100% Correct .. Licensed Health Inspector .. The only things that actually have to have an expiration date under the State Code are ‘Whole Milk’ and ‘Baby Formula’. As long as the can is sealed it’s as good as new.
recently went through my inventory and sampled some of my cans that are a couple years past "best by date". They were still good. Only cans that were problems were my sauerkraut that ate through the cans and leaked.
I was sitting in my front room and thought I heard somebody light off a firecracker. A day or two later I noticed an exploded can of pineapple. Don’t use cans if they’re bulging!
@@matthewmaxcy1574 same thing if the packaging is good, the contents are good. In fact glass, although more delicate, does not corrode like steel cans do, so they are better if they are protected from breakage.
I Did Have 2 Cans of Libbys Sliced Peaches ( 4 yrs. old) Leak out the Juice which Caused a Black Sticky Mess to Clean Up. The 2 Cans were Very Light When I Shook Them. I Guess the Peaches inside Shriveled Up I Didn't Open the Cans, just Threw them out.
When I was a kid they didn't have expiration dates on cans. You had to look at the can itself. If it was bulging, it was bad. Generally, the rusty cans are best left alone because the rust can eat into the can.
I had a can of Comstock coconut cream pie filling with a expiration date of Dec 1969. not sure your age, but there were at least some going back that far. My ex wife opened it and threw it away in the 2000's which shows why she is my ex wife. she mindlessly destroyed something of mine that was irreplaceable without asking just because she was curious. needless to say I felt some kind of way about it! it was in my family longer than I was!
I used to have older home health clients. They would have me chuck all of their cans right before the best before date. They would not listen to reason, of course. So guess who would end up with tons of perfectly good canned food. 😃
The local food pantry?🤔...actually, I re-thought that,& come to think of it, they can be pretty fussy. In fact, our local one would only take "healthy" donated snacks like granola bars! Hey, maybe the poor would LIKE a TREAT, something that's actually TASTY! But the "nanny state" running the pantry decides FOR you...
Old folks are so easily fooled. Look at all the drugs they use. They trust authority 100%. My mom and dad are in their 80s and won't use anything even close to the best if used by date. They pop every pill the doctor gives them, but won't try wheat grass. So frustrating!
@@sustainablelife1st Not all "old folks" are "easily fooled". Plenty of "young folks" are, too. The current state of the world proves that. 🌎 (P.S.- remember, it was the hippies of the 1960s- today's "old folks"- who in large part helped create today's holistic medicine/organic foods culture. "Wheat grass", indeed.
Packaging designer/manufacturing guy here, everything he said is mostly correct. One massive caveat though! The can designs back then were very different in that the amount of Tin coating was substantially thicker back then. Today Tin is a finite commodity and we have to use coatings on the Tin to help increase its protective properties since the Tin layer is significantly thinner. Coatings are not on everything but it is on most canned foods. Since the Tin layer is thinner it can have what we call pin holes which are tiny imperfections in the Tin layer that allow the food to come in contact with the steel. The problem is that most foods have lots of salts and or acids that quickly eat away at the steel and you end up with a tiny puncture hole. We try to prevent these holes from developing by adding the extra layer of coating to fill those gaps. Unfortunately those layers will eventually dissolve in aggressive food types just like the steel. This is actually why BPA coatings were used for so long, they were nearly impervious to aggressive food types. Now that the industry has moved away from BPA you’ll need to watch for pin holes in your cans after you’ve opened them. If you see a rust spot with a weak point inside the can after you’ve opened it, it’s probably best to toss it even if you’re within the shelf life.
So is the can was ENTIRELY made of tin what this guy is saying is correct, which is how cans were made from his story of the 1800s canned meat opened in the 1900s.
@@ikemoses8523 Tin isn't exactly perfect for storage. ruclips.net/video/ITgfscq6__A/видео.html But yeah,BPA is great. Miniscule detriment,incredible benefit. But hey,fix things that aren't broken.
@@ikemoses8523 Great question! Unfortunately Tin has its limits as you’ll see in AllYouPie’s link. It’s fascinating stuff, material science is an incredible field. Lots of problems to solve but thankfully we have loads of tools and resources at our disposal. But it’s all for not if you don’t have a good toxicologist at your side 😁
The main indicator of a canned food going bad is pretty simple: Is the can bulging slightly or worse? If so, chances are it somehow began the decomposition process and the bulge is from gasses from that process taking place. So no bulge, no worry. Vid is 100% on point.
Not so fast. You also should watch for the opposite signs - caved in cans. The cans that were caved in have a high chance to have created air leaks - that's how the air can get out and depressurize the content of the cans. The liquid inside may also had drained out through that leak, but you wouldn't know it if you pick one up from a container that has long dried out.
It’s gas from The bacteria Botulinum . If it bulges DONT eat it or you’ll get “lock jaw”. I’m a Medical Doctor. This was discussed in Medical School microbiology
My mother in law made pumpkin pie with pumpkin filling from a can that expired 15-20 years ago. She didn’t look at the expiry until after it was eaten… It was one of the best pies she made 🤣
I caught my wife pouring vinegar down the drain. I asked her why and she told me it went out of date. I tried explaining that the vinegar was not bad, she got mad at me and still dumped it out. I’m going to start marking the dates out with a sharpie.
