Where was this when I needed it in college? I always needed advice on which food expiration dates are strict rules and which are just guidelines, I never knew how to defrost different foods safely and I would have no answer when a dorm mate asked if it was OK to re-freeze thawed meat. Thankfully, we have the internet and there is an easy guide to figuring out how to not kill ourselves with unsafe foods...
StillTasty.com Tells You When to Clean Out the Fridge
StillTasty.com is the ultimate shelf life guide. Tell it what leftovers—ahem, fresh groceries— you're storing and it will tell you how long it's OK to keep it in the refrigerator or the freezer. It'll also give you tips on the best ways to store it.
But my favorite feature of the site is the "Your Questions Answered" section, a suitable replacement for calling mom every night. There you'll find the answers to such perplexing matters as "I Left Pizza Out Overnight—Is It Still Safe to Eat?," "Do You Have to Refrigerate Opened Bottles of Mustard and Ketchup?," and "Is it OK to Put Hot Food in the Refrigerator?"
(For the record, the answers to those three are no, no and yes.)
Check the site out here.
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As noted elsewhere, it isn't clear where all of StillTasty's information comes from and the site is definitely overcautious in some areas.
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Incredibly useful site. Thanks for the link.
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Great. Another site with panic inducing, overly paranoid food information.
Not safe to eat leftover pizza? Give me a break. If it weren't safe, 90% of the college students in the US would be dead by now. I suppose it says that leaving butter out is dangerous, too, right?
God. Americans are the most ridiculously paranoid people on the face of the earth when it comes to food and germophobia.
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