To ask about Chicken stock cubes

[timeandtide]

I've run out of chicken stock cubes. I've found a couple at the back of my cupboard but the best before date is Dec 15. Would you still use them?

I would

If it hasn't turned into a rubbery lump of mould, it's fine.

I drink chicken stock and cannot say I've ever had any long enough for it it go off but I've used out of date pork stock and that was ok.

I wouldn't, but then a very slightly over ripe raspberry gives me the shits
If you're of normal constitution then it'll be fine.

You drink it starry?

Pray tell why!

Yeah, my friend drinks Bovril. Blerk!

dame I suppose it's kind of the same! I'd never thought of it like that before!

Just chuck them in why even look at the date?

I would think that most chicken stock cubes are flavouring (e-numbers) and salt with some herbs, so are fine to use for many years after the UBD. Though you might need to use more than one cube if the flavour has faded a little. Make some up, and see what you think.

Years ago before UBDs, all sorts of items were stored in cupboards indefinately, ketchup, pickles, were simply kept until used up.

Worcestershire sauce was believed to improve with age, and if you had a bottle passed down from your Grandmama, you would bring it out with honour on your Bloody Mary tray!

Timeandtide I just really like the taste. I drink it when I'm not well mostly. Some people drink chicken soup, I drink oxo cubes. Although I also have been known to eat a spoonful of gravy granules so I wouldn't necessarily take my habits as sane and normal