mmm, preservatives

v-six · 01-16-2006, 09:40 PM

Before I'd left my apartment for the month, I'd made an attempt do something with all of my perishables... Now I'm back, a month later, and I realized there's some Thomas' brand bagels I missed. They weren't even fresh when I'd left... but they're still good (I didn't try them, but they're still soft and there's no mold). Now if only the preservatives in food had the same affect on the consumer.

**oldmn** · 01-16-2006, 10:04 PM

I can relate to that, at my age I can use all the preservatives I can get.

**40sondacurb** · 01-16-2006, 11:23 PM

That's why store bought hot sauce taste like crap compared to the real thing. Go to El Taquito, try the hot sauce, and I dare you to tell me you don't regret eating all other red stained tortillas you ever had.

bry623 · 01-17-2006, 07:06 AM

When I worked at Pizza Hut, we had a 5 gallon container of KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce. It had a shelf life of 6 years unopened and 3 opened.

95five-0 · 01-17-2006, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bry623

When I worked at Pizza Hut, we had a 5 gallon container of KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce. It had a shelf life of 6 years unopened and 3 opened.

That is just scary.

I once left a tub of I can't believe it is not butter sitting out for a week and it still looked exactly the same. It did not melt or anything it just got a little softer.

**40sondacurb** · 01-17-2006, 09:06 AM

well "I can't believe it's not butter" is pretty much oil, and that never goes bad. But I can't stand how they put vinegar in every thing with tomatoes as if we wouldn't be able to tell it taste like crap.

**DumberDrummer** · 01-17-2006, 09:09 AM

Spread yourself with oil, or better yet, twinkies. Twinkies have a shelf life slightly longer than the last Ice Age.

bry623 · 01-17-2006, 01:14 PM

MSG anyone?

**toxict3arz** · 01-17-2006, 11:05 PM

is it true that people put in a handful of msg in asian noodles .. viet noodles (pho) .. ramen ... etc etc ?

**40sondacurb** · 01-17-2006, 11:27 PM

all I know is that the Sat Fat content of Ramon is an insane amount. 28% just for half of that noodle brick.

Chevy · 01-18-2006, 12:00 AM

It's an old site, but right on topic ...

T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S.

Good for a laugh .....

yustr · 01-18-2006, 07:24 AM

Some years ago I was on an 11 hour flight from the US to Africa. They served us a meal that had a tub of orange iced something as the dessert – imitation ice cream. Even with a minor in chemistry I had trouble reading the ingredients. I let it sit there for about 3 hours (much to the chagrin of the flight attendant) and after all that time – it came up to room temperature but did not change consistency in the least. It was just a jellied blob. Imagine the look on the faces of my friends who actually ate the stuff.

**40sondacurb** · 01-18-2006, 07:47 AM

I don't know if this is still true, but Mc Donalds shakes are not frozen. They are just cold and think.

But they may have changed to real ice cream recently.

**DumberDrummer** · 01-18-2006, 04:00 PM

Soft serve isn't frozen (the stuff in the "ice cream" cones)

Its just a cold, thick mixture, like the milkshakes

Still yummy though!

**Fox** · 01-18-2006, 04:42 PM

According to wikipedia, most preservatives found in foods aren't really harmful at all to the body, but I'm sure they affect the taste to a certain degree.

wastedtime · 01-18-2006, 06:50 PM

MREs still by far the worst tasting food(although some aren't to bad). That and if you've seen the nutrition facts on cold weather MREs....I remember reading 1 item in 1 of those that had about 125% colesteral and 50% sat fat.

Chevy · 01-18-2006, 09:34 PM

MRE's are pretty good. They've improved with each new version, and with the addition of name-brand accessories and the heater packs ... I find that I enjoy them.

wastedtime · 01-18-2006, 09:45 PM

I have to admit I like the shakes and the pound cake in them but it goes down hill from there.

**40sondacurb** · 01-18-2006, 11:03 PM

that molasses cookie sux, and the spaghetti is a joke.

**blackduck30** · 01-19-2006, 02:34 AM

I was turned off Macca's sundays and shakes when a friend told me that it is mainly processed pig fat

01-16-2006, 09:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
v-six Manager Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gardiner, NY Posts: 2,076 OS: OS X for mac, XP Pro for PC	mmm, preservatives Before I'd left my apartment for the month, I'd made an attempt do something with all of my perishables... Now I'm back, a month later, and I realized there's some Thomas' brand bagels I missed. They weren't even fresh when I'd left... but they're still good (I didn't try them, but they're still soft and there's no mold). Now if only the preservatives in food had the same affect on the consumer. __________________ mysql> --i-am-a-dummy

01-16-2006, 10:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
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01-16-2006, 11:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	That's why store bought hot sauce taste like crap compared to the real thing. Go to El Taquito, try the hot sauce, and I dare you to tell me you don't regret eating all other red stained tortillas you ever had. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running

01-17-2006, 07:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	When I worked at Pizza Hut, we had a 5 gallon container of KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce. It had a shelf life of 6 years unopened and 3 opened. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

01-17-2006, 09:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	well "I can't believe it's not butter" is pretty much oil, and that never goes bad. But I can't stand how they put vinegar in every thing with tomatoes as if we wouldn't be able to tell it taste like crap. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running

01-17-2006, 09:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Spread yourself with oil, or better yet, twinkies. Twinkies have a shelf life slightly longer than the last Ice Age. __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

01-17-2006, 01:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	MSG anyone? __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

01-17-2006, 11:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
toxict3arz TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,283 OS: windows XP Pro	is it true that people put in a handful of msg in asian noodles .. viet noodles (pho) .. ramen ... etc etc ?

01-17-2006, 11:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	all I know is that the Sat Fat content of Ramon is an insane amount. 28% just for half of that noodle brick. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running

01-18-2006, 12:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
Chevy Retired Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,452 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	It's an old site, but right on topic ... T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Good for a laugh .....

01-18-2006, 07:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,049 OS: XP Pro My System	Some years ago I was on an 11 hour flight from the US to Africa. They served us a meal that had a tub of orange iced something as the dessert – imitation ice cream. Even with a minor in chemistry I had trouble reading the ingredients. I let it sit there for about 3 hours (much to the chagrin of the flight attendant) and after all that time – it came up to room temperature but did not change consistency in the least. It was just a jellied blob. Imagine the look on the faces of my friends who actually ate the stuff. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

01-18-2006, 07:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	I don't know if this is still true, but Mc Donalds shakes are not frozen. They are just cold and think. But they may have changed to real ice cream recently. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running

01-18-2006, 04:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Soft serve isn't frozen (the stuff in the "ice cream" cones) Its just a cold, thick mixture, like the milkshakes Still yummy though! __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

01-18-2006, 04:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
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01-18-2006, 06:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
wastedtime Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 79 OS: win2k	MREs still by far the worst tasting food(although some aren't to bad). That and if you've seen the nutrition facts on cold weather MREs....I remember reading 1 item in 1 of those that had about 125% colesteral and 50% sat fat.

01-18-2006, 09:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
Chevy Retired Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,452 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	MRE's are pretty good. They've improved with each new version, and with the addition of name-brand accessories and the heater packs ... I find that I enjoy them.

01-18-2006, 09:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
wastedtime Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 79 OS: win2k	I have to admit I like the shakes and the pound cake in them but it goes down hill from there.

01-18-2006, 11:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
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01-19-2006, 02:34 AM	#20 (permalink)
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