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Supermarket Only Sells Expired Groceries

Expired food is quickly found in the refrigerator. Supermarkets don’t usually sell them anymore. But in England, there is now a new trend: expired food is given a new chance and is offered for sale!

There is a supermarket in the English city of Leeds that sells expired groceries. The “Sharehouse” offers fruit, vegetables, yogurts, and many other foods that other supermarkets or restaurants would not resell or process.

Every customer pays what he wants

The highlight of Sharehouse: every customer can decide for himself in the store what he pays for the expired groceries. Consumers can find out what is currently being offered and sold via Facebook – from the comfort of their own homes.

The “Real Junk Food Project” – expired food

In England, the recently launched “Real Junk Food Project” has been very well received. Just because a food has exceeded its best-before date does not necessarily mean that it can no longer be eaten.

Here people can make a difference and buy cheap groceries. This project is not only suitable for frugal people, but also for everyone who wants to make a statement against today’s throwaway society and food waste.

Expired groceries are now also in Germany

The founders of “Sharehouse” agree: they want to open more branches. A similar concept already exists in Denmark with the “WeFood” shop. Since 2016, groceries have been offered there with a discount of up to 50 percent.

Now a “leftovers” supermarket has finally opened in Cologne. The supermarket “The Good Food” follows a concept similar to that in England: the end consumer only pays what the food is worth to them. Vegetables, fruit, but also baked goods, and preserves are sold there.

What does the health authority say?

Basically, customers need to be aware that something has expired. That’s why signs are put up in Cologne – the employees also explain to the customer personally. However, this is only the case for the best before date, as this is only a recommendation. Products with a clear use-by date, such as raw fish or raw meat, are not sold there. That would speak against the hygiene regulations.

Would you also like to give something to help reduce food waste? Go ahead and check your fridge. What foods do you buy often but rarely process? Which foods are good to process before they go bad?

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Baking Soda Expired? That’s How Long the Most Important Baking Ingredients Really Have a Shelf Life

Expired baking soda is nothing to worry about because, like some other baking ingredients, you can use it past its sell-by date.

Baking powder expired: what to do?

If your baking powder has expired – according to the best-before date – you can still use it. After all, this date is only a recommendation. As long as food has a shelf life, you should use it. In this way you save garbage and counteract food waste.

Unsealed, dry foods such as baking powder can be kept almost indefinitely. So you can still use it months after the expiry date. However, once you open the packaging of the baking soda, its effects wear off after about a month.

For food of any kind, you can trust your senses. Take a close look at the respective product, smell it or try it. If nothing strikes you as odd, you can eat it. Anything that’s moldy goes in the trash.

Other baking ingredients: This is how long they can be kept

You can use your expired baking powder even after the best-before date has passed. The same applies to other baking ingredients. An overview:

Dry baking ingredients: Flour, baking powder, (vanilla) sugar and other dry baking ingredients can have a much longer shelf life than the best before date. However, one can distinguish again at this point:
Sugar can’t go bad. This is also the reason why it is often used to preserve foods such as jam.
In the case of flour and baking powder, on the other hand, the shelf life depends on the humidity as well as storage and packaging. Also, whole grains spoil faster because of their fat content.
Fresh baking ingredients: Fresh animal foods, such as eggs, are very delicate. Therefore, you should consume or process them as soon as possible. After the best before date has passed, it is advisable to heat the egg through. One method of finding out whether your raw egg is still good is an egg test: you put the egg in a glass of water. If the egg stays on the surface of the water, it is spoiled. You should also consume butter and milk in a timely manner. Tip: Animal baking ingredients often have a shorter shelf life than their plant-based alternatives. So feel free to use vegan margarine, aquafaba as an egg white substitute, and plant drinks as a milk substitute so that you can bake something with it for longer.


Nuts and Almonds: Whole nuts keep longer than grated ones. It is always advisable to smell the nuts and almonds and taste them if necessary. That way you can tell if they’re still good or not.
Chocolate and couverture: Dry and dark storage is important so that both chocolate and couverture last as long as possible. If you open the pack, it can be kept for another ten months, or up to 15 months for dark chocolate.
Spices: Spices should be treated in the same way as nuts and almonds, because whole spices such as cloves, cinnamon sticks or star anise have a longer shelf life than ground spices. Once you open the package of ground spices, you should use them within 6 months. Unopened, they will keep for about three years.

Tip: You can also freeze most fresh baking ingredients, vegan or not, to extend their shelf life.

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