I’m glad you brought in this topic, because my hubby and I have had this same conversation a few times! I’m more like your hubby, I tend to toss things by expiration, he seems to keep things longer, even years after expire dates.
I do think it depends on the item, though. I love my condiments, and our fridge holds an entire shelf of those. I agree that ketchup seems to last beyond the expire dates. Hot sauce too, but — when these start to “separate,” the flavor changes and I toss them. I love mustards, and I’ll keep these beyond the “best by” or expire date until they get gloppy. Chicken base (or chicken stock) is something I don’t keep around after an expire date. It just goes bad after the date on it.
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