A few times, after finding the cottage cheese container buried in the back of the fridge, well past its expiration date, I've tossed it out. Recently, I got ready to toss out another container, but had a 2nd thought. I opened the container and it was soured. I poured the cottage cheese in a colander and ran cool water over it, till it was thoroughly rinsed.
By Terri from NV
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thank you for the great tip I have tryed it and was very thankful for not having to throw out the cottage cheese because I am always forgeting to use it so thank you again Jay
After having food poisoning from dairy I wouldn't eat ANYTHING that smells sour. I was sick for five days from cheddar cheese. My head ache was like migraine.
I agree! Back in the day, I had an opened container of sour cream that sat too long in fridge way past the date. I thought, hey, I will make cookies with it and kill the germs. The only thing it almost killed was me and my friend. We were so sick. I am very good now about not keeping old food. That is why potlucks scare me people don't practice good food saftey.
Outdated "soured" cottage cheese can also be put in the blender and used in place of sour cream in recipes or on baked potatoes.
What an ingenious way to use up something that would have been thrown away! I have used cottage cheese up to a month past its due date without it souring just by turning the carton up-side down when I brought it home from the grocery store.
I think you are pushing your luck.
It's one thing to check and taste to see if the product is 'off' and to use if the expiration is past the date as long as it tastes and smells ok, but to resurrect this from the 'beyond point' is asking for trouble. Maybe you have a tough stomach, but you could make someone with a young or compromised immune system very ill.
I have a date that is 20 days old and it doesn't smell sour or taste sour. I think I'll give it a try. Maybe cooking it in lasagna will kill germs?
I always "sour" my cottage cheese with some lemon juice before mixing it with Italian Seasoning, Parmesan and a beaten egg for use as a layer in Lasagna. For any that seems a bit old, I would drain and rinse, then do the same.
Souring with lemon is not at all the same thing as eating old bacteria-laden cottage cheese. Your post belongs on a cooking blog, not a blog about the potentially very harmful effects of eating old dairy products.
Completely agree! Apparently this person wasn't paying attention to the actual conversation and only thinking about what to say in response.
The advice is sound. However, it should be on a case by case situation. Some people have stronger stomachs and immune systems than others. I have had mixed results using expired products. If I don't know, I Google it. Like here. Many sites state that with meat or dairy you can simply cook longer to make it edible.
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