to use out of date pancake mix?

[yousignup]

Braving AIBU, be nice :)

DB wants to use pancake mix (packet powder) which went out of date in September 2017.

Is this OK, or are we all going to die?

Of course it's OK! It'll probably be OK in 10 years!

Just check it doesn't smell musty.

YABU for using pancake mix at all!! Pancakes are just flour, eggs and milk/water.

I even saw a 'mix' once that said 'Just add an egg and milk'. So a very expensive bag of flour, then.

It's a best before date. That means the quality may deteriorate but it's not dangerous to eat

It'll be fine. Also easy to make from scratch if you are too queasy at the idea of a passed date!

I assume it's a "best before" date, not a "use by"? If so you'll be fine, it just might not take quite as good as one before the best before date.

*taste, not take

Fine, its dry.

It’s fine probably powdered milk, eggs, flour and sugar.

All powdered ingredients that will last a million years

So a very expensive bag of flour, then.
Precisely! My stepson asked me if I make pancakes from scratch on one occasion when I was planning to do them for breakfast. I said yes. It transpired that "from scratch", to him, meant a bottle of premix that you fry yourself, rather than buying ready-made pancakes in plastic.

Will be fine. I wouldn’t hesitate. But then I nearly ate some 2 day out of date chicken this week 😁

What tinuviel said, YABVVU

But no, if it smells/tastes ok you’ll be fine!

It will be absolutely fine.

I did recently, it was fine. Not the greatest pancakes ever made but they were ok!

I wouldn’t eat pancake mix even if it was in date so yes yabu

Best before is the one you can use leeway on. For powders if it’s not clumped it solid I’ll give it a go.

Oh my, this is most successful thread ever! An AIBU as well ;)

Seriously, DB making pancakes from scratch involves every pan and cooking utensil in the house. Packet is cleaner.

If I never post again, we all died.

But you wouldn't use any more utensils with a mix than you would with flour, eggs and milk

A mixing bowl, measuring jug, whisk, pan and spatula is all you need.

You don't know DB... he is capable of making a mess whatever he does. I will get him to join MN so he can mansplain why packet is better :)

Seriously, I do agree with you. Same as Yorkshire puddings - it's really easy.