Should I eat this soft cheese?

June 7, 2017 6:40 PM

Unopened package of Boursin cranberry & pepper fresh soft cheese, best before date May 11th, found at the back of the fridge. Looks/smells OK. Made from pasteurized milk. Eat or toss?
posted by bighappyhairydog to Food & Drink (14 answers total)

Best answer: I’d eat it! Only if it was opened or looked/smelled strange would I toss it. Or if I knew my fridge had been left open for an extended period of time.
posted by jshort at 6:46 PM on June 7, 2017 [2 favorites]

Best answer: EAT
posted by General Malaise at 7:00 PM on June 7, 2017 [5 favorites]

Best answer: Sorry, may have been a little enthusiastic. Here are they keys to me: Unopened, pasteurized and cheese. Unpasteurized, I might be leery (but still eat), but the other two? Eat.
posted by General Malaise at 7:01 PM on June 7, 2017 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Eat
posted by Jacen at 7:05 PM on June 7, 2017

Best answer: Eat before the crazy neighbor comes at you with an axe.
posted by The otter lady at 7:10 PM on June 7, 2017 [6 favorites]

Best answer: This is not even debatable-- EAT!!
posted by jbenben at 7:38 PM on June 7, 2017

Best answer: trust your nose

I lived in a dodgy flat where there was a fridge with a block of cheese that was in there so long it grew a thick green coating of mold. one day we sliced it all off and ate the cheese, it was delicious.
posted by Sebmojo at 7:39 PM on June 7, 2017

Best answer: Always eat the cheese.
(Unless it's obviously grody)
posted by rodlymight at 7:41 PM on June 7, 2017 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Done this with boursin before, eat away
posted by deezil at 7:53 PM on June 7, 2017

Best answer: Best before ≠ Expires on
posted by zippy at 8:31 PM on June 7, 2017 [3 favorites]

Response by poster: Thank you all, I will go eat the cheese now. I should have known the answer is always eat the cheese!
posted by bighappyhairydog at 8:50 PM on June 7, 2017 [3 favorites]

Best answer: Wash it down with lots of wine, if you are nervous about it. Cheese lasts, especially unopened, pasteurized cheese. I sometimes buy a block of Dubliner, and just let it sit in my fridge for a month, so I know I have it.
posted by Oyéah at 9:14 PM on June 7, 2017 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Eat it since it smells and looks fine.

EAT
posted by General Malaise at 10:00 PM on June 7

Sorry, may have been a little enthusiastic....
posted by General Malaise at 10:01 PM on June 7

Eponironic!
posted by John Cohen at 9:16 PM on June 7, 2017 [1 favorite]

I love it when the answer is "eat the tasty cheese and enjoy" like it is here.
posted by fingersandtoes at 7:52 AM on June 8, 2017 [1 favorite]