 Otherwise, I'll skip breakfast completely if it's pancakes only. Forget the scrambling. That's the way to do it. And we all know the people who refuse to toss out any food, even after it's long past its expected shelf life. Now, this can go on for months in some cases, but how about years or even a decade? One man's been called out on Reddit by his stepdaughter for keeping the same block of Parmesan cheese around for over 10 years.