Stilton

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Please tell me AIBU to eat unopened stilton 2+ weeks past it's use-by date??

Nope

Personally I would, it's quite obvious when stilton is past it's best as it goes brown and slimy.

Might only just be ripe tbh

I would, but I have cast-iron guts and play fast and loose with sell-by dates. If it smells ok and looks ok, I'll eat stuff regardless of what the date says.

I've only ever had two stomach upsets, norovirus and campylobacter that I got from having lunch at a pub that had a filthy kitchen and came within a gnat's cock of being closed down by environmental health.

YABU to eat stilton at all (hate blue cheeses). But the date stamp wouldn't worry me.

It will be fine!

It's mouldy anyway

I’ve always assumed that cheese is milk’s attempt at immortality in the first place? If it’s been ageing in a cave for 18 months as the pack I bought last week claims to have been doing, what difference is a fortnight in my fridge going to make? Presumably it might just dry out a bit once unsealed and be less palatable.

It’s fine. Use your eyes and nose and ignore the date.

I'd eat it.

I thought this was going to be a baby naming thread 😂

I'm relieved it's actually about the cheese.

As long as it’s not slimy and tastes ok I would eat it and enjoy it

If you don’t want it I can dispose of it for you…

I couldn't stomach it even if it had a month left before its use by date 🤣so it's a no from me 🤮

I'm going for it

I'd definitely try it if it hadn't been opened yum!

Definitely yes

I’d eat it

Stilton is a boy's name. It's Gorgonzola for a girl.

😄Well, there’s Brie Larson.

Absolutely yes

Like others I would use my eyes and nose rather than the date.

Stilton is cooked so far less likely to be a problem than other blue cheeses.

Love Stilton to the point of almost being offended that some don’t like it!

I would. If it hasn't gone all squishy and/or the pack hasn't blown then it will almost certainly be fine.

Blue veined cheeses contain a mould anyway, and have been matured for ages.

I like stilton. I also like Saint Agur, and do currently have a wedge of that in the fridge.

I've just had some Wensleydale. Now, there's a cheese.