In 2007 I moved into my grandparents house to be the caretaker of said dwelling. There was an underground pantry that had once been the room where the coal furnace and coal shoot were. It had shelves load with both store bought and home canned foods. My grandmother always put a label on all here canned goods. If she canned it the date was the day,month and year it was canned. If store bought the day it was placed on the shelf was listed. I found a can of corn and a can of spring peas that that were placed on the shelf before World War I. Both were nearly 100 years old and were perfectly fine and tasty to eat.
That is great, did your grandmother use the waterbath method to can ,so many sites insist on using a pressure canner which is expensive and in short supply?
Over a year ago I was going through my kitchen cabinet and found a can of sliced potatoes that had expired in 2004. Even though it had "expired" 17 years before, I opened it and found the potatoes looked and smelled OK. I cooked them that night and ate them with dinner. Over a year later, and I'm still alive.
YES , Rust is the real range Even seemingly superficial rust can allow oxygen to leech into the contents and corrupt the environment. Modern caning has gotten worse this decade with how thin the tin layer is and without BPA now. Which makes it alot more likely to develop pin hole leaks inside. Other than that we have canned goods from 15 years ago. Sometimes taste a bit off but perfectly fine. Especially the stuff in glass!
I was taught that if I had a can that was over dated open the can up and find out first if the food is still good. I've seen friends throw out cans that were a few weeks over the date and told them that they are wasting money, that can is still good. It's unbelievable how much food gets wasted each day in the US.
I have a disbeliever in this house. I just throw the empty can out before she gets a chance to look at the date. Thank you for the information, Tim. Stay safe and stay cool
I do have a theory that pull top cans have a chance of leaking/rusting/going bad quicker than traditional sealed cans as the top is stamped thinner along the pull top area. So if you're buying for long term storage I'd look for the old fashioned cans that require a can opener.
I have been buying a lot of can goods these days. I suggest y’all do the same. Buy an extra 10-20 cans every time you shop and build up a stock load because things will get hairy soon food wise.
In the dark days of the Plandemic, while everyone else was hoarding bathroom tissue I was quietly, slowly stockpiling canned soup and such. Hey, now that you're starving, would you like to trade some of that TP for a few cans of Campbell's Chunky soup?
Same here Jason, I think that I was born with a prepper mentality. It's clear to me that the writing is on the wall, I have been stockpiling like crazy lately and I feel the need, no, the urgency to get more even though I am having problems finding places to store it ! My spouse isn't on board and can't seem to see what I can see only too clearly!! Bad times are ahead for everyone when your money is so devalued that it's practically worthless. I really don't know one single person who is prepping, except one of my close family members who I warned....... and please people, don't forget your pets, they are dependent on you to take care of them. Pet food will also be cleared from the shelves soon, so stock up while it's still available!!
Well, I'm guilty of dumpsters diving for canned goods thrown out by stores. I was throwing a candy wrapper into a dumpsters in back of a store while riding my bike, when I caught a glimpse of some food items. I couldn't help but explore deeper into the dumpster. It was full of out dated canned foods and soft drinks. I grabbed a sack from the dumpster and filled it up. Put the soft drinks in the fridge and went back to the dumpster for more. I probably came home with a thousand dollars of perfectly good food items. I ate and drank for weeks free of charge. The soft drinks were ice cold and delicious. And the food was exceptional. Yeah, I know. Dumpster diving is illegal in some states.
Yeah, I worked at a store and we threw away so much food. Mostly to save their asses legally. I get that, but perhaps we need a law that allows people to dumsterdive/eat this food at their own risk.
@@1x4 actually we need LESS LAWS! How about we abolish ALL laws that prohibit us from gathering food? This will help us all to survive. Especially those of us who are HOMELESS!
@@1x4 Probably not for covering their asses legally but just for appearances. You really don't want to get the reputation as the store that sells "expired" food ... unless that is actually your business model(such company does exist).
I was in charge of the research and development division of a major US company with many decades of canning a renowned meat and pasta product line. Before using the “Best if used by date” all that was coded on the lid was a manufactured date that the general public could not decipher. Thus, there was no such thing as an expiration date once hermetically sealed. The only criteria among industry experts for discerning whether a can was bad was a) compromise of the can itself by puncture, rust, other breach, etc. although the interior of the cans often came with enamel barriers against rust and b) the can was swollen which invariably meant there was gas producing bacteria or spores from within. We were the canning manufacturers who had to know if the food we were making and sending out to store shelves was safe.
A simple way to tell if the canned food your trying to eat is safe to eat is just open it🤷♂️ if it looks and smells as it should eat it and at worst it will have an undesirable odour and be unfit to eat . I proved this very thing to my family and made a pot of chili with 13 or so year old canned goods from my prepping stash and fresh ground beef and told no one what I used untill everyone enjoyed their dinner and I showed em all how "out of date" the ingredients were and they were shocked and after a few moments of calling me names they realized they couldnt tell the difference and they had been wasting money throwing cans out all these years. I've also been learning to can my own food and recommend everyone else do the same for the times we have coming.
