do mayonnaise packets ever spoil?

[commander bunnypants]

I got some for my sammich but i dont know how old they are/

CB

[tuvor]

1. Well, jars of mayo don't need to be refrigerated until you've opened them.

I take no responsibility for any results, though. ;)

[kick-ass-bob]

2. YES YES YES!!!

They do.

But when you open it, you will be able to tell - immediately. Runny parts and discolored. Quite disgusting.

So don't hold it right over your sandwich.

[Sporadicus]

3. Yes, They Most Definitely DO Age

I got one from a bin once that had turned a translucent tan :puke:

Must have been continuously recycled to the bottom during replacement with fresh packets.

[arwalden]

4. Even if unopened, they still have a "shelf-life"...

... after which they become bad tasting... eventually they'll become rancid and inedible. (Just like any canned food.)

[JVS]

5. I'd at least shake it well.

The stuff may not have spoiled but it could have settled. I'd give it the smell test too in your situation


Personally, I cling to the original sin and total depravity concept of mayo, in which all mayonaisse is inherently tainted and corrupt by its very nature.

[commander bunnypants]

6. think i will stick with mustard

thanks
CB