299165 Tue Nov 09 11:43:34 -0800 2004 8 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1656211 Do you eat yogurt and / or cottage cheese after the sell by dates?? If so, how many days /weeks after the date are you willing to eat it?? Tue Nov 09 11:43:34 -0800 2004 0 Shaebones 1 1656218 Yogurt 2-3 days. Cottage Cheese until it dries out or develops red/pink spots. Tue Nov 09 12:28:58 -0800 2004 1656211 0 Alan408 2 1656230 Only days? Even if unopened??? Tue Nov 09 13:51:12 -0800 2004 1656218 0 Shaebones 3 1656235 I think it depemds on the dairy...In the Northeast, I can generally assume Garelick Farms will be "off" days before they claim it expires....I've found Hood will last a week after they claim, go figure....Cottage cheese is pretty easy to tell by smell and taste, as is yogurt...remember, it's cultured anyway, so you're good til ya see mold, or smell funk. Link: http://www.bistrodraw.com/ Tue Nov 09 14:08:54 -0800 2004 1656230 0 galleygirl 3 1656238 Only days? Even if unopened??? I do not have any experience with old yogurt. So with yogurt, I practice, "when in doubt, throw it out". I learned I could eat old/moldy cheese and cottage cheese by experience. I learned if I eat around or discard the mold, I don't have any problems. I have not tried to eat old yogurt. Tue Nov 09 14:42:59 -0800 2004 1656230 0 Alan408 4 1656252 I find that old yogurt begins to get a faint whiff of blue cheese taste. I find that ultra pasturized half and half lasts two months after the expire date. Until it gets chunky, basically. Tue Nov 09 16:34:02 -0800 2004 1656238 0 danna 1 1656220 Days, maybe. Weeks, absolutely not. I learned this the hard way after a bad bout of food poisoning. When in doubt, throw it out! Tue Nov 09 12:37:16 -0800 2004 1656211 0 Grace 1 1656221 Unless I see mold or the product smells unusual I usually don't even think about the expiration date Tue Nov 09 12:44:32 -0800 2004 1656211 0 Aimee 1 1656251 I have some opened creme fraiche. How long does this last? Thanks Tue Nov 09 16:10:06 -0800 2004 1656211 0 Nancy