is it a bad idea to use an exired brownie mix?

[DarkManX]

is bad to make a brownie mix thats expired? the box says "better if used by march 06"

 

[Wreckem]

Only if it has nuts in it.

 

[DarkManX]

no nuts, just chocoale the last ingridient is milk.. but i guess dry milk has a pretty long shelf life.

 

[Bryophyte]

It's fine.

 

[Kyteland]

It won't kill you, but it won't taste quite as good. If you're picky, go buy a new one.

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: Kyteland
It won't kill you, but it won't taste quite as good. If you're picky, go buy a new one.

why wont it taste as good?

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: Kyteland
It won't kill you, but it won't taste quite as good. If you're picky, go buy a new one.

why wont it taste as good?

cuz it expired, duh

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: Kyteland
It won't kill you, but it won't taste quite as good. If you're picky, go buy a new one.

why wont it taste as good?

cuz it expired, duh

so March 5th tastes fine, then on MArch 6th you puke?

probably has something to do with consistency or cooking quality

 

[TheGizmo]

you need to replenish it with some herbs... green herbs make them brownies special.

 

[imported_Pablo]

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: Kyteland
It won't kill you, but it won't taste quite as good. If you're picky, go buy a new one.

why wont it taste as good?

cuz it expired, duh

so on March 5th it tastes fine, then on March 6th you puke?

Genius. :roll:

 

[acid45]

i use exired mixs all the time.

i prefer the exired ones.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

It's still good, it's just a little exired...

 

[DigitalCancer]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: Kyteland
It won't kill you, but it won't taste quite as good. If you're picky, go buy a new one.

why wont it taste as good?

cuz it expired, duh

LMAO

That one got me and i was in class...argh!

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
It's still good, it's just a little exired...

Dude, it exired like a year ago! WTF are you talking about! That's more than a little exired if you ask me...

 

[FoBoT]

that is too old, i'd pitch it

probably won't rise and be a flat blob

 

[KillerCharlie]

99% of the time the date on the package is when they predict the quality won't be as good, NOT when it goes "bad."

Since brownie mix is really cheap, I wouldn't bother using it though.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I REALLY wish food was more dangerous than it is so that ALL the posters with lame food questions would have killed themselves off long ago.

You've seen the commercials where the clueless guy stares at the meat in the grocery store blankly wondering what to do with it? I'm sorry but some people DESERVE to starve and improve the gene pool.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
I REALLY wish food was more dangerous than it is so that ALL the posters with lame food questions would have killed themselves off long ago.

You've seen the commercials where the clueless guy stares at the meat in the grocery store blankly wondering what to do with it? I'm sorry but some people DESERVE to starve and improve the gene pool.

Would you eat exired meat?

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: Kyteland
It won't kill you, but it won't taste quite as good. If you're picky, go buy a new one.

why wont it taste as good?

It just degrades over time and gets stale. I always throw out any flour if it's over 3 months old because I don't think it tastes as good. It picks up odd flavors and depending on how humid your area is can just get stale.

Since it's a dry good that won't get rancid, it probably has a pretty good shelf life. Notice it says "better if used by" and not "don't use after". It won't hurt you and it (probably) won't taste bad, but it won't taste the same as a fresh box either.

Have you ever eaten a package of year old saltine crackers? They're not as good as fresh crackers, are they? It's the same idea here.

Edit: FoBoT has a good point too. Baking soda/powder will break down over time, so if it gets too old it won't rise properly. I should still be fine after only a year though.

 

[Toastedlightly]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
It's still good, it's just a little exired...

It's just a little airborne, its still good!

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
It's still good, it's just a little exired...

It's just a little airborne, its still good!

:thumbsup:

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
It's still good, it's just a little exired...

Dude, it exired like a year ago! WTF are you talking about! That's more than a little exired if you ask me...

Shut up you fool, the brownie mix can be ours!

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
It's still good, it's just a little exired...

Dude, it exired like a year ago! WTF are you talking about! That's more than a little exired if you ask me...

Shut up you fool, the brownie mix can be ours!

:laugh:

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: TheGizmo
you need to replenish it with some herbs... green herbs make them brownies special.

Exired herbs?

 

[midwestfisherman]

It's ok, as long as it didn't expire in 1984....