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A potato question
I have 4 jacket spuds that need using but we don't want them tonight.
Is it possible to cook them today (I only oven cook - don't use Microwave) and re-heat them somehow for lunch tomorrow? I'll offer them around to people at work - I don't intend to eat 4 jacket spuds for lunch ![]() They only cost 50p from Morrison's but I hate to waste a whole pack of something
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why can't they keep until you want them? Are they sprouting trees yet? I won't chuck anything mind
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Potatoes keep longer than the use by date by a long while. Or you can bake them, stick them in the fridge overnight then tomorrow halve them scrape out the insides then mash them, whisk egg white, mix with a thick cheese sauce and fold into the mash - return to the two skins and bake again.
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why can't they keep until you want them? Are they sprouting trees yet? I won't chuck anything mind
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Potatoes keep longer than the use by date by a long while. Or you can bake them, stick them in the fridge overnight then tomorrow halve them scrape out the insides then mash them, whisk egg white, mix with a thick cheese sauce and fold into the mash - return to the two skins and bake again.
![]() I am not being tight, as I say they were 50p - just seems shame to throw them out! |
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I often bake mine then reheat in the micro. Heat up really well and provides an alternative hot lunch option!!
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They are out of date from today so yep I could keep them but am out tomorrow, Sat and Sun
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They should keep for ages (pop them somewhere dark). I keep them for months as very rarely eat potatoes. You can cook them as normal then reheat, or freeze them if you want.
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Sorry, but you do have to laugh at someone willing to either chuck or cook 4 jacket spuds because the supermarket use by date is up.
What if you bought them from a market that didn't give you a use by date? Would you just buy them then put them straight in the bin when you got home? |
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Sorry, but you do have to laugh at someone willing to either chuck or cook 4 jacket spuds because the supermarket use by date is up.
What if you bought them from a market that didn't give you a use by date? Would you just buy them then put them straight in the bin when you got home? |
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They'll keep for ages in a cool, dark place. Hell, people buy sacks of potatoes to last them weeks and weeks in the Winter.
Use by dates on spuds? What kind of sissy arsed country have we become?
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Sorry, but you do have to laugh at someone willing to either chuck or cook 4 jacket spuds because the supermarket use by date is up.
What if you bought them from a market that didn't give you a use by date? Would you just buy them then put them straight in the bin when you got home? Quote:
How would they cope if they grew some vegetables?
![]() To be honest it's only meat I normally pay attention to the date on but I've already had spuds for a week. Plus I rarely buy any veg from Morrison's as I find it a bit skudzy.... |
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They'll keep for ages in a cool, dark place. Hell, people buy sacks of potatoes to last them weeks and weeks in the Winter.
Use by dates on spuds? What kind of sissy arsed country have we become? ![]() Saying that I've had things well within their date start to go bad and other things much outlast their date?? |
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I feely admit that I am not totally au fait with how long various types of fruit and veg last so I do use the dates provided as a guide...
Saying that I've had things well within their date start to go bad and other things much outlast their date?? At the end of the day it's a potato, what can happen to it? If it goes soft bin it. If it starts sprouting cut the sprouts off and use it. It's a spud, nothing can happen to you.I'm sure supermarkets date things just so we chuck them out and buy more. For some things I can see the reason, for veg I can't. |
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They will be lovely next week. Hmmm, i love jacket spuds.
I cooked some eariler this week, and they had sprouted soooo much it took me ages to cut them out. Big thick sprouty things. They tasted just fine. |
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I wasn't having a go at you RBG!
At the end of the day it's a potato, what can happen to it? If it goes soft bin it. If it starts sprouting cut the sprouts of and use it. It's a spud, nothing can happen to you.I'm sure supermarkets date things just so we chuck them out and buy more. For some things I can see the reason, for veg I can't. ![]() I blame the OH who wont eat a thing that has gone past it use by date - I normally just remove labels or 'lie' to him but I guess it's rubbed off on me
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Oh I know no one was having a go (and I appreciate everyone's advice - promise!!) I guess it's not every day a grown women admits she knows nowt about potatoes
![]() I blame the OH who wont eat a thing that has gone past it use by date - I normally just remove labels or 'lie' to him but I guess it's rubbed off on me ![]() I would strongly advise against doing this as it is potentially dangerous. There are certain foods that you would want to know the "use by date" to avoid poisoning yourself. If you remove the label you aren't going to remember. The safest way is to learn what sort of foods can and can't be kept beyond their use by dates without risking your health and understand the difference between supermarket "use by" and "best before" dates. |
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potentially dangerous is an OTT thing to say.
Potatoes last for ages. |
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potentially dangerous is an OTT thing to say.
Potatoes last for ages. |
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potentially dangerous is an OTT thing to say.
Potatoes last for ages. Another vote for they will keep until next week. |
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You have clearly not understood my post nor read the posts leading up to it so why comment at all?
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Well if you removed a food label from meat and forgot the use by date and it and got food poisoning, then that would be dangerous? No? (I'm not suggesting you do this by the way OP).
Another vote for they will keep until next week. I do not believe in making scaremongering statements to others. |
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Dangerous for children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Although it is rare, food poisoning such as botulism can be fatal.
I do not believe in making scaremongering statements to others. |
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There would be a danger there, a danger of food poisoning, who mentioned it being fatal?!
You know what, I am not going to even bother explaining myself to you as your mind is closed on this matter. Pointless. |
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you could freeze them couldn't you. parboil them first maybe.
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I would strongly advise against doing this as it is potentially dangerous. There are certain foods that you would want to know the "use by date" to avoid poisoning yourself. If you remove the label you aren't going to remember.
The safest way is to learn what sort of foods can and can't be kept beyond their use by dates without risking your health and understand the difference between supermarket "use by" and "best before" dates. I may not know much about potatoes but I certainly know when meat should not be eaten or something has gone bad
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At the end of the day it's a potato, what can happen to it? If it goes soft bin it. If it starts sprouting cut the sprouts off and use it. It's a spud, nothing can happen to you.