Author: Lou

There’s a can of SPAM in your pantry that’s been there long enough you genuinely can’t remember buying it. That’s sort of the point of SPAM. It’s built to sit for years, which is exactly why it became a wartime ration staple...

You found a few cans of root beer pushed to the back of the pantry, well past the date stamped on the bottom, and you’re wondering if it’s safe to crack one open. Unlike milk or meat, soda doesn’t carry the same spoilage risk,...

Somebody in your house swears by ginger ale for an upset stomach, so there’s always a few cans around, usually outlasting everything else in the pantry. Eventually you notice the date on the bottom has already passed. Carbonated...

The cloudy water left in the pot after you boil noodles is the most overlooked ingredient in the kitchen. These pasta water uses take about ten seconds of planning: scoop a mug out before you drain, and the starch in it can...

Every summer, a half-finished case of Coke ends up forgotten in the garage, the basement, or the trunk of somebody’s car. By the time you find it, the date stamped on the cans is long gone. The good news is that cola is one of...