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Before you raid the fridge…

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The other weekend I was working so much that Angela would occasionally drop food parcels off at my desk for me. More often I’m working so much and so is she that one or either of us will raid the fridge. Now, this won’t strictly be a piece of productivity advice except that if you get it wrong, you get food poisoning and your productivity is going to be focused very firmly on toilet bowls for a time.

Lifehacker has a good guide to what it actually means when food says it’s best before a certain date, or must be used by another, or sold by a third. It comes down to how most of the time you’re fine for a while after those dates but give it a nose and if the thing whiffs, don’t eat it.

Read the full piece.

Why bacon sandwiches are loud

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A while ago, I wrote my most poetic Self Distract blog post about how bacon sandwiches are loud:

Well, they are, aren’t they? Cucumber sandwiches tell you to be quiet and behave, that you’re in polite company and it’s business, they’re asking if you’ve polished your shoes and they’re warning you not to drink too much. Bacon sandwiches are much better, they’re all about slamming a mug of tea on the table, they’re saying ravenous and parched and that you’ve worked for these.

Bacon Sandwiches are Loud – William Gallagher, Self Distract (1 March 2013)

But usually it’s not the noise of a bacon sandwich that gets your attention, it’s the smell. And according to Time magazine, the American Chemical Society knows why: