Canned Food Life Info

[Alpha007]

Here is a good article on how long canned food can last and the warning signs that it has gone bad.

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-ne...od-storage-plus-10-signs-of-spoilage_08242018

 

[drypowder]

Nonsense. According to TWD, canned food exposed to Atlanta summers will last for many years. Even untreated gasoline siphoned out of vehicle tanks 7 years later will still be good.

 

[bondjamesbond]

What you think turned TWD into zombies?

 

[CZfool68]

I have a stash of Brunswick stew up at the cabin. I'll surely test these theories.

 

[cjcullom]

Here is a good article on how long canned food can last and the warning signs that it has gone bad.

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-ne...od-storage-plus-10-signs-of-spoilage_08242018

Horse shit! Most all of it! There are two senses that will tell you what you need to know about what you are about to eat.
Eyes....what does it look like and this can be deceiving as country hams look dang awful after a while hanging around.
Nose.....what it smells like usually works too, but again can be deceiving as I love french cheeses....Nasty...but delicious

The hams, shoulders and middlin meat along with a couple jowls that are pictured in the Canning/Preserving section are about 20 years old as I only leave the young meat in the smokehouse. Once you rehydrate that meat and wire brush/trim the mold off, a delicious salty treat awaits. Home canned goods hold basically forever as long as there is not sunlight and the temperature is steady and less that 50 degrees and above freezing. Metal canned goods are only tossed if the can is swollen or there is rust on the seams.

All that "date" stuff is designed to make non thinking people throw out good food and buy more newer fresher fare....trust your senses! And the CFF....lol

Rooster

 

[Mightyox04]

Here is a good article on how long canned food can last and the warning signs that it has gone bad.

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-ne...od-storage-plus-10-signs-of-spoilage_08242018

That's interesting. I salt cure some and can. A root cellar or basement is a great way to avoid spoilage. All the canning I do is water bath. I don't can meat.

 

[NCLivingBrit]

I've watched a guy eat 70+ year old canned rations many times on YouTube. He ate dried meat brick from a punctured can that was prepped back in the Boer War, no issues once he scraped off the funky parts.

 

[Mike V]

http://www.hormel.com/FAQs

WHAT IS THE SHELF LIFE OF A HORMEL® PRODUCT IN AN UNOPENED CAN?
The product is always safe to consume as long as the seal has remained intact, unbroken and securely attached. However, the flavor and freshness of the product gradually begin to decline after three years from the manufacturing date.

 

[NCLivingBrit]

Eating Civil War hardtack



Eating 1899-1902 British ration



And the scariest, eating an MRE omelette

 

[NCLivingBrit]

http://www.hormel.com/FAQs

WHAT IS THE SHELF LIFE OF A HORMEL® PRODUCT IN AN UNOPENED CAN?
The product is always safe to consume as long as the seal has remained intact, unbroken and securely attached. However, the flavor and freshness of the product gradually begin to decline after three years from the manufacturing date.

I've eaten 20 year old canned goods with no issues. Flavours mute a bit but if you have a sealed can it's edible typically.

 

[BatteryOaksBilly]

As far as eating many many year old canned products, I fall into the Stymie Philosophy group. When Stymie of the Little Rascals was at Spanky's for supper, he asked..Whut dat? Spanky answered ...artichoke. Stymie answered...it might choke Artie but it won't choke me!

 

[cjcullom]

Thats FUNNY....I miss the "He mans woman haters club"...lol. All we have now is the bluehair man haters of the universe! Where is the reset button?

Rooster

 

[BatteryOaksBilly]

They are alive on YT.

 

[waxhaw]

Here is a good article on how long canned food can last and the warning signs that it has gone bad.

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-ne...od-storage-plus-10-signs-of-spoilage_08242018

This kind of ties into this thread. But this is about meds/ vitamins. https://www.theorganicprepper.com/expiration-date-vitamins-medications/