email I sent about my book order?

@gowest5145 2 года назад

I don't waste food. My grandma went thru the Great Depression and she hammered into my head not to waste anything. When you grow older it sticks with you.

@theonewhomjesusloves7360 2 года назад

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@brendastephens5893 2 года назад

Finally!! Someone not afraid to speak the truth about our food products! We have lots of canned foods past the date and are not dead yet. People have been told to open their wallets instead and buy new! Ugh!

@tional5266 2 года назад

I know! A waste all the way around

@smenna47 2 года назад

Thank you for this video. My brother was quality control manager at a can company and he has said for years if your cans aren’t bulging the contents are still good.

@tinabloomfield7228 2 года назад

I'm making my HUSBAND watch this!!!! 😂😂😂😂 He's always tossing food with an expiration date on it and refuses to eat it. That's changing right now!!! Hahaha

@vondamorphew3505 2 года назад

When I was a child in the 1960’s, my cousins and siblings ate some of my uncle’s sea rations from WWll. They tasted good, and none of us got sick. They were at least 20 years old.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

With enough preservatives, a lot of things will last a very long time :D :D

@Sydroo1969 2 года назад

I've been doing this for years. Glad you're tell folks about this. My husband is military and we have MREs. They're good for at least 10 years. Listen up people. She is right. Food shortages are coming.

@pauldodd2086 2 года назад

Best buy is just a suggestion. I am eating 3 year old home canned food and it is still good. I have eaten 6 year old commercial canned food and it sometimes had lost a little flavor it was still great. Freezer burned meat is still usable if you use it in a soup.

@TheCourtneys 2 года назад

We just ate home canned tomatoes that were 9 years old. Pretty sure I'm not dead!

@debrawallace4542 2 года назад

We put the month and year on goods when we buy it. Thats the date we use for rotating the food and its always worked for us. Too many times the expiration date is missing or unreadable or we can't figure it out. One day after my parents starting buying in bulk my husband and I were at their house helping them clean out their basement for a garage sale they were having. I noticed my dad's 5 gallon buckets of wheat berries were upside down. I asked him why and he said that someone told him to make sure he was rotating his food storage. So every month he would go downstairs and turn the buckets over! My dad died in 1995 from cancer. I miss him so much!!

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Awww - that's funny !!! ((HUGS))

@sashleymo4 2 года назад

THIS! My husband is completely brainwashed about that date! To the point that at midnight of the date on a milk carton….it’s done. It drives me nuts! He’s got my kids looking at every date. So frustrating.

@karynh2025 2 года назад

Oh Gosh, my husband is the same way. I don't let him see too many cans and packages and now I dehydrate them and put the date I dehydrate them on the lid. He has no clue now.🤣

@sashleymo4 2 года назад

@@karynh2025 taking that tip!

@roosgramma9125 Год назад

He wouldn’t make it at my house then. I buy milk when on sale and freeze. My 11 year old grandson was like that with his mom. He came to my house and when it came time for milk I set it down and said don’t start it’s fine I have had it frozen. Not a peep.

@savannahjackson4929 2 года назад

Great video. I never pay attention to 'best before dates'. As long as the food smells & tastes fine, it gets eaten - we very, very rarely thrown any food away. In the UK we have a large company that sells out of date food - it's called Roger's Wholesale Food Warehouse. You do have to buy items in bulk, but you get huge savings on the retail price on branded items.

@shotpusher 2 года назад

I’ve thought for YEARS that dates were a marketing ploy to increase sales. Love your common sense Darcy!👍🏻

@poppylove3673 2 года назад

I will be sharing your video with family members who threw a lot of things away when they helped "organize" our pantry. 🤦🏼‍♀️ After they finished, it looked nice, but they cleared perfectly good things away, that were only 1 to 6 months past the due date, not even a year! Many were canned goods. I tried explaining what you are saying, and they still didn't understand or believe me! Thanks! 👍🏽💗

@jharvey93 2 года назад

Another food waster...I accidentally purchased sour cream instead of cottage cheese (I picked it up without reading the label) at Kroger the other day. I took it back to exchange it for cottage cheese. I had not opened it or even taken it out of the bag. The lady at the store said she would have to throw it away! Those are the new guidelines since covid. What a waste of perfectly good food. Needless to say, I couldn't bring myself to exchange it and brought it home. I'll share it with some other people rather than throw it out. Stupid example of governmental waste.

