Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

Straight question really? I have a tub of honey that went 'out of date' in 2011, but looks perfect still.
Mum reckons it's still fine because honey doesn't go 'off'?


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Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

no.


It'll be fine, that's probably a "best before" date

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

if pure honey then no.

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

Eat some. Let us know how you feel tomorrow! :)

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

Thanks for the responses..

Fallout, I'm gunna, if you don't hear anything then I'm dead ;)


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Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

Trust your eye and nose, but generally speaking no. They just have to put best before dates on things.

I will happily just spoon out mould from even things like pesto and use the rest....for myself of course ;)

Honey will be fine. Sugar is a great preservative :D

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

i always eat out of date food, mostly because I'm tight

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Honey is the only food in the world that does not spoil, fact.

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

Honey doesn't generally go off because it's such a concentrated sugar solution, any microbes/fungi spores that land on the surface of it will lose their liquid content to the honey by osmosis and thereby die.... (or at least be made VERY dormant)

Honey can also absorb a little moisture from the atmosphere. If it absorbs too much, the osmosis trick no longer works and it can go off...

So keep the lid on when you're not using it and it'll be fine.

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

You cannot be serious maaaaan? :sick:

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

I do the same with stilton. Takes a while, but it's putting the cheese back together at the end which is the real ball ache.

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im still alive, but merely getting ill just from reading these comments ;)

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

I've seen honey where the sugar content has partially solidified. I threw that jar away. But in general the very high sugar content will protect it from most microbes.

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

i don't eat honey as it bee puke.

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And alcohol is yeast excrement

Re: Does honey go 'out of date' or 'off'?
 

so how disgusting does that make Mead.. lol