Chapter 2

Run out or pour it away: when do I decide?

Hết sữa hay đổ sữa, tôi chọn lúc nào?

The chapter's question

Which of my ingredients spoils fastest, and how many times a week do I restock it?

Big idea

Fresh ingredients force a choice between running out and throwing away; choosing in advance is cheaper than choosing in a panic.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    Delivery Frequency

    How many fresh deliveries do I take a week, and should that go up?

  2. Part 2.2

    Dating the Opened Items

    Do my opened items carry the date they were opened?

  3. Part 2.3

    Using It Before It Turns

    Where do my near-expiry ingredients go?

  4. Part 2.4

    Who Checks Dates

    Who checks expiry dates, and on which shift?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Milk, Fruit, and Expiry Dates is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of Milk, Fruit, and Expiry Dates

  1. 1.Is a full fridge readiness, or money going stale?
  2. 2.Run out or pour it away: when do I decide?
  3. 3.When I run out mid-rush, what do I really lose?
  4. 4.Are ice and water really as free as they look?
  5. 5.Can fancy stock software beat a notebook people use?