Okay to use Kraft salad dressing after "fresh until" date?

[gctattoo]

Eating salad five days per week or more, I like to keep lots of my favorite Kraft salad dressing on hand. Apparently I stink at rotating ten bottles and just found two that are dated late October 2010. Do I dare use them? I'm currently using one dated late December and it's fine. But in your opinion, is October too far gone to chance it? TIA!

[queenofthehivemomof5]

I have had success with using most salad dressings after their fresh by date. However I have noticed an off taste with some ranch dressings. But oil/vinegar based ones seem just fine.

There is a 12-18 month shelf life for most salad dressings unopened. Just look for change in odor, flavor and appearance.

[isis]

I've used vinegar/oil based salad dressing a few months past the 'best by' date. But creamy dressing, like Ranch tend to sour and smell off even a few days past the date on the bottle.

[gctattoo]

It's the zesty Italian so it sounds like I'm good to go. :) Thanks for the responses!

[lascanas72]

i buy expireds from a local "smacked can" grocer. The oils ones are always good. The creamy ones get a little funky about 6 months after the exp date.

[434Teresa]

we use alot here and I over stock the last time I got it free so I have like 10 bottles about 3 months out of date and it looks and taste find so we still eat it.

[MrsPinecone]

I can tell you for sure that the creamy ones are rotten 2 years past the best by date.