@skybluepinkd 2 года назад

This was always the policy at Walmart especially with anything they needs to be cold. We have no idea if it's been tampered with or how it was stored. If you give a refrigerated or frozen item back to an employee in store we have to toss it bc we don't know how long it's been out

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

I totally understand why they wouldn't take that back - even before 2020. It's refrigerated product that can't be assured you kept it where it needed to be, and the only thing they could do was throw it away. Even if you didn't open it, they can't be sure you didn't have it in your car the whole time, and they can't sell it, so they can only toss it.

@grlnexdoorable 2 года назад

Dehydrated vegetables from a can or an excellent addition to food in jars meals. I have about 20 cans of dehydrated vegetables that I drained and rinsed after watching Darcy's videos. I ground them up and they all fit in a 1 quart jar so I can add vegetable powder to my homemade dog food.

@Rel1369 2 года назад

I have never been a real stickler for use by or best before dates. I often use sour cream weeks past use by date and never had a problem, same with cream cheese and its always been fine (I am careful of how I store dairy). My daughter and I shop together and make the most of the 'reduced' items that are on the last day of sale, mostly meat or fruit/veg items. Meat can go straight in the freezer and I mark it with 'USD' (use same day) so I know it has to be used the day of thawing. For a time we relied on a food pantry where many items were just on or past use by and we were grateful to have access to cheap or free food.

@cindygere 2 года назад

Thank you Darcy! I just threw some can food away because it had expired.😏I know better now.

@lookingtotheeastreatha7379 2 года назад

Thank you, Darcy!! So much misinformation going around about this! Appreciate you!

@marygallagher3428 2 года назад

Great advice Darcy!

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Thank you!

@diannaleefolkers-sarber2393 2 года назад

I agree with what you say. There are something like hamburger helper are not always good more than 2 years as the food taste stale , also cake and brownie mixes.

@loucilehall9281 2 года назад

I vaccum seal my flour and meal in jars and I’ve had it to be good for 4 years.

@jaytee2642 Год назад

Thank you for putting this out there!👍🏻 A few years ago, I remember watching a Tuber shopping at a dollar store. She was looking at canned goods and found some that were a little past the "best by" date. She was in a tizzy, claiming that the store was trying to make people sick!🙄🙄 And another Tuber was cleaning out her pantry and one of the things she tossed was HONEY! I kindly let her know that honey doesn't go bad, please don't waste it.😕 I appreciate the dates being on the packages, but only so I can use it as a reference point when rotating stock.👍🏻

@leahhoward1212 2 года назад

USDA says canned foods are safe indefinitely, obviously quality may deteriorate over time but it is still safe nevertheless: "If cans are in good condition (no dents, swelling, or rust) and have been stored in a cool, clean, dry place they are safe indefinitely."

@veganleigh4817 2 года назад

I've found that, as long as the cans are in good shape, what's inside will generally be just fine. Dented cans though, are not so dependable. Dry pasta, grains and rice last a long time, as long as you store them in a cool place. And I always put them in zip-loc bags or plastic containers. But I follow your rule: if they look funny or smell funny, I toss them.

@lindakunkel2470 Год назад

Darcy thank you so much for this video! My kids give me such a bad time about the dates on my canned items. The information on FDA is great! - 5 years! Thank you again!

@littlemogocreek 2 года назад

Bravo bravo. Well said Darcy.

@homesteadingwithapurpose9681 2 года назад

Thank you for the reminder. Your tips are always great advice.

