I may be my own personal typhoid Mary. Food safety questions inside. [more inside]
posted by sully75 on Nov 6, 2009 - 29 answers

Is the chicken sell-by date a safety paradox? [more inside]
posted by underwater on Jul 11, 2009 - 20 answers

Home canning filter: do I need to sterilize Mason jars/lids by boiling or oven or some other method if I'm using them for fridge pickles and freezer preserves, or am I okay just washing in hot soap and water? [more inside]
posted by rhoticity on Jun 30, 2009 - 10 answers

Another "safe to eat" question, this one about tofu. [more inside]
posted by zadcat on May 31, 2009 - 15 answers

My local market keeps organic tea in its refrigerator. When I buy it, do I have to keep it refrigerated, or can I store it at room temperature? [more inside]
posted by werty on Mar 30, 2009 - 7 answers

I punctured the freon line in a GE minifridge. Is the food safe to eat? [more inside]
posted by Picklegnome on Feb 14, 2009 - 8 answers

Can someone advise on whether this food will still be okay to eat? [more inside]
posted by angryjellybean on Aug 21, 2008 - 40 answers

Can you help make my "Should I Eat It?" website awesome? [more inside]
posted by andoatnp on Feb 25, 2008 - 21 answers

How long can chicken be frozen and remain good (as in not dangerous) to eat? Thanks
posted by Snyder on Jan 27, 2008 - 11 answers

Is my tea kettle poisonous? I put the kettle on to boil, then was called away to face some kind of (I have a six-year-old) emergency. When I returned, the forgotten kettle had boiled away all of the water and had been probably been firing away empty for about ten minutes. Is that bad? Should I toss it? Why?
posted by cometwendy on May 28, 2006 - 30 answers

What's the best way to wash chopsticks in a dishwasher? They always fall through the basket... [more inside]
posted by Instrumental on Oct 9, 2005 - 12 answers

Is well-canned food that has sat around in extreme temperatures safe? I recently bought some canned goods, let them sit in the back seat of my car in 100+ degree temperatures, and when I went to pick them out, they were painfully hot to the touch. Would this alter their safety for consumption?
posted by wildblueyonder on Jul 20, 2005 - 10 answers

Somewhere I saw advertised a metal rod that you stick into the cavity of a turkey to conduct heat into the stuffing to eliminate the bird/stuffing safe temperature conflict. Google fails me. Anyone know about this? Does it work? Where can I get one before Thursday? [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on Nov 22, 2004 - 12 answers