On Sep 19, 1:25 pm, Steve Wertz > wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:08:10 -0700, tomkanpa wrote:
> > I bought a pack of 15 Best's Kosher Deli Beef Franks @ Sam's. I vacuum
> > seal/freeze them in packages of four. I notice they have a Use By date
> > of Oct. 27, '07. Will vacuum sealing, freezing extend this date?
>
> Nope. Freezing foods actually makes food expire quicker. You're
> wise to distrust all the marketing hype; freezers and FoodSavers
> are just gimmicks.

What's funny to me is the "Use" by. It's not eat by. What the heck
do they expect people to "use" them for? Maybe I shouldn't ask.
>
> -sw

--Bryan