I ate a 15 year old can of spam once without even realizing it, until it was too late. I generally keep it on hand as part of my emergency supplies and try to rotate the oldest cans out a couple times a year, but this one somehow got lost in the shuffle. Even the taste wasn't off. Just tasted like normal overly salty canned vaguely ham-like product...so yeah, spam.
You can always hold the cans under your armpit to sterilize them. The heat overnight slowly kills all the bad stuff. Just keep it way up in your armpit. The bigger the pit the better. Hair around the can acts as insulation as well.
I've known this for years. I went through a period when my family was struggling. We'd befriended another younger family across the street who were equally struggling (due to laziness and drugs). They didn't have food for their kids and for whatever reason they couldn't rely on the area food banks. I'd amassed a large quantity of canned goods from banks that were dated for a couple months prior, so I boxed some up and carried them across the street to them. They took it inside and immediately flaked out and told everyone at our church that I'd given them spoiled, expired food, never mentioning that it was all canned and they never verified the condition of the food. Just saw the date and threw it all in the dumpster. All because of their own ignorance.
Just by the way, vegetable seeds don't expire when they tell you either. It wasn't on purpose, but over my lifetime I kept a lot of seeds that I had intended to plant and then my job sent me off on the road and the seeds went in the refrigerator. Now I'm retired, and in the past 10 years I've grown food from 30 year old peas, 32 year old lettuce seed, 20 year old corn, and 24 year old tomato seeds. I do germinate them in a small box before planting out in the garden just to be sure. This year I had 100% germination on 30 year old Burpee peas. It's not always that good, no, but the percentages have been amazingly high. I kept the seeds in a box in the fridge, and in the last 15 years I've transferred the packets in sealed sandwich baggies in the fridge. The key is keeping them DRY. Don't store in the freezer either. And not every kind of vegetable will remain viable long term like this. On the canned goods--the problem I ran into during the pandemic shortage is that I had major problems with cans rusting long, long before the best-by dates. I don't think we can plan on being able to keep canned goods in storage for years anymore because something has cheapened out the cans themselves. This happened to me with Campbell's soup, canned green beans, and canned tomatoes.
Thank you, sir! 🤗 This is great information ! ✔️ Also, when my food expires, I take it back to the store where I bought it and tell them it's expired and they allow me to exchange the items for new ones (the exact same items, of course). Lol - but now I will just keep them stored away for emergencies. ❤️
You are right. During my much younger days, I worked for a large well respected frozen and canned food processing company. A lab supervisor told me that the expiration date was only a color degradation date that was, at the time, government mandated. She assured me that as long as the vacuum was intact, the food is perfectly nutritious and safe.
My wife and I just ate a can of Meat Ravioli that was 3 YEARS EXPIRED. The food tasted great and we had no issues. We ate it as an experiment to prove that the rest of our Preps were fine.
I always "massage" the can with my fingers before I place it in my shopping cart because I'm checking for dents, even small ones on the edge of the can. Avoid these at all costs! I'm also vigilant about ensuring the cashier doesn't just chuck the can into the cart after it's scanned. Great video!
I always thought those dates were BS. But now, watching this video, you have confirmed my suspicion. Thanks for making sure that food is just not thrown away when still consumable. Great video!
Thank you! I’ve been telling this to people for years. People need to remember that during the Vietnam war we fed the soldiers the surplus canned rations from World War II. To my knowledge no one died and none of their K ration. I’ve even told people how I opened a can of 22 year old armor stardeviled ham. They no longer make that deviled ham and it is a treat for me because at Harkins back to my childhood. The last scan I bought was in 1999. It was perfect when I ate it. Same texture, same smell, same beloved taste.
I told my son the reason my generation and older did not get as sick as often and as easily as his generation was my generation and older were out running all over the country drinking out of creeks into everything using gas on a rag to clean our hands and oh my drinking from a water hose, now the water hose says drinking water safe lol, I told him we were exposed to almost everything before they told us everything would kill us verses his generation grew up with hand sanitizer antibacterial soap and they rarely leave the house so they have been exposed to almost nothing and have a weak immune system. I was born in 61uckily he got exposed to a lot by me and his mom due to our medical carrers not intentionally though made him tougher he was born in 93.
I can attest to the fact that modern canning methods will allow MOST types of canned foods to last Way Past the date on the can. I keep my supplies in a cool, dark storage room / pantry and recently needed some peppers to spice up a pasta dish. I found that I had a a can of peppers that had got hidden behind some other stuff, the date on the can was Oct. 2013 and those peppers were still delicious and spicy hot !
@@aussysurvival First thing to remember when storing Any Cooking Oil is to fill your sterilized containers full to the top, even a small amount of air can make the oil go rancid, second light is the enemy, store in a cool, dark location.
I once opened up a old tin can of spaghetti sauce more than a decade old. Seem to have a ever so slight metallic taste from the can. Mix it in with some other stuff and you couldn't even tell.
I've been in the Restaurant business most of my Adult life I'm older now & I know a little about food. Just applying common sense and critical thinking You are correct, even old school mom & Grandmother canning in glass jars the shelf life is extremely long, good video BTW!👍
I found a flat of green beans we had canned in 1999 that had gotten shoved to the back of a shelf. Everything is fine and they are as good as the beans we canned last year.
