Does anyone here have a system where they can keep a check of 'best before' dates for store cupboard ingredients?
I keep tags on something that gets opened and then has to be refrigerated i.e. have a little food calendar to note when the time is up. (I have lost my sense of smell so have to rely on this). However, store cupboard stuff like tins and grains.....tend to have a longer life so it doesn't get entered on the food calendar.
The upshot being that I can suddenly come unstuck/be surprised. Such was the case today - finding I had almost a full packet of pearl barley (tucked away there) with the 'best before' date of January this year. I realise 'best before' dates mean you can still eat it but it will be past its best. So I will be doing so in the next few days...risotto seems the way to go (to use up the most amount) and I have found an enticing recipe using chorizo and tomato that I will be trying out.
So, how about you, do you have a system for stored food?
I keep tags on something that gets opened and then has to be refrigerated i.e. have a little food calendar to note when the time is up. (I have lost my sense of smell so have to rely on this). However, store cupboard stuff like tins and grains.....tend to have a longer life so it doesn't get entered on the food calendar.
The upshot being that I can suddenly come unstuck/be surprised. Such was the case today - finding I had almost a full packet of pearl barley (tucked away there) with the 'best before' date of January this year. I realise 'best before' dates mean you can still eat it but it will be past its best. So I will be doing so in the next few days...risotto seems the way to go (to use up the most amount) and I have found an enticing recipe using chorizo and tomato that I will be trying out.
So, how about you, do you have a system for stored food?
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