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[unclrashid]

My room mates are the culinary equivalent of that person who has closets full of clothing but can't put any outfits together. Because everything was bought with magpie randomness and no thought as to how they would work together. I have sorted out some of the most unusable items and put them in the cupboard over the fridge. A whole cupboard of

Comments

[lucianus]

One of the best pieces of advice I ever heard from a professional chef on a cooking show was "use it up or throw it out," only keep the things you will use in a reasonable time and ditch the rest. I try to follow that I home, to varying degrees of success, and I think its sound advice. If the packages are unopened, put them into the food donation box and get rid of them. You don't need the extra baggage and they won't be used. If they are opened, throw them out if they haven't been touched in 6 mos. They are probably stale by this point.

[unclrashid]

Don't I wish. Wouldn't fly with the management!

[esprix]

My problem is I have stuff, but then have no idea what to do with it. I'd experiment, but I have to do my research first. Ugh.