Glass. That is the secret. No chemicals put into glass jars that are banned from 90% of the countries today. Of course the US is not oone of those countries. Round up controls too much in the USA.
He is correct. I'm a Packaging Engineer and the dates are all based on marketing. You throw it out, and then need to buy more, when what you have is already still good. On the company's behave, it cost money to do shelf-life testing on all products. Not just based on food, but medical devices too. I hope a million people see this channel.
This is good to know. I remember when there were no dates and just always assumed cans were good forever. Don't know where I bought into the expiration date but with all the prepping I'm currently doing, this is one less thing I have to worry about. Thanks! 😸😸😸
👁👁 THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN * SELL BY DATE * BEST BY DATE * EXPIRATION DATE * Things actually really GOING BAD ,which usually takes years, YES YEARS, maybe even decades in many cases. As long as cans are in perfect condition, and don't contain acidic products, such as tomatos, pineapple, and acidic fruits.
@@marcbee1234 can may bulge, if you can push on the centre of the top of the can it’s a goner. Any rust on the can and it’s out of my pantry and if it’s leaking anything it’s got to go. Your better to purchase canned food you have to open with a can opener rather than pull top cans, I’ve heard the pull tops don’t last as long.
I will not eat any canned products that are "Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Potato, Cream of Anything" even one day past the expiration date. A few years ago I ate a can of "Cream of Mushroom" a few days past the expiration date. The can wasn't bulging or dented. There was no rust on the can. It didn't have any funny smell to it, but I got sicker than a dog some hours after eating it. I didn't eat anything else that day that could have been bad. So I will not eat "Cream of Anything" past the expiration date anymore.
I have noticed that soups and other canned foods with creme or cheese in them have a much shorter shelf, "best if used by", life than say Tomato soup. Same with granola bars versus the ones with some kind of chocolate or other perishable in them. I'm with you on avoiding getting sick from canned food gone bad. Especially since nobody wants to go near a doctor or hospital these days.
Good video! I'm 70 and when I was growing up, nothing had a "best by date." Everyone just knew that if the can was sound the food should still be good. Of course, if it didn't smell right or look right after it was opened, don't eat it.
There is an old miners trick to keeping milk fresh too. I tried this myself to see if it works and it DOES. I drank fresh whole milk 10 days past the date and it tasted as fresh as the day I bought it. I ran out after 10 so I don't know beyond that. Trick was to put pure old silver coins, I used 3 per quart (swagged it). It is the silvers antimicrobial qualities that does it. I soaked those old coins in vinegar overnight and made sure they were absolutely clean. Works like a champ!
The expiration date on milk is overly cautious because people are repulsed by the smell and taste of milk that's gone sour. But milk usually doesn't actually start going sour for at least a week past the expiration date.
@@Rowgue51 Food is not in refrigeration at all times. Milk has to be transported to and from the dairy, warehouse and point of sale then sit in your basket for 30mins then ride in your car for 20 minutes on a 100 degree day. If not for all of this time out of cooling it would last longer as well.
Cans have become thinner and lighter over the years so watch out for dents and rust around the edges which could affect the integrity of the can which leads to the contents spoiling. Best to always check the contents of each can before eating rather than the date stamp.
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Thank you for doing this video. I largely discount the best by especially when I'm the one eating. I had a can of soup a few nights ago that expired in 2018. When I was a child in the 80s I had (many) cans of food fruit, vegetables, that had expired years before I was born. I am left with the habit of smelling things before I eat them but I have never had a food borne illness.
As long as a can isn’t swelled up, leaking, rusty or leaking, it’s good to go. They’ll last for decades if stored properly. Because of the acidity, fruits should be watched more closely. I personally keep about 1200 cans of food around, just in case.
Thats an awesome pantry number!!!..I have a pile of Corned beef, Thai Red Curry, and sammin and tuna...plus 10 sacs of rice...Started during Covidiocy.... The rice I froze for a week cuz I heard there could be eggs of bugs inside that could hatch and eat or spoil the rice. Always buy food you like...and Im happy to have a small amount saved.
I'm am so glad you have filmed this. I've known since the 1970s in the military that food doesn't go bad in a can as long as it is contained and kept normal temperature. Here is a small story for you, I took a class in the military for nuclear, bio, chem warfare. It explains that some food in cans can be still eaten after a nuclear blast if it meets requirements! I see so many people throw so much good food away from fear and uninformed knowledge. It is wasteful and ridiculous!
We were eating canned foods stored in a Nuke bomb shelter in 1968 that were canned in 1940. Crackers and Jelly were delicious..The Camel smokes were so dry that two puffs and they were gone..
Absolutely correct Steve ! I love the Twilight Zone show where they are in a nuclear disaster and the couple are eating chicken out of cans the found in buildings. The show is called Two, and it stars Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery. They forage through the ruined town looking for food and find canned food to survive on. The airdate for the show is September 15, 1961, but it's timeless like so many of TZ shows, and it's one of my favourites. They weren't checking dates on cans because they were starving, and that's my point in posting this. Check out the show if you aren't already familiar with it. Rod Serling was a genius. 👍
Several years ago we were on a military exercise in the Case Springs area in the hills of Camp Pendleton, CA. While taking a break, one old Staff Sergeant was poking a stick into a pile of dead brush and hit something hard. He found it was a small, old fashion C ration can. He dusted it off, but the writing had worn off. He took out his John Wayne, and putting the can up to his ear, he pierced the lid. When he heard the "hiss", indicating the seal had been good, he opened the can and discovered it contained scrambled eggs. He ate it, and suffered no ill effects.
