# Do you have a food or drink or condiment that you HAVE to have in your home at all times?

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**Created:** [August 7, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-food-or-drink-or-condiment-that-you-have-to-have-in-your-home-at-all-times/727220 "2015-08-07T05:57:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-food-or-drink-or-condiment-that-you-have-to-have-in-your-home-at-all-times/727220/81 "2015-08-18T14:02:00Z")

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Assam/English Breakfast Tea.

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**Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-food-or-drink-or-condiment-that-you-have-to-have-in-your-home-at-all-times/727220/82 "2015-08-19T07:40:48Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> Instant coffee, usually Nescafe.  
> I like hot, brewed coffee just fine but I’m usually just after the drug, especially weekday mornings.  
> A bit of powder in the cup, some hot tap water, a quick couple swigs and I’m recaffeinated.  
> Eh, as another egg lover but infrequent egg preparer, I’ll say you should give months old eggs a try, especially if you’re just tossing them out.  
> Honestly, I’ve never, ever had an egg go bad.  
> Crack them into a bowl and sniff deeply.  
> See? No difference, they’re fine.

`Put your eggs in water, enough to cover them an inch or two. As long as they don’t actually float to the top, they are perfectly fine to eat. (older eggs will tip upwards, those are still good)

Also, older eggs are much better for hard-boiling, because they peel easier. I prefer older eggs for frying, too, because I don’t like thick whites, I like them to spread thin in the pan, and older whites will do that more readily than super fresh eggs.

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**Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-food-or-drink-or-condiment-that-you-have-to-have-in-your-home-at-all-times/727220/83 "2015-08-19T08:14:48Z")

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Some sort of diet lemon-lime soda. Big K (the house brand of Kroger-owned groceries) is surprisingly decent, especially compared to its colas.

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