@justtagurl 2 года назад

Thank you SO much for using your platform to share this message! 👍

@castledykesfarm3396 2 года назад

I don't remember us having these dates on food when I was growing up back in the dark ages in the UK and I've never paid much attention to them and go by smell and looks. I wish I could convince my friends and neighbors to do the same. I have one friend who throws out anything one minute past midnight on the day it "expires". I was in rehab last year for two months and my neighbors kindly took care of the house and my critters but one also cleaned out my fridge and threw out everything. When I talked to the other friend about this she said I was being unappreciative of all the other friend had done for me. I told her I WAS appreciative but I didn't appreciate food being thrown out just because it had a date on it. I read somewhere recently, can't remember where, that a lot of countries were no longer putting dates on the food just for the reason you mention, too much being thrown out.

@abigailhumes4608 9 месяцев назад

Excellent subject! Thank you. You are right on with what I have heard from several true "food experts." I hope you save thousands of $$$$ worth of food. My method is similar to yours - difference: I label everything that comes into our kitchen with a narrow strip of masking tape on whatever part of the container will most visible in shelf with the best by date. I still arrange my pantry by years according to best by dates. My kitchen "busy" pantry has everything I use including some things with very future dates, but I know I need to use them according to my family's requests and our cravings. Other things, we haven't used, by the date; but I do NOT worry. However, I do strive to plan meals according to the oldest foods, and rotate newly purchased foods to the appropriate year. If we liked it enough a year or two ago to buy it, then I will determine to make that dish and use it up before it gets too old. Thank you for your consistent advice, methods, tutorials, and what may seem to veteran preppers as simple, I still watch that video, and very often I LEARN SOMETHING VALUABLE.

@brendacosby2186 2 года назад

I had a bulging can of fruit cocktail, I wanted to see the date on the bottom but it was just starting to seep out. I really expected it to explode before I got it to the trash can!

@melodyvest1936 2 года назад

I love this! The nose knows! I know some who will throw away things over he expiration date. Such a waste

@shescraftea9107 2 года назад

I just ate some kalamata olives marked 2017, totally fine.

@S.Kay.Steffy 2 года назад

I do exactly as you do…everything I buy gets the date pure on it. I’m a retired registered nurse so have been doing this for years and years as this is the practice for healthcare supplies. I just bought your book and can’t wait to get it. Thank you for your videos 💕

@megbubolz8143 2 года назад

Good information for the public. Last year when a relative of ours went into assisted living. We inherited a lot of food that most relations thought was “not good”. Their loss and our gain.

@shangrilahomestead9930 2 года назад

Thank you for your information. I have always been hesitant to throw out foods even though the it’s expired.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Remember - it's not expired... ;)

@ginamessner8346 2 года назад

Exactly 💯 correct Thank you for this information!!

@carolynwalton6387 Год назад

YESSSSS! This needs to be shouted from the rooftops! And eggs are another one, I sell farm fresh eggs and people are always amazed when I tell them how long there washed and unwashed eggs will last! Absolutely love your channel I'm learning so much about dehydrating!!!

@madelinehall8944 2 года назад

Hominy is a staple in Latin cooking. Search for recipes on RU-vid. There are a lot of Mexican soup recipes.

@JaneNorthrop 2 года назад

Love your book and journal.... I watch a lot of pantry organization video and I cringe when they say through out expired food. I didn't know that food pantries/banks would take expired food. I tend to waste fresh produce... with the intent I will eat it.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Dehydrate that fresh produce :) Not all foodbanks will take it - that's why I encourage you to call around to those near you to see if they will.

@bikechickluvs2groove 2 года назад

Thank you. Extremely informative!

@lamiar6474 2 года назад

That's the one think that cov1d taught me, expiry date not always means expired

@KDVoller 2 года назад

This was great info, thanks Darcy

@lisapop5219 2 года назад

People think I'm nuts when I say that I don't go by the suggestions for frozen meat, fruits & vegetables. I vacuum seal them to keep air out & keep them in the deep freezer. As long as I haven't lost power for an extended period of time, I'm going to use it. I've even cut off freezer burn before I started using vacuum seal bags. I just use it in something like soups, stews and casseroles instead of by itself. Haven't had any problems and very little goes to waste. If I need room, I will have a canning session

@theonewhomjesusloves7360 2 года назад

This is so good to know especially for keeping preps

@roszcutler9724 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing, it sure cleared up many things for me.

