Anyone having issues with produce spoiling much quicker than they should? I have made a few Costco trips and each visit I'm always left with something spoiling much sooner than they should (especially oranges).
My most recent shopping trip - I looked deeper on the labels and noticed some produce items (at Costco) there will be a label that shows you when the item was packed on. I've seen this on: oranges, peaches, zucchini, mushrooms, lettuce and so forth.
This can help determine which produce is best for you to buy.
Example:
Here's 2 boxes of different branded oranges (same price). You can see the top one was packed on July 16 vs July July 23.
Although we know when they were packed, we don't necessarily know when the oranges were picked. But the 7/23 case did look fresher and we ended up buying that one and had no issues. Normally shopping, we would have bought the top box because it's on top already.
Also, if you have any spoiled food that you feel shouldn't spoil so quickly or before the expiration date - Costco gladly accepts it back for a refund.
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I always do this for milk but hadn't thought about checking the pack date. I can never get through my Costco onions and garlic before they start to grow or go bad.
The milk lasts long for me at Costco! The expiration date is much further compared to local grocery stores.
There is currently recall on onions. If you have any you might want to check which ones are affected.
When I buy garlic or onion, I share half with my parents. Even still I get issues with the garlic but try to put them in the fridge to prevent growing or to go bad. :)
I have been complaining also about onions not lasting like they used to in the past! No matter where I store them they get mushy and the centers rot. I'd like to know why this is happening. My onions used to last for months, no more!
I'm not too sure what's going on lately either. A lot of produce I've been buying (not just from Costco) has been going bad much quicker as well.
Maybe buying patterns are off so the produce is sitting longer? I know a lot of small restaurants would use Costco and they may be operating at half capacity or closed entirely.
Costco will give you refunds on things that go bad to quickly but I rarely bother unless it is really fast.
I am continuing to support local farms. The produce is much fresher and lasts longer. :)
I always freeze whole heads of fresh garlic in a freezer bag. No need to peel. When needed, the cloves break off easily and also thaws fast. But I usually break up a whole head into cloves and add to another small snack bag.
I had the same problem with garlic--not using it fast enough. I started to chop up toes of garlic in my little one cup Black and decker chopper and putting them in a glass jar with canola oil. I keep it refrigerated and I always have chopped garlic (just like fresh!) and garlic-flavored oil for other recipes. Hope this hint helps someone as it has worked very well so far for me. I know someone will jump in and say it will rot, make you ill, etc...but so far so good as I have been doing this for years! Thanks for reading...
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