We had no Fridge or freezer when I was young, milk in a jug was put in a bowl of water on the stone floor in the larder, we had dried peas in a small bag, and you added a tablet and water to rehydrate them, we salted beans down in old sweet jars, and made jam, all sorts of jam, I can still see granny pealing the waxed paper off the jam, scraping the little bit of mould off and putting a fresh waxed paper on and back in the larder it went, there were no hand sanitizers, just coal tar soap and carbolic soap, not sure how I survived, I cannot say I ever saw a "Use by Date"
Not sure how old you are, but we as people today are extraordinarily weaker than we were before. You survived because your immune system was strong. Several factors play in of course. I'll pinpoint the less than ideal sanitary conditions made for a better immune system AND our gut microbiome was in a very good balance then too. We miss a lot of proper microbrials that has always existed within us given to us by our mothers, lost from C-sections and using formula. We destroyed it further with antibiotics, drugs, alcohol, and highly processed foods especially using processed oils. And it made SIBO horribly worse from excess sugar and refined grain consumption meanwhile lacking prebiotic fibers. Fruit juice? Horrible, but fruit itself is great. Back in the day, much of that wasn't in the equation, so people were in much better health and lacked much of the common diseases and auto-immune diseases today. I don't know for sure, but I am certain fermented foods existed more often back then than now but may be wrong on that. Fermented food replenishes the gut microbiome.
That is actually a neat idea i never heard before. The larder was probably underground I assume? The stone floor would be much cooler and in return keep the water nice and cool that the milk was in. Also what was the tablet you added with the peas and water? Interesting, and thank you for sharing.
@@Captiiva I was too young to take notice and the packaging is different now, I believe it was Dried Marrowfat Peas, the Soaking Tablets (contain Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate) so I guess it was the same.
Well, we weren't afraid to go out and do things as kids, falling off bikes, out of trees, swimming in dodgy pools, skinning our knees and hands... A squirt of dettol or something similar, a small band aid that fell off after ten minutes and away you go again. We may not all be up to the iron man challenge, but our immune systems are just fine.
Thank you for this video. I need to show this to my daughter in law who waste so much then complains about it. I Have always had AND eaten canned food that is well out of "Expiration" with 0% problems. I grew up the kind of poor where if you didn't raid someone's garden at night, you didn't eat, period! So, I know the value of canned food and when it's good or not. Like you said, as long as the can is not compromised by large dents (breaking the inside coating), punctures or rust, it should be safe for several years out. But ALWAYS do a check before consuming. Same for jars and their sealed safety lids. I am 58 and NEVER been sick or had food poisoning.
This is great information that I have known for years! To the 'whole-foodie' purists who sneer at canned foods as inferior (you know, all those additives, and processing that destroys the nutritional value), when the SHTF the quality of your calories won't matter nearly as much as the quanity.
When I cleaned out my ex wife’s grandmothers place after she passed, I found canned food that was over 40 years old and still looked good. I didn’t try to eat anything, but when we were tossing stuff in the dumpster the fruits still smelled sweet and not like the stuff that had obviously gotten air in there… I would eat nearly any “expired” canned good today as long as I don’t see any dents.
With so many people buying from online stores, there's risk of damage when the items are being shipped. I would highly recommend people inspect the cans closely for any damage. I had one can of soup that looked fine, but the bottom edge was leaked at some point and the excess food crumbled up. I only realized the food didn't look safe when I saw the color of the contents were darker. I opened up another can of the same food it and the veggies, meat were brighter. Inspected the can closer and saw hairline fracture at the bottom lip of the can. Inspect your items.
I try to keep my cans in a nice, orderly rotation, so I don't wind up with old cans. Eat some, buy some, but every once in a while I find something old, like the year past dry ramen I'm having for lunch.
@@bigmi2ke Also if there is a deep crease in the dent avoid it. There are some websites that have PDF with photos of what an unsafe dented can looks like.
Recently was in touch with a major chili cannery. The production manager confessed to having eaten 20+yr canned chili and it was fine. He also mentioned that canning has so progressed and regulated that the government no longer requires expiration dates. The best by dates are for the general public, having no relationship to expiration. The only warning given was to make sure the can hadn't "bubbled" much like when using jars to can when the tops lose vacuum.
Bubbling = Botulism. Always. Never ever eat food from a can or jar that is bubbling. Food can and will expire. It is not safe for consumption indefinitely. That's simply not true.
In the late 80s i cleaned out the home of a women who passed away, The basement was full to the door with canned food and canned goods, some went back to the 50s and i didn't find one jar or can that was compromised. my family lived off those goods far into the 90s and found everything to be edible and still tasting just fine after all those years.
