# Can Stove Top Stuffing Go Bad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 30, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889 "2009-04-30T21:08:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/1 "2009-04-30T21:08:48Z")
I was in the store and I saw they had Stove Top stuffing (Turkey ONLY) marked down to 25¢ a box. So I asked the clerk if there was any limit to it. She said “No, that’s from Thanksgiving, we’ve been trying to get rid of it before it goes bad.” Now I looked at the box and it has an expiration date of Sept 2010 on it. My question is can Stove Top stuffing go bad? Basically it’s stale bread and herbs already, to which you add, butter, and water. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/2 "2009-04-30T21:28:33Z")
Once opened, if you live in a humid climate, I can imagine mold growing on it. Unopened in the store? I think it’s safe, beyond Sept 2010. Which isn’t neccessarily a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/3 "2009-04-30T21:31:38Z")
I’d imagine the quality could suffer if kept around too long but it’s dry and sealed. I can’t think of how it would go bad unless moisture got into it. ---
**Author:** ![not\_alice](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_alice/32/7283_2.png) [@not\_alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_alice)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/4 "2009-04-30T21:38:24Z")
It goes bad on the accounting books if they overbought so much that they still have quantities left 6 months later. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/5 "2009-04-30T21:43:48Z")
Sliced roast turkey from the deli, canned turkey gravy, and a box of turkey STStuffing makes a better turkey dinner than you’re likely to get from a diner, and is better than trying to roast a whole turkey for a family of two. Stove Top goes rancid after a while, though. I’ve never had it go moldy on me, but the herbs can and do deteriorate. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/6 "2009-05-01T13:22:39Z")
Does it ever go good? ---
**Author:** ![cgg419](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cgg419/32/2847_2.png) [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/7 "2009-05-01T14:40:49Z")
^^ Now THAT’S a good question 😃 ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/8 "2009-05-01T14:55:15Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Sliced roast turkey from the deli, canned turkey gravy, and a box of turkey STStuffing makes a better turkey dinner than you’re likely to get from a diner, and is better than trying to roast a whole turkey for a family of two. > > Stove Top goes rancid after a while, though. I’ve never had it go moldy on me, but the herbs can and do deteriorate. That actually sounds pretty dang good for a real quick weeknight dinner. Maybe add some green beans or corn - YUM! I now have another quick-fix trick up my sleeve 😃 Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/9 "2009-05-01T15:20:01Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Does it ever go good? It goes real good with roast duck. Ow! Quit it! Fine then. It goes _well_ with roast duck. Frikkin grammar nazis. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/10 "2009-05-01T15:21:57Z")
The herbs would lose their kick, but it would still be edible. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/11 "2009-05-01T15:26:15Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Does it ever go good? Presumably it goes ‘good’ for certain life-forms (bacteria), not necessarily us. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889/12 "2009-05-01T15:47:52Z")
It’s sealed. If it was open I’d tell you to watch for moths. ICK. Nothing worse than opening up a box of oatmeal and seeing moths fly out of it, except maybe seeing the little larva inside.