# What's the oldest thing in your fridge? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820 "2025-01-10T23:31:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820/21 "2025-01-11T04:51:07Z")
It has one built in. But during all the kerfuffle about the settings I bought more. At that time we were trying to find the zones. To measure against what the fridge was saying. It was all for nothing. Except I figured out where to store my insulin, and how much cool you lose by opening for a bottle of water. (Not much) The freezer sections do worse if you stand there too long, tho’. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820/22 "2025-01-11T21:15:33Z")
I have no idea what the coldest thing in my fridge is. The oldest? That’s easy. A bottle of “Orbitz” soda (the one that had the little things floating around in it). It’s from the late '90s. I have no idea why I keep it (I couldn’t stand the stuff when it was new–it felt weird having _things_ floating around in my drink) but there it is, and there it stays. I also have a bottle of Coca-Cola Blak (Coke’s first attempt to combine Coke and coffee) and a couple cans of Coke Coffee (their second, which was much better). ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820/23 "2025-01-11T21:45:12Z")
Coke Blaq was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820/24 "2025-01-15T15:16:57Z")
Some sort of condiment I bought for one recipe and then never used again. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820/25 "2025-01-15T15:37:09Z")
Coffee that is probably 15 years old at least. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820/26 "2025-01-15T17:31:00Z")
I think the oldest thing in my fridge is probably a jar of capers which I bought when I was poaching a tilapia filet at least 10 or 12 years ago, following a recipe I’d found online. I know I’ve used it once or twice since then, but it’s been at least five years since I’ve opened it. Oddly enough, I have a tilapia filet defrosting now, which is what made me think that I should probably check to see if those capers are still any good. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820/27 "2025-01-15T17:38:43Z")
My condiments can get pretty old before I notice to check the dates. Salad dressings are my biggest offender. Last month I went through them and found one that was 5 years old. Every single bottle was expired except for the ranch. I don’t worry too much about pickles or special sauces. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820.md?page=1)