@CARLA-JO-THOMAS 2 года назад

Yes you can get many foods at discount prices if they are close to expiration date.

@growlntashahidnkuato 8 месяцев назад

I just accidently ate Annie's macaroni and cheese that had a best by date of March 2022. 🤦🏼‍♀️

@bjjamesful 2 года назад

I never knew this real information until last week. I was a major food waster😢 not no more!

@chrisb5391 2 года назад

Thank you for this video. I am getting ready to re-organize my pantry. This was helpful. I will also check out the official sites.

@charmainemrtnz 2 года назад

I keep my inventory rotated and take stuff that is within 6 months of Best Buy date to the Food Bank an then replace that inventory.

@phylliskrafft 2 года назад

Good advise. Thanks

@DebM122 11 месяцев назад

Awesome video that everyone should watch because so much food is wasted here due to that date. You explained it so well compared to some other videos I just watched. I try my hardest to use up the old stuff before the new items by rotating it out. What about boxed cake mixes and muffin mixes? Rice and pasta? Thank you.

@ThePurposefulPantry 11 месяцев назад

They are good until they are rancid.

@scruffyscrubs5468 Год назад

NOTE: if someone's house experienced a fire, no matter how mild near their canned goods, be sure to check them.

@maybenot1234 2 года назад

Thank you for the information! (Your sound quality is excellent BTW)

@cyclop3156 Год назад

I just opened up a can of tomatoes that was 10 years old. Looked and tasted great 😋

@msbowling5 6 месяцев назад

Tomatoes are acidic, so last longer whether home canned or professionally canned.

@chapman1569 Год назад

I found a ten year old can of chicken in my pantry, the outside was ok but when I opened it the texture was not appetizing. It looked old, it was off. I just didn't want to chance it , I didn't taste it. It was not worth getting sick. But it gave me a lesson about managing my pantry. I was saving the can for an emergency but I forgot about it. Now I will store some extras but I will rotate and consume them on time.

@ThePurposefulPantry Год назад

10 years is definitely a little too far off for meats, but that's the thing - your can probably is fine a year or two out, but yes, rotation is always key.

@barbaram3153 2 года назад

I so love hominy fried in bacon grease, do you have recipes on ways to use it other than that would love some ideas

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

No, sorry - I don't really do cooking recipes, and we are pretty simple with how we eat it. Baked with some cheese, toasted in some butter...

@ebooboo6784 2 года назад

That's what I have done.. thanks so much.

@barrimontgomery7710 2 года назад

If you have a compost pile, then compost it. No food waste happens there. Even things with oil can be composted if it's a small addition to the pile.

@coastalfarmhouse1820 2 года назад

I agree about the dates with cans and jars overall. However with crackers and cereal and any package meals with dairy/cheese mixes etc ( like Mac n cheese or hamburger helper) , I tend to find the foods past the given date are stale or they dairy package mix is discolored and doesn’t taste right.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

That's why it's important to go by the quality of the food rather than the date.

@hollyh9334 2 года назад

I vacuum seal crackers in half-gallon jars. They stay fresh much longer.

@russelder9743 2 года назад

Darcy---thanks for the reinforcement on this subject......... what about freezing flour does that add time? I have been dating stuff for about a year

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

If you have the space in your freezer to do it - yep

@mzmoth Год назад

Very good to know!

@alicehusbands3830 2 года назад

Thank you

@carolblackler9386 Год назад

I have stuff in my fridge that is at least two - three years past date.😃😂. Still yummy 😋. Heaps in my pantry too. I used tinned tomatoes the other day. About seven years old 😂.

@Nancy-zk9dj 2 года назад

Great topic and information! Does the same go for the broth "boxes" ? I was thinking I should put the close or past expiration in the freezer. What do you think?