A rule of thumb that I always grew up with and I am Generation X is. I let my nose and eyes let me decide if the food is still edible or not. If it is not a canned product and is past the date. I use my eyes as well as my nose to determine if I can eat it still or not. I also have always believed that something canned can pretty much last forever. That is why they tell you to stock up on canned goods for that exact reason.
Finally! An American with REAL teeth. Makes me feel not so weird coming from a country whose teeth are the butt of jokes all over the world. Thanks for this information. Just opened a ring pull can of veggie soup which went out of date in 2021.
Went to the Continental Can factory on a class trip in the 50's and was shown why these canned goods will last almost forever. Insides of the cans are coated and air tight.
TOP tier information! "Shortly the public will be unable to reason or think for themselves. They'll only be able to parrot the information they've been given on the previous night's news." ~ Zbigniew Brzezinski (Mika Brzezinski's father)
I've debunked this best by date many times, even with canned goods past that date, that are over a year past! The "Best Buy" date only means it's mostly likely at its BEST, if eaten before that date. It is NOT an expiration date. People throwing those cans away, not only waste money, but good food too. Thank you "THECREATIVEOUTDOORSMAN" for sharing this information, and explaining why you understand this. Still, many do not believe what you tell them, and throw that good food away. I've talked about this on different channels now and then, when this topic would come up. Most people responding get all tied up in that date thing, like all of a sudden, that food is no longer safe to eat. Amazing. It's STILL good to eat! If people are that scared, then they have other problems, and they will starve, should the SHTF ever happen (forgive me for saying it that way).
We totally agree Tim! Those cans can go way past the "Best" buy date. Now we don't feed any of those to friends but hey they still work great for us. Great tip buddy.
@@thecreativeoutdoorsman981 Man you really don't have to do that but we do have some stuff that we were going to send to you way back when you moved to the trailer and now you have moved to Kentucky. LOL and none of them are caned goods. Make sure that you give us a P.O. box to return the favor. Watch out for that heat when you are out on the job buddy
I had a friend who had a deal with the local grocery - they would gather their expired frozen dinners, some canned goods, and he gave them 10 cents on the dollar the day they expired. Went home with a basket full for $5 and ate for a month.
My personal experience with old canned goods is that they can take on a metallic taste from the can itself. They look good, smell good, and taste good, but then there is a metallic aftertaste that becomes apparent while eating it. If the food canned is more acidic, I am sure this becomes more pronounced with age. Some cans are now plastic lined, and this may prevent the tainting of the flavor of the product much further into the future to extend its useful shelf life. To be fair, in the Zombie apocalypse, I will eat a 100 year old can of anything despite the tinny taste.
Noticed it also yrs ago. If they were quite some time past the date I throw them out. Not anymore after today. We don't know what's coming and I really don't mind that metallic taste much. I always felt bad for wasting that food. I try to conserve everything. Along as there not rusty or.the lid bubbled. I did hear though that anything made with tomato may not last as long due to the acid ?
@@Bitterstone3849 we shouldn't waste anything if we can help it, but you're right, these aren't the times to be throwing things out just because the canning company wants you to do it. Tomatoes, pineapple, and just about anything highly acidic, tends to corrode the cans a bit within a few years.
And surely that plastic can lining won’t be made from plastic that is classified as synthetic estrogen. Surely not. There definitely isn’t anything else going on and we should trust these people due to their long track record of… uh wait a second
I had put away many cases of complete meals in cans for Y2K during the decade of the 90's. Eventually, I consumed all of those canned goods--or so I thought. While cleaning out my storage room in on 2011 I found a case of Dinty-Moore Beef Stew left over from that time. After carefully trying a tiny amount and waiting 24 hours, I decided it was safe and heated up the whole can. It had clearly lost some flavor, but was otherwise fine. I estimate it's age at the time to be close to 20 years old...
@@Mindstangle I already made this comment, but I literally ate a 25 year old can of Dinty Moore beef stew last year, and it was great. I did it because my friend gave me a bunch of canned food that he didn't want, and some of it was really old. I threw out one can of beans because it was starting to rust, and ate the rest. If the can isn't punctured or rusty, the food is safe to eat. It's not just that the food is sterilized by heat, it's also that it's vacuum sealed. We really take canned food for granted. Of course I'd rather eat fresh anything, but canned food really is a modern marvel. There's nothing wrong with eating twenty year old canned food.
@@ceddyharris6340 yes thank you ceddy for telling me how you live in the greatest civilization the world has ever known and you're risking your life to eat 25 year old canned food you can 100% get botulism. you do not know at what temperature the food was stored. you don't even know what you are talking about, i could easily boil a can of food and it wouldn't appear rusted or punctured and you could DIE. how smart do you think you are? you seem, to me, to be around middling intelligence. you say things with absolute confidence that are not true. if you spent any time at a hospital you'd know legitimate food poisoning is one of the most painful things that can happen to you. it has one of the highest suicide rates of any medical(not psychiatric) condition. and you are risking YOUR LIFE for the pleasure of canned beef stew. stop lying to people, stop saying things you saw some idiot say in a youtube video. please.
I never knew there was even such a myth. My parents used to jar soups using a pressure cooker and such and always heard that as long as they stay sealed, they are good to eat.
