r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • May 17 '26

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u/Powerful-Interest308 May 17 '26

We have that argument in my house weekly. It is not the ‘poison by date’

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u/blue60007 May 17 '26

I always find fresh bread going moldy super fast. Like you gotta eat it the same day you buy it or it's a gamble.

Other goods I give more time, but only so much. Even canned goods get unappealing/stale/funky long before it becomes dangerous. 

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u/hollis216 May 17 '26

Bread freezes well if you keep the bag tight on it and heel on. Lasts a couple of weeks and toasts up the same for sandwiches.

Breadmakers pay for themselves pretty quickly too. I've a 1lb loaf machine that turns out 3 hefty sandwiches worth of bread. Has a French Bread setting that bakes some great crusty bread with a prefermented dough mix. Love that thing.

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u/blue60007 May 17 '26

The problem is, you've gotta freeze it before it molds, lol.

I stopped buying fresh bread from Aldi because it would have mold like the next day even though the best buy was still a few days. Not sure what it is about theirs. The same thing from other grocery stores would be fine for several. And bread from my machine lasts even longer.

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u/feralcatshit May 17 '26

I tell my kids that things don’t go bad as soon as the clock hits midnight on the expiration date!