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Questions tagged [spoilage]

Use this tag for questions about food or drinks that have gone bad, or will soon be.

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Can ginger root that's gone bad hurt you if you eat it?

We use ginger root with a mixture of lemon and other ingredients. Can ginger root that's gone bad hurt you if you eat it?
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weird smelling chicken

I have noticed a smell in cooked chicken that sometimes appears and it is nothing like the hydrogen sulphide from spoiled eggs. It's not a pleasant odor but isn't offensive enough to make you spit out the food as soon as it hits your tongue. It's…
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What effect does heat have on cooking oil shelf life?

I'm referring to any/all cooking oils. I am wondering what temperatures cause significant degradation in quality or rancidity.
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Can I simply soak fruit and vegetables in water for several hours to sanitize them?

To optimize my time as much as possible, I would like to know if I can simply put them in water and leave them there for a while. This would help if there are lots of fruits and vegetables to be washed. Would this help to remove bacteria and…
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Is raw brined pork with a very slight yellow tint and is no longer limp spoiled?

I put some pork chops in a brine solution almost 48 hours ago, put it in a metal bowl, covered the top of the bowl with plastic wrap and stuck it all in the fridge. I pulled it out to wash, but I was washing I noticed that there was a very slight…
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How long do unrefrigerated opened canned peppers last?

I received a couple homemade cans of banana peppers that were canned with a jalapeno in each for some extra heat. I absolutely love the taste of them, but I am curious how long they can last once opened when there isn't access to…
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Why does my ricotta cheese go bad in a few days?

No matter if I buy my ricotta by weight or by package it goes bad (funky smell, the puddle of cheese water gets grainy, some yellow tint on the sides of the cheese, losing its mellow sweet taste) within 2-3 days. I know it could have a fridge life…
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Transporting chicken between refrigerators - how long is too long?

My work lunch routine currently consists of cooking chicken over the weekend and refrigerating it, then cutting up a piece and adding it with rice and vegetables in a refrigerated, sealed tupperware container the night before work. In the morning I…
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How safe is it to leave soup food out?

I'm well aware that bacteria can grow on food left out overnight and should probably be thrown out afterwards. But, what about in instance of soups or stews, where the soup/stew goes directly from the cooked pot to a CLOSED pyrex container. I would…
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How long does cheese last out of the refrigerator

We went on vacation and while we were gone, the refrigerator in which I stored a GREAT DEAL of cheese (both hard and soft, although unopened) quit working and when we returned home, I found the cheese defrosted (I had put it in the freezer). Is it…
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What are examples of spoiled food that is part of a culture's cuisine?

Today my brother-in-law told me that he's going to Iceland for vacation. He also told me that one of the delicacies in Iceland is aged/rotten Greenland Shark. This then brought up a curious question for me and I think this forum is the perfect place…
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Shredded cheese goes bad left out when...?

I had just bought three, 2 lb shredded bags of cheese. Power outage while we were gone for 3 days. Weather in area was very warm. Frig was never opened until our return, however it was not cold in the frig. Is the cheese still okay to eat? Looks…
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Can I repasturize milk that separated in a bottle?

I bought a bottle of pasteurized milk (not UHT) on Tuesday and accidentally left it out for two warm days. I went to discard it when I found it because of the curdling, but the smell was really pleasant, like fresh yoghurt or light kefir. I know the…
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Sous Vide for infinite shelf life

Sweet potatoes already last a relatively long time. If I were to sous vide a sweet potato until everything inside of it is dead, let's say at 215°F for 24 hours, I should have a sterile potato on my hands. If I then place the vacuum sealed potato…
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Frozen stew on transit

I am travelling later via plane bringing a frozen stew in a Tupperware inside my luggage. I don't have a cooler with me so I'm just wrapping the container with cloth to hopefully maintain the low temperature. I wonder how long will it stay good…
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