Al Capone was behind the dates on food, after throwing money at it being legislated due to a family member getting sick, or maybe dying, from a food item (I think it was milk or cheese). Just recently (mid-2022) I've eaten canned stuff from as far back as 2018-2019.
That's crazy my wife an I were just discussing this yesterday about a can of manwich that says BB sep29 21. She was against it but I said keep it because it has vinegar an preservatives. So yea any other info helps a lot in these times of tribulation. Thank u sir. Keep up the good fight. Godspeed.
I've personally eaten canned goods, 15+ months after the expiration date. Still was good. Just check the can for damage and the contents inside for any discoloration or smell.
There was a can of veal from a Louis & Clarke expedition to Lord know where from the early 1800s, scientists opened it and fed it to a cat. They also remarked that it smelled delicious. The cat was monitored for a week afterwards with no adverse affects noted.
that was psychopathic to feed it to a cat. They should have sent to a lab to test for dangerous bacteria. Or better yet, since they were willing to possibly watch a cat suffer horrendously and die, they should have eaten it themselves. 2 less psychos on earth sounds good to me.
Canned goods are ok for DECADES after "expiration". The expiration dates are completely meaningless. I have a dozen or so cans of fish from 1998 that I am keeping as an experiment. They will be ok in 2030 and 2040, I predict. And I will be proved correct.
Oh no they are not meaningless, they are very meaningful for the Companies, they want you to go oooooo nooooo Mr. Bill, throw it out then go the store and buy more. Wash, rinse repeat.
Yes sir!! My Great-grandmother and great aunts used to can all of the vegetables that were grown in the gardens. That stuff was ALWAYS good as long as the seal on the jar was not broken. They would even pressure cook and can carp! My Great-grandma would make fish patties with it. Of course they had a big root cellar where the canned goods were kept, and it stayed dark and cool down there. That stuff would last for YEARS!! Not enough people know how to can their own foods anymore. If the SHTF scenario ever happened, over 2/3's of the population would not last 3 months!
This is great info. I would also warn against cans that are harmed at that corner seal (around the top, and sometimes bottom). Temperature matters, too, as stated. I'd personally go at least six years, as a rule of thumb. I've had older than that tomatoes explode & or get corrosive (in dry conditions) and the top seal was mushy. Check the top seal, it's your real indicator. It should be down, and firm. Also, dried soup mixes can last a long time, but may need up to three times the cooking time (so soaking overnight could save fuel).
I agree. I've ate canned goods 4-5 years past expiration dates. Still here. Didn't get sick. If its bulging, if it smells foul when you open it, if it looks bad, don't eat it. However if its good its good.
a few years ago there was a flood caused by a dam breach .. red cross workers threw out all caned goods saying they were contaminated by flood waters and out of date... my position on this was how can a sealed can get contaminated ... wash the can and have food lots of people went Hungary with a years supply of canned food in their basement ...the cleanup crew haled food by the truck load and sent folks to shelters to get red cross foods that taxpayers payed for
I can't tell you how many times I've told my wife to stop throwing out can's just because they're past the date. I've never once opened a properly sealed and maintained can of food no matter how old and found it to be inedible. I believe that date on them is purely for liability reasons so thay can't be sued by someone if they get sick or something eating it past that date.
Of course your wife might be on to something, if cans do not have a best before date or expiration date, throw them out ! My neighborhood had to throw out a bunch of cans as they smelled bad and were turning brown, mostly they were, Africans, Mexicans, Iranicans, Mohicans, Vietcans, Koreacans, Japanicans, Islamicans, and Kenyacans.
I have to question the cynicism over why canned food are 'Best Before' dated far short of their actual shelf life. Having worked for companies in the UK who produce canned foods and other ambient shelf life products I can say this is not 'marketing' driven. On health and safety grounds products, that need sterilizing to make them shelf stable, have to be subject to rigorous QC checks that involve samples from each batch produced being put on excelerated shelf life tests (under elevated temperature) over a few week period. They are then micro tested to ensure levels do not exceed certain limits before the batch is released for sale. There has to be a big margin of safety, taking into account different conditions it is likely to be subject to. There is also the need to ensure the taste and consistency of the product (which are not necessarily safety related) remain constant over the declared shelf life. Cans may also have internal lacquers, the constitutes of which can migrate into the food over periods of time. Shelf life can work against the manufacturer. Major supermarkets demand a minimum shelf live when they buy the products from manufacturers. This can be two thirds or even three quarters of the original life. Often manufacturers end up with products they can't sell to them because of this and it has to be sold cheaply to discounter outlets or even abroad. In some instances it is just thrown away.
Finally a video that actually covers everything that I’ve been trying to tell people for the past couple years nobody wants to listen though it’s almost as if people don’t like to save money or like to have money so they have no problem throwing away shit that is perfectly sound to eat!
I’ve always loved eating cold baked beans in tomato sauce straight from the can. Usually Heinz. However a few years ago I ate a cheaper brand cold and was sick and had the runs for several days. I thought they tasted fine but were slightly harder than my normal kind. Maybe they were canned when they weren’t properly cooked first in the factory. Who knows. I’ve not touched cold beans since then, even Heinz. A pity, since I think they have a nicer flavour when cold.