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

I watch those a little more closely because of the way they are packaged - but yes, I wouldn't give them years, but definitely not looking at that date as an absolute.

@Nancy-zk9dj 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you! 👍❤👍

@bonnalake250 2 года назад

What about boxed mixes? Like cake mixes for instance.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

The same as I said about flour (that's the bulk of those mixes). They'll last til they last - and once they turn rancid, you'll know. Getting them out of the plastic packaging into vacuum sealed jars or bags is important to help extend that. But even their dates aren't exact about when that rancidity will happen.

@bonnalake250 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you for your quick reply!! I love what you share regularly.

@wandatucker3509 2 года назад

watch out for lots of rust on the outside or dents....

@marthasanchez4711 2 года назад

This was very helpful! Darcy, can you talk about dents in cans? I’ve tossed cans that have small dents in the seams and on the sides. Is it safe to keep the ones that have small dents on the sides as long as there aren’t bulging?

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

If you made those dents - keep them. If you purchased them with dents - that has to be up to you - you don't want damaged cans or any where the seal may be compromised. There are bump and dent stores that sell dented canned goods - and that's how I would think about buying them. If there's any dent too near a seam or rim, or if there is bulging, I wouldn't buy it.

@marthasanchez4711 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry I try to make a point of not buying dented cans but once in awhile when I go home with them I don’t know if I actually purchased it like that or it was dented during the bagging process or what , and so when I through my pantry I notice dents and I really don’t know how they got there! 🤔🤔Maybe they slipped by my eagle eye 👁

@donettefair4830 2 года назад

Hey. Good morning. This has nothing to do with the video. But. I am canning beets and need to know if I can dry the stems for beet powder? Also can I dry the leaves for green powder? Thank you.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Yes you can!

@donettefair4830 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you. Do I need to blanch them? I didn’t. I have 2 trays of the leaves and 2 trays of stems on the fruit roll up trays to have separately.

@annieanderson6112 2 года назад

@@donettefair4830 I dehydrate a lot of beet greens/stems and I've never blanched them first. When I powder the stems they don't always grind down as fine as I'd like but then I just chew it up when I add them to my smoothies lol. Good luck.

@lauriebarkley9756 Год назад

I have to say we had canned Carrots that were from January 2022 and we gave some to our daughter she just opened them and was serving them at dinner and they tasted like the metal can and so she fed them to her chickens and our dogs are eating them. So I guess what we learned is maybe we need to get them that are lined inside.

@ThePurposefulPantry Год назад

It happens - that's when I mentioned the quality and texture might change, but they aren't 'bad', per se.

@delorislee3100 2 года назад

Can canned green beans be dehydrated my husband was gifted a gallon can of green beans

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Yes, but they'll be best putting IN something rather than as a side dish on their own.

@rachealrumbo3806 2 года назад

Good job

@tinarobinson9201 2 года назад

Not about dates, but dehydrating potatoes. I have 8 lbs. of gold potatoes and alot of them are green. I have heard that green can be poisonous! Don’t want to peel just clean, cube, slice and blanch for dehydrator. Are they alright to use?? TIA!

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

If there is a lot, no. If it's minor, you can cut it out. Read more here: www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/can-you-eat-green-potatoes

@tinarobinson9201 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you!

@tinarobinson9201 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry So can I peel the green away!

@megbubolz8143 2 года назад

The green just means when it was growing in the ground was exposed to sunlight. Just peel off the green is fine.

@cibewill1617 2 года назад

Baked beans canned food can't store long after expiry. It taste bitter. Sardines after expiry like after 5 yrs does smell a bit off but the meat is still good. Maybe Darcy you can advice how ppl should position their canned foods. Some like to put in side ways to roll down. Some stack them like I do. Not sure if I should rotate the bottom one to be up. Some do turn rusty at the bottom ones. Not sure if ppl put the cans upside down to view expiry better. lol

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

You have to store them however your pantry area is set up - we all have different ones and things fit as they can fit.

