'I used five-year-old gravy on my roast – tiny detail on packet suggests I'll be fine'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man used a five-year-old packet of gravy on his Sunday roast, sparking an online debate about its safety. The user, known as BigBlueMontainStar, shared his culinary gamble on the r/CasualUK Reddit forum, posting a picture of the gravy packet which was dated to expire in July 2019.
Concerned about potential after-effects, he sought advice from Reddit users, captioning his post: "Just made the gravy for the roast.
Wish us luck..." While responses were mixed with humour and caution, some reassured him that he might avoid food poisoning.
One commenter reassured: "Best before not use by. Should be fine." While another joked in response: "Yeah, it should be fine." Another user highlighted the unreliability of expiry dates, advising: "Even use by is very rarely accurate, items may easily be perfectly fine to consume after the date, or may be harmful before it.
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