Emergency Stock: These foods never go bad
Created: 03/25/2022, 14:37
By: Julia Cuprakova
According to experts, everyone should have an emergency supply of groceries at home.
Certain products are particularly suitable for this because they have an almost unlimited shelf life.
They lie dormant in the refrigerator or in the pantry: expired food.
Pretty much all of it ends up in the garbage can.
But does all food that has passed its best-before date have to be thrown away?
In general: by seeing, smelling and tasting, you can best check what is still edible or should actually be thrown away, as
echo24.de
* reports.
But there are also foods for which such a test is not necessary.
After all, some foods can be kept indefinitely.
They are therefore particularly suitable if you want to create an emergency supply*.
The only requirement: the food must be stored correctly.
Emergency stock: These foods can be stored regardless of the best-before date
Many people stick strictly to the best before date when it comes to sorting out food.
Almost all foodstuffs have a much longer shelf life than the printed use-by date.
The use-by date is different.
This is prescribed for particularly quickly perishable and sensitive foods such as minced meat, as also
reported by
rtl.de.
Therefore, all foods with the imprint "to be consumed by" should be consumed by then.
By the way: If you want to build up an emergency supply, you can save a lot of money when shopping with 7 simple tips*.
But there are also foods for which the best-before date and the use-by date are irrelevant, because these products can be kept almost indefinitely.
echo24.de
* reveals what it is
in the following list:
Salt
: Salt cannot spoil.
But it is important that it is stored dry and closed.
Especially when it comes into contact with moisture, it can clump together and is then no longer so easy to portion.
Sugar
: Sugar is also non-perishable and can therefore be stored indefinitely.
The reason for this is that bacteria cannot obtain energy from sugar.
You should also make sure that sugar is stored cool, dry and in a tightly closed container.
Cornstarch
: Kept tightly capped, you can store cornstarch indefinitely.
Vinegar
: Vinegar is a real all-rounder.
The only important thing is that it is stored tightly closed, in a cool and dark place.
Then vinegar can be used for decades.
Honey
: Honey is also one of the non-perishable foods.
Therefore, there is usually no best-before date on honey.
It can crystallize over time or become a little cloudy, but that doesn't detract from the ability to enjoy it.
If you are still bothered by the crystals, you can heat the honey in a water bath.
This will make the honey clear and spreadable again.
Canned
goods : Even canned goods cannot go bad, even if the best-before date printed on them suggests exactly that.
Over time, only the consistency or color of the food contained can change slightly.
However, the corresponding foods can still be eaten without hesitation.
However, there is an exception for bulging preserves.
These should be thrown away.
Light rice and pasta:
Light rice such as basmati rice, jasmine rice or wild rice can also be kept indefinitely if stored in a dry and airtight place.
The same goes for light pasta.
Water is also suitable for an emergency supply – assuming you have the right container
What some people may not know is that water is also a perishable food and makes a great home emergency supply.
However, the shelf life of water is highly dependent on the vessel in which the water is stored.
It is not for nothing that water in plastic bottles has a best-before date, as
rtl.de
reports.
This is not due to the water itself, but primarily to the plastic bottle.
Because after a certain time, or when the water is exposed to higher temperatures, the bottle releases plasticizers into the water.
Therefore, you should no longer drink expired water in plastic bottles.
Water in glass bottles, on the other hand, can be kept forever as long as it is stored in a cool and dark place.
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