@joannsilva4715 2 года назад

And to think I was tossing expired items out all those years. I actually have been Googling dates on things the last few months and have been using expired goods. My only concern is evaporated & sweetened condensed milks, are they useable a year or two beyond the expiration date? Thank you for this video!

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

They are so ultra pasteurized - but you can only make that decision for yourself. It's one I don't keep more than a year, personally. But if you find you have a lot that you keep having last much past the 'best by' date, then maybe you're stocking too much.

@joannsilva4715 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry I usually buy one or two to keep on hand for pumpkin pie or holiday recipes. Next holiday rolls around, I pick up another one just in case, that is where they add up! I'll check those dates again. Thank you for the reply!

@maggiegeorge3265 2 года назад

Does the same hold true for dried herbs and spices? Baking soda and baking powder? Also I bought a #10 can of tomato sauce. I thought I would be able to open and can into smaller portion size. So I can't do this?

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Everything is good until it's not ;) Spices lose their smell as they age, so if you can't open a jar and identify the herb, or by crushing it with your fingers, it's no longer good. You can dehydrate the sauce or freeze it.

@marybk882 2 года назад

I volunteer for our local food shelf. We don't give "expired " food to our clients. However, we will set these items out for our thrift store customers (not necessarily the same people as our food shelf clients) for free. This way, they choose to take food past their best buy dates.

@litestreamer 6 месяцев назад

I had some sardine cans from 2018 I worried about... are there different cautions/suggestions around can fish? I fed them to the dogs and they like them...

@ThePurposefulPantry 6 месяцев назад

It's up to you - but personally, I wouldn't.

@msbowling5 6 месяцев назад

I have eaten 13 year past dated tuna fish. They were all delicious.

@Isalsero1 5 месяцев назад

Read latest USDA announcement for more info about the myth of expiration dates…

@bgatlin5918 5 месяцев назад

@@ThePurposefulPantryjust ate tuna BB 2019. It was fine.

@theonewhomjesusloves7360 2 года назад

I received some Thrife life in the mail and a few cans had very slight dents. They dont look like they will be a problem...whats your opinion? The dents are just in the middle of the cans not on any seems.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

I wouldn't worry about it because it's not the same as commercially canned food.

@rebel0905 2 года назад

I'm in Ontario Canada, the only thing canned I find that I through away is store bought Creamed Soups and Coconut milk, I never thought, of maybe dehydrating it, I wonder if I could :)

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

No- but why are you throwing them away? Have you opened one when it's reached that date and found out that it's turned in the can? If not - keep them and use them.

@Lakirk2023 2 года назад

You have to be careful with anything that is canned with dairy in it. That does go bad.

@rebel0905 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry I figured because it was a cream soup, like cream of mushroom and the full liquid Coconut milk being a sort of dairy, it wasn't any good

@shirleymiller5056 5 месяцев назад

Salsa in a tub not opened, on the shelf, question, because its tomato ingredient, is that consumptionable

@ThePurposefulPantry 4 месяца назад

I've never seen shelf-stable salsa in a tub. Those should always be refrigerated.

@dennismorton4688 2 года назад

nice info

@marjoriedanley6131 2 года назад

Should I refrigerate unopened cans and jars of tomato sauce, juice etc? Will that extend the life of them, as opposed to leaving them in the pantry.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Nope - I don't see the need to waste that fridge space if you have a lot in there.

@marjoriedanley6131 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you for your reply, Darcy.

@dustyflats3832 2 года назад

My question is unrelated, but do you know the quickest and easiest way to steam blanch large amounts of shredded and sliced potatoes? I am new to dehydrating and some of the potatoes turned black in spots. I used citric acid bath after slicing, but I noticed after steaming that there was opaque spots on some of the slices. I believe the enzymatic action wasn’t stopped completely and I should have did smaller batches until they were all completely clear. I didn’t want to overcook, but should have went longer than 4 minutes. Any advice on how to steam blanch efficiently is appreciated. No place to store potatoes and want to dehydrate slices and shreds and also freeze French fries. Thank you or anyone that has advice.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

it's actually oxidation in this instance - just like bananas turning dark. Those spots may be from overpacking and sections of the potatoes touching and not getting the heat applied to them. I don't steam blanch anything, so instead of looking at doing them in large batches, slow a little and do smaller batches that have more space to get exposure.

