Food Storage

You found a block of cheddar in the back of the fridge with some white spots on it. Or there is a bag of shredded cheddar that has been open for two weeks and you are not sure if it is still good. Or you spotted what looks like

You opened a tub of yogurt a week and a half ago and it still smells fine. Or you found a container in the back of the fridge that is three weeks past the date. Does yogurt go bad? The short answer

You just got home from the grocery store and are putting things away. Does the yogurt go straight in the...

You have been cooking for an hour and the heavy cream has been sitting on the counter the whole time. Or you bought cream at a farmers market and it was not refrigerated in the booth. Or you are

You have a carton of heavy cream that was opened a week and a half ago and you are not sure if it is still good. Or it smells slightly tangy but not quite sour and you are trying to figure out if that is normal. Does heavy cream go bad? The short answer

You just bought a bottle of ponzu sauce and are not sure whether it goes in the pantry or the fridge. Or you opened one recently for a recipe and are wondering if it should have gone in the

There is a bottle of ponzu sauce in the fridge that has been open for a few months, or a homemade batch you made last weekend and are not sure how long it lasts. Does ponzu sauce go bad? The short answer:

You just separated some egg whites for a recipe and are wondering whether the leftover bowl can sit on the...

You separated a few eggs for a recipe and have leftover whites in a bowl in the fridge. Or you have a carton of liquid egg whites that has been open for over a week. Do egg whites go bad? The short answer

There is a bottle of soy sauce in the back of the pantry that has been open for a few months. Or an old bottle at the back of the fridge with no date visible. Does soy sauce go bad? The short answer: 

There is a carton of eggs in the fridge and the sell-by date was two weeks ago. Or you found eggs that have been sitting on the counter and are not sure whether they are still safe. Do eggs go bad? The short answer

You just got back from a farmers market with fresh unwashed eggs and are wondering if they need to go in the fridge. Or you saw a cooking video where European eggs sat on a countertop for days and you are