14 Basic Knowledge Facts Everyone Should Know

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“How to tell if food has gone bad. When I worked in a meat department, we got like one call a day from people saying ‘I bought this X days ago, is it still good?’ Lady, I’m not there with you. This ain’t a smell-o-phone. You’re going to have to use your own senses and brain on this one.”

—u/lettherebemorelight

“My mom will always use meat before the date on the package and refuse to use meat even one day after. It’s infuriating. I’ve had too many conversations that go: ‘Man, this bacon doesn’t taste right.’ ‘Yeah, I know, it smelled funky in the package, too.’ ‘Then why did you cook it?’ ‘It doesn’t expire until tomorrow.'”

—u/androgynyjoe