@skokian1able 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry Wow! It's so impressive to see a prompt and helpful reply from a content creator! 👍🏻

@dustyflats3832 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry thank you for replying. The slices were all separated so none were overlapped. I dried at 125*F for 7 hours and all were crispy. So I believe it is oxidization on those spots that did not get fully cooked in steam bath. The reason I prefer steam bath is it saves water which we buy and I believe it would retain more nutrients/flavor and it’s just easier. Potatoes are starchy. How does the starch affect drying outcome? Should most of starch be rinsed off? I will try smaller batches in steam bath. I use a basket that fits over large pot with lid. I also bought silicone cut to fit mat for new Magic Mill dehydrator. The holes are quite small. The reason I used them is I thought with the starch in potatoes they would stick bad on stainless trays. Oh Wow! That might be it also that the air puddled the starch? Will they stick like glue to stainless? Thank you for all your help as I know producing videos along with other things in life takes time. Edit: I get it-overlapping in steamer. I agree. ☺️ Thanks!

@dustyflats3832 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry thank you so much for all you do! I have been so busy inside and out. It’s not easy when you have to wear gloves all the time because of eczema. I just dried some cabbage and it’s wonderful-Hooray! I’ve fermented, made fresh coleslaw, but this is terrific! I have several Deadon cabbages that are really huge and beautiful that I’ve never tried and they are waiting in the garden for me. I hope they taste as good as they look and dry just as nice. I’ll ferment a couple more jars, but the rest are hitting the dehydrator because it’s quick and easy. Thanks again.

@susanstokesbrungard291 2 года назад

Is your pantry in your heated section of home?

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Is mine? It is in my home and the back wall is the garage wall, so it is warmer than most of my home through the summer months, and colder through the winter months. yes, how you store things affects the shelf-life as well, but colder is always fine.

@sheilameagher3675 2 года назад

Yes. But I do not over heat my home (usually 18 to 20 C; or about 38 to 40 F). I have a full undeveloped basement too.

@huntermcgee23 2 года назад

How long does flour last past expire date? If it doesn’t smell bad, can I vacuum seal it and how long will that extend it?

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Until it doesn't. There's no set time. When it turns rancid - you know.

@annieanderson6112 2 года назад

The flour i have in my air tight canisters is probably 5-6 yrs old and I will use every bit of it unless my nose and other senses tell me otherwise. Don't worry about the dates. Good luck.

@oldlady1314 2 года назад

I started keeping mine in the freezer.

@pauldodd2086 2 года назад

Freeze your flour for 72 to 96 hours and the store it in airtight containers. I am using 4 year old flour and it is fine.

@sarabennett3732 2 года назад

FIFO FOR LIFE 👍

@tommysimmons5266 2 года назад

Except can fruits, not good after 2 years old

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Your mileage will always vary with that.

@tommysimmons5266 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry nah, I’m my own test dummy. 2 years old isn’t good on can fruits

@widowswatch6610 2 года назад

10 dozen of eggs on shelf at Target store past date by 4 days . The girl said they must be trashed and she wouldn’t even give me one???? Weren’t they still good????

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

They are still edible, but they may have rules from their company that cover liability, thus they cannot give out that food - lest you sue them if you got sick. That's the reality now.

@widowswatch6610 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry yup. I guess your right but that was sad to see all those eggs trashed

@chapman1569 Год назад

If they were on a shelf that was not refrigerated I would not consume them. But if you had collected eggs from your chicken and oiled them they could last a long time without refrigeration.

@grlnexdoorable 2 года назад

FDA says that canned food is safe to eat for 100 years. Basically indefinitely. They just had to put a hundred years down because of the law.

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

Can you source where they say 100 years?

@robine916 2 года назад

Correct!

