To use a sauce in a jar

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Dated June 2020? The lid doesn’t bounce in the middle.

No way.

it will be fine

It's likely to be fine. Glass isn't porous like plastic.

Sniff it, general inspection, if it looks fine do it, especially if it’s been sealed.

I’d give it a sniff/quick taste, is it the best before date or use by?

If it’s best before it’ll be fine, might’ve lost a bit of taste.

What's in the jar? Preserved food can keep a really long time.

It will be fine.

The date will probably be a best before, not a use by date. I'd use it if ut smelled and tasted ok.

Completely fine, particularly if it’s a vinegary one like a Chinese stir fry sauce or an acidic one like Bolognese.

be a bit more careful with milk based

It's best before date, or will be fine as long as it tastes ok. That's all that will happen is the quality light deteriorate. Or won't become dangerous in anyway. I recently ate spaghetti hoops with a similar date (I think a few months earlier even). They tasted a tiny bit tinny but otherwise fine.

Something with milk or meat in, I probably wouldn't e.g. carbonara sauce.

If it's just vegetables and seasoning/vinegar like tomato pasta sauce or sweet and sour, I would go for it if it smells and tastes ok.

Hell yeah

For me it would be okay if it smells good, looks right and has no diary or meat ingredients.

Use by or best before? I 'd not want to risk being ill over a £1 jar of sauce

This sort of post is exactly why I never eat in other peoples houses!

Was once horrendously ill for days after eating a veggie burger that had been in the freezer for 6mo too long. It smelt and tasted fine.

Yeah, it’ll be fine

I've just finished some jam dated Dec 2019 (well, 3 days ago) and I'm still alive

If the lid doesn't pop/bounce it has opened at some point.

A jarred sauce will be fine.

Absolutely not. If you want to risk it please do but don't feed it to your kids or people unknowingly.

I wonder how much food waste comes down to people being slaves to BB dates?

It’ll be fine

What is the sauce?

More of an issue is not understanding bb dates.