nadateturbe
Oh my goodness Calendargirl! I would not be brave enough.
I have just binned a tray of mushrooms that looked fine but a bit soft. Ditto soft broccoli, and an open tub of garlic butter.
Have out of date unopened box of eggs use by 1st Feb. I assume they need to go too.
I think I need to plan better.
Oh nadateturbe, I don’t want to upset you, but it just sounds so wasteful! The mushrooms and broccoli would be fine, even if soft, as long as not slimy and nasty. The garlic butter, unless old and rancid, I would not hesitate to eat.
As for the eggs, I know they seem quite out of date, but if baking, scrambling or frying say, I would break them into a cup and check they look and smell ok. If they ooze and look watery, then I wouldn’t eat them.
Honestly, my DH and I seem fine with how I do things.
To me, all these people who complain of stomach upsets and food poisoning at every touch and turn probably don’t wash their hands thoroughly before handling food and eating.