How long do you keep ricotta?

twinmom · 05-19-2008, 12:08 PM

I buy the smallest tub but I can't eat it all in one week so I end up throwing it away most of the time. How long do you keep it once it's been open? I'm afraid of food poisoning.

Radmom413 · 05-19-2008, 04:31 PM

Twinmom; funny you should ask that - I have the same issue - I looked at a tub I have in the fridge and it's past the sell date, but looks and smells fine!

teresawilliams0701 · 05-19-2008, 05:05 PM

I never have that problem??

Usually when i buy it, it has like a month until it expires. Maybe look all the way to the back when you are buying it. Get the one with the farthest expiration.

biscuit tin · 05-20-2008, 04:41 AM

Whenever i buy it, it says use 3 days within opening. I never use it all!

teresawilliams0701 · 05-20-2008, 07:49 AM

Ok. I just looked at mine, it said "for MAXIMUM freshness use within 3-5 days." I NEVER DO THAT. My egg beaters say use within 7 days of opening. I never ever do that. First of all, I am not going to remember which day I opened it, and second of all I think that is a HOAX to get you to spend more $ and buy more of their products. I always just use my stuff by the expiration date and I am still here and doing fine. None of it tastes gross or anything. I would do whatever you want. I follow the expiration dates.

Oh and PS- I found out how to tell if an egg is still good. Get a glass of water, put the egg in. If the egg floats, it is not good anymore, and if it sinks to the bottom is is fresh. This goes for no matter what the expiration says. They just put those dates as a guesstimate.

Enjoy. Hope some of this is helpful information!

jlieb62 · 05-23-2008, 10:15 AM

If it ain't fuzzy... I eat it. But then again I'm a bachelor and we tend to test the limits a bit.

tinatina · 05-23-2008, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jlieb62

If it ain't fuzzy... I eat it. But then again I'm a bachelor and we tend to test the limits a bit.

teresawilliams0701 · 05-23-2008, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jlieb62

If it ain't fuzzy... I eat it. But then again I'm a bachelor and we tend to test the limits a bit.

That is funny! I smell it.

twinmom · 05-27-2008, 09:20 AM

My husband is the same way - if it doesn't look like a science project he'll eat it. Not me, I'm paranoid. I've been throwing it away after 3 days. I guess I can stretch it to 5.

jlieb62 · 05-27-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by twinmom

My husband is the same way - if it doesn't look like a science project he'll eat it.

LOL.

Us men can be pigs can't we? I just used some fat-free cottage cheese yesterday that had been opened three weeks ago. It didn't have any 'growth' on it and did not smell 'foul', so I went ahead and used it. I didn't eat it plain though. It was used in a recipe so I figure any potential nasties got diluted by the other ingredients.

05-19-2008, 12:08 PM	#1
twinmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MO Posts: 116 Gallery: twinmom Stats: 190/166/150 WOE: SB Start Date: 7/31/07; again 3/31/08	How long do you keep ricotta? I buy the smallest tub but I can't eat it all in one week so I end up throwing it away most of the time. How long do you keep it once it's been open? I'm afraid of food poisoning.

05-20-2008, 07:49 AM	#5
teresawilliams0701 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 268 Gallery: teresawilliams0701 Stats: HALF MY SIZE! WOE: South Beach Start Date: March 20, 2005	Ok. I just looked at mine, it said "for MAXIMUM freshness use within 3-5 days." I NEVER DO THAT. My egg beaters say use within 7 days of opening. I never ever do that. First of all, I am not going to remember which day I opened it, and second of all I think that is a HOAX to get you to spend more $ and buy more of their products. I always just use my stuff by the expiration date and I am still here and doing fine. None of it tastes gross or anything. I would do whatever you want. I follow the expiration dates. Oh and PS- I found out how to tell if an egg is still good. Get a glass of water, put the egg in. If the egg floats, it is not good anymore, and if it sinks to the bottom is is fresh. This goes for no matter what the expiration says. They just put those dates as a guesstimate. Enjoy. Hope some of this is helpful information! __________________ Teresa I have done this once before and I can do it again!

05-23-2008, 10:15 AM	#6
jlieb62 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 280 Gallery: jlieb62 Stats: 280/253/185 WOE: South Beach	If it ain't fuzzy... I eat it. But then again I'm a bachelor and we tend to test the limits a bit. Last edited by jlieb62 : 05-23-2008 at 10:25 AM.

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05-19-2008, 04:31 PM	#2
Radmom413 Queen Bargain Shopper Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: N.E. Wisconsin Posts: 16,612 Gallery: Radmom413 Stats: I shrunk & I'm proud of it! WOE: Lovin' life on The Beach! Start Date: 5/03, Refocus 5/07	Twinmom; funny you should ask that - I have the same issue - I looked at a tub I have in the fridge and it's past the sell date, but looks and smells fine!

05-19-2008, 05:05 PM	#3
teresawilliams0701 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 268 Gallery: teresawilliams0701 Stats: HALF MY SIZE! WOE: South Beach Start Date: March 20, 2005	I never have that problem?? Usually when i buy it, it has like a month until it expires. Maybe look all the way to the back when you are buying it. Get the one with the farthest expiration.

05-20-2008, 04:41 AM	#4
biscuit tin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spitalfields, London Posts: 67 Gallery: biscuit tin Stats: 138/126/119 (7lbs to go!) WOE: South Beach Start Date: 07/01/08	Whenever i buy it, it says use 3 days within opening. I never use it all!

05-27-2008, 09:20 AM	#9
twinmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MO Posts: 116 Gallery: twinmom Stats: 190/166/150 WOE: SB Start Date: 7/31/07; again 3/31/08	My husband is the same way - if it doesn't look like a science project he'll eat it. Not me, I'm paranoid. I've been throwing it away after 3 days. I guess I can stretch it to 5.