Claire Saffitz Quotes

Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese.

Disappointing cakes have often been sitting out too long. They should last just long enough to have the last pieces the next morning with coffee - who doesn't love cake with coffee?

Most cornmeal producers don't tell you when their cornmeal was milled, which makes it difficult to know how long the product has been sitting in the store before you bought it.

There's only one degree of freshness — the first, which makes it also the last

Truth and eggs are useful only while they are fresh.

I do to keep things sounding fresh. Sometimes just changing the running order of the show is a good idea.

If it has a shelf life longer than you, don't eat it.

The addition of vinaigrette to freshly roasted vegetables gives them a freshness and juiciness they don't normally have; the acidity brings out new shades of flavour, too.

All Juleps are made for present use, and therefore it is in vain to speak of their duration.

Good asparagus needs minimal treatment and is best eaten with few other ingredients.

Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.

Lime juice makes things taste fresher. I use it for drinks, salsas, relishes, soups, and sauces. You want some give to your limes - firmness means the inside is dry - and they'll stay softer longer if you don't refrigerate them.

Here's a bit of Discovery Channel for you - apples don't last forever. They can stay fresh for a long time, especially when refrigerated, but definitely not from December into the month of March.

Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.

It's really clear to me that you can't hang onto something longer than its time. Ideas lose certain freshness, ideas have a shelf life, and sometimes they have to be replaced by other ideas.

The fact that in America bread lasts so long. You buy bread, and then it's bread forever - it's Forever Bread!

In a 24/7 news cycle, with all the shrieking, howling voices and rapid-response and instant spinning and Soviet-style disinformation-mongering, a good idea has a shelf life of about, um, six seconds.

Nothing, not even an avocado pit, keeps guacamole green for too long once it's made.

It's better to get out before you reach the sell-by date.

It's essential to make sure you have proper kitchen tools for food storage - like cling wrap, bags, and containers - because they help keep food fresher longer.

Actors have limited time. We also have a shelf life.

I believe that everything has a shelf life.

Depending on when vegetables are picked, they might take different lengths of time to cook.

FoodSaver containers extend the life of my food so I can have fresh food ready all week long.

Parsley goes really nicely with everything. It adds a nice lightness; it wakes up a dish.