you know.... just a basic Safeway-brand plastic package of spaghetti or macaroni or something. if it's been sitting around for 5+ years, is it too old to eat?
thanks. :)
2007-05-31 14:25:58 · 7 answers · asked by melon_rose 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
if it's been kept away from bugs, it should be Ok. (pasta usually comes dried and dried things usually don't have eat by dates.)
2007-05-31 14:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by Chrys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 years is a bit too long. I think the shelf-life of dried pasta is about 2 years. I wouldn't eat it unless I was absolutely desperate.
2007-05-31 21:29:22 · answer #2 · answered by Bogart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you take the pasta out of the bag..have a look...if its stale or too old it will turn white . also look for crumbs at the bottom of the bag or box...sometimes little flour bugs will be living there. As a rule...3 months is probably as far as i would go...Pasta is cheap...just get some more..If your broke or to lazy to go to the store....try it...it wont kill you..it will just taste starchy and old.
2007-05-31 21:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by Steph 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as it has been kept in a cool, dry place it should be fine.
2007-05-31 21:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by harque2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it will be unhealthy, but I don't know how good it will taste either.
2007-05-31 21:28:37 · answer #5 · answered by Becky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pre cooked no.
post cooked yes.
2007-05-31 21:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, as long as it has not been exposed to any moisture
2007-05-31 21:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by larry k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