@grlnexdoorable 2 года назад

I took a week long FDA mandated course for food related business owners called, "Better Process Controls". All the instructors had PhD in food science. It was in a lecture on reading labels.

@robine916 2 года назад

@@grlnexdoorable 👍💕

@kat517 2 года назад

I need someone to tell me about the cartons that hold the broth or stock ..how much longer than the best buy date can you use these..

@ThePurposefulPantry 2 года назад

If you're storing in a cool dry place, likely a year or more. It has preservatives already in it most likely as a commercial product. There's no way to say a set amount of time for anyting, just like I said, but don't think that the date given is the concrete date.

@Branbrina 2 года назад

@@ThePurposefulPantry also the cartons of milk and almond milk like from Dollar store. How long after the date is it good still??

@cibewill1617 2 года назад

@@Branbrina Those obviously can't store beyond expiry date. It turns into a block or chunks. Have tried that. Get the powder form but even that also don't last long. I do have small packets of goat milk powder but the taste do run off.

@kat517 2 года назад

Thanks to all that responded. I am 71 and still learning...

@annieanderson6112 2 года назад

@@cibewill1617 I buy almond milk in the cartons and have some 3 yrs pasted best buy date and they're still good. I shake them up a bit before pouring and never gotten a brick or chuncks. I also have 5 yr old powdered milk that is still good when kept in air tight containers. I don't go by dates. I let my nose, eyes and other senses tell me if something is bad. Hope this helps. Good luck.

@L1623VP 2 года назад

The media makes people paranoid about food safety. One other misconception involves the date on egg cartons. Eggs will keep in the refrigerator for four to five weeks after the date on the carton. Of course, the older the egg, you should always do the smell test, but don't throw your "expired" eggs away either because they aren't.

@EvilSanta482 2 года назад

The easier test is to put it into a cup of water and see if it floats. If it floats completely off the bottom it's bad and should be tossed. The closer it gets to floating completely off the bottom without actually floating means the quicker it should be used up. Worst comes to worse hard or soft boil them to extend their shelf life. You'll also find they'll peel much easier being older then fresh eggs.

@conniegraves1773 2 года назад

You should float your eggs no matter how old. This is how I test eggs

@EvilSanta482 2 года назад

@@conniegraves1773 While it certainly doesn't hurt anything, it is kind of a waste of time though unless several weeks have passed since the best by date. The eggs will last long after that date easy unless they were stored improperly. Even that depends on whether they're washed or unwashed eggs.

@monicaluketich3106 2 года назад

I used the rule that if the egg is on the bottom, it is fresh. If the 🥚 is floating in the middle like this, it is great for hard boiled eggs. If it is floating at the top of the water, parallel to the bottom, then it is bad. I raise chickens for eggs and have to test them if I have a bunch that might have gone bad or I forget which carton is which.

@sonigram5882 2 года назад

Put " iffy " eggs in a deep bowl of water. If it floats to the top, its BAD. THROW AWAY. If they sink, they are very fresh. In between means your running lower on time.

@sandraburke1590 2 года назад

I bought salt that said it had been on the ground for thousands and thousands of years, but used by date is July!

@ljtminihomestead5839 2 года назад

Darcy, if I could give you a hundred thumbs up I would. I'm in my 60s, dates are "new" thing. Growing up, they never had dates. One exception, keep eye on high acid foods check cans, pineapple and tomatoes, can eat through cans, anything else, you're fine. And those are ok for few yrs. My daughter is a date snob. We've eaten 4 yr old canned veggies that are fine..makes me sick ppl just toss food out. Especially now!

@sallygordin2869 2 года назад

I just ate 6 yrs past date of chli and it was great.

@copperhousefarm4794 2 года назад

Can you imagine if food has a best by of ten years. How hard it would be for the food companies to move food out of the stores! This is why they do what they do!

@ritahorton8229 2 года назад

Thanks so much for sharing! I’m still kicking myself for wasting so much food years ago. I always discarded canned food, by what I assumed was an expiration date. Knowledge is power. 💪😊