Looking for something in the refrigerator today, I got distracted by 4 cans of Miller Lite Beer dated 2008, started checking dates on other things, and forgot what I was looking for. The oldest thing in there is a bottle of Bulliard's Louisiana Hot Sauce, expiration date 2/27/2004. I don't remember ever using it, but it's been opened and some is missing.
I know I have a bottle of wine from Maui ...and I got that when I went there with my ex about 12 yrs ago. I finally threw out the beer that was left over from a visit from my son a good 8 yrs ago. Other than that my fridge is bare right now...almost. I always try to get it empty before I go somewhere. My pantry is usually empty also....I just don't use flour, sugar, pasta, rice etc ... Ive found a few very old spices and herbs and medicines though.
If I go outside the refrigerator, I know I have some spices (cumin and coriander) dating back to the late 1970's, when I went through a phase of cooking Indian food. Just never got around to throwing them out.
Time flies! Sometimes it seems I just bought something but it's about 8 yrs expired! I'm always surprised when I see that. A little off topic but Ive started putting my bread in the freezer, I don't eat it fast enough and I usually have 2-3 diffrent types of bread. Just depends if I'm watching calories, carbs or sodium which one I'll choose.
The light bulb! The contents of my fridge are pretty much up to date but I do seem to have more condiments than any single person ought to.
I'm always buying and trying salad dressings and then I don't like them or use them and I end up throwing them out.
I know that without looking..it's a jar of peanut butter... I hate the stuff, but we had a couple of mice in our shed, and we used peanut butter to trap them...
French dressing, about eight months old. Also have a fresh bottle bought last month. I'll throw it out one of theswe days.
Nothing out of date in my fridge at all... but like others, some Spices, etc are a little over their date, but I still would use them..
I tend to do a check of fridge on garbage day.....hate it when I have to throw out something I forgot about but it’s gone bad.
My hand, when I stick it in. A 72-year-old piece of meat. Still good, though. I'm pretty diligent about expiration dates. When I moved in with the Spousal Equivalent, I was horrified at what I found in his fridge. "BUT, BUT, BUT...IT'S ONLY TWO YEARS PAST EXPIRATION!!! IT'S STILL GOOD!" Nope, out the door it goes.