out of date... would you use it?

[inmyshoos]

Broth mix (barley, lentils split peas) i have one opened packet b/b 01/2014 and one unopened b/b 07/2013

Would you use any of them? Both look fine!

Yep. Best before means just that. May take a bit longer to get soft...

Yep. Just cook it longer as dried pulses get harder over time and beef more cooking to soften

They can beef more cooking but I meant need more cooking

Cook them separately and taste before you add to whatever you're cooking and taste as they might well have gone rancid and it would be revolting. I think due to the low cost I'd bin.

I'd have chucked them by now as way past their best. I'm fine with a few months for stuff like that, but no more.

I'd use it unless it smelled iffy - that stuff doesn't go off like meat, obviously, but I threw out a pack of pearl barley the other day cos it smelled really quite musty. Only a year out of date!

Not to hijack but I have a tub of mini meringues which are bb dec2014.
Would you eat or bin?

I would try one just to see if they are still crisp and haven't gone soggy and if they tasted ok I would use them - they are less than 1 month over the best before date.

On the meringues I would tear for soggy- if tasty and crisp is eat if not- bin

Thanks for replies!