THANK YOU!, Tim! I'm 67, & I've seen many cans that were "expired" (so they said) or past the 'best by' dates. It is mostly a legal matter, TPTB command it & mere mortals must obey. Don't forget tho the canned food industry, like others, does all it can to get you to buy more. [If I had a store I would name it "BuyMORE!".] Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!
One exception is that is if can starts to expand, bending ends outward. This is an indication of bacterial growth. I have seen this happen with cans that had been in a cool root cellar. All were beans of the same lot run.
This is one of the most important points I think, canning is a great process, however, sometimes it doesn't go perfectly and you need to be careful opening old canned food.
For me, if the can isn't damaged, budging, and has a light hiss when opening and passes the sniff test you are good to go. Because of where I store my canned goods I don't go past 2 years as a rule of thumb. If I stored them in a basement I'd go many years past.
This just reminds me of all the times I’ve had family members come over and throw away all “expired” food from my shelf thinking they are doing me a favor. My mom and sisters are obsessed with the expiration date and are convinced they’ll get sick if it’s passed.
The mathematical probably of food going bad inside the can increases after the expiration date. If you require your food to sit on a shelf for years before you eat it then buy a freeze dryer to get the water out of it. Why are so many people buying food to sit until after expiration in the first place? Care about the quality of your food. It is Summer and fresh healthy food is everywhere. No need to buy canned food.
Sometime in the late 90s I was in the kitchen with my grandmom, who had been living with us since 1988. We decided to get out some pork and beans that had been in the kitchen cupboard all that time. It was something she and grandpop had brought with them from their kitchen. It was in a glass jar instead of a can, and it was a brand I had not heard of. But based on what I read on the label it sounded yummy, like something I would buy if I saw it in the store. So I opened it up. Wow! When I opened it up It fizzed like a can of soda that had been shaken, and it went all over. I ended up taking that out to the woods and scraping it out. That was scary stuff. On the other hand, back in 2010 I spent a lot of time with a friend, and her parents who were elderly. Across the street was her house, which she no longer lived on. She was a farmer, and had done a lot of commercial canning. So in one room of her house there was a stash of various flavors of jam and jelly, which had been there since the 90s. As long as it had not sat where direct sun could get to it, it looked good, so I took home several jars of it. We ate it and it was fine, and tasted good.
In confusion there is profit. In chaos there is opportunity. In fear there is control. Those who will not use the brains and skills they have are no better off than those who have none. They are by their own choice subject to the will and control of those who would be their masters.
I'm old enough to remember when they started to put "Best Before Date" on groceries, before that we treated them like our canning knowing they would start to have less flavour after a year but still good for many more.
I found in 2020 I began opening canned foods that had a best buy date of 2012 so 8 years past their best buy and things like tuna, soups, vegetables all smelled horribly rotten, but I did consume them 1 year earlier and were fine after 7 years, once it hit 8 years I had to toss them because they were now bad. Kept in a cool dark place in my basement the whole time. So they will go bad, 8 years is the max I found.
I rotate my canned goods so never let them get past the best by date by more than a few months, although did use a can of refried beans that was almost 2 years past the best by date.
Maybe the food inside the can smelled bad to beging with. I've eaten food in cans older than 8 years and never had any issue. Either you basement gets over heated in the warm season and very cold in the winter or the basement is too humid.
I learned to dumpster dive. And after see the massive amount of food that was dumped out in the dumpster, I became confident that I could not only survive, but thrive. Endless supplies of canned goods, yogurt, etc.
@@winstonsmith8482 generally dairy products are fine (or not fine) after expiration scaling with how close to 0 celcius the product is kept. I would still be careful though
There is a game the Grandkids are playing called Who Can Find the Most Expired Can of Food at Grandma's House. LOL The years have flown by for Grandma but if it smells good and looks good it is still good so says Grandma but the next generation takes the Best Used by date very seriously and are fearful.
100% Correct .. Licensed Health Inspector .. The only things that actually have to have an expiration date under the State Code are ‘Whole Milk’ and ‘Baby Formula’. As long as the can is sealed it’s as good as new.
recently went through my inventory and sampled some of my cans that are a couple years past "best by date". They were still good. Only cans that were problems were my sauerkraut that ate through the cans and leaked.
What about glass jarred spaghetti sauces/or plastic Jarred,and the big glass sealed Jars of pickles??
I was sitting in my front room and thought I heard somebody light off a firecracker. A day or two later I noticed an exploded can of pineapple.
Don’t use cans if they’re bulging!
@@matthewmaxcy1574 same thing if the packaging is good, the contents are good. In fact glass, although more delicate, does not corrode like steel cans do, so they are better if they are protected from breakage.
I Did Have 2 Cans of Libbys Sliced Peaches ( 4 yrs. old) Leak out the Juice which Caused a Black Sticky Mess to Clean Up. The 2 Cans were Very Light When I Shook Them. I Guess the Peaches inside Shriveled Up I Didn't Open the Cans, just Threw them out.
When I was a kid they didn't have expiration dates on cans. You had to look at the can itself. If it was bulging, it was bad. Generally, the rusty cans are best left alone because the rust can eat into the can.
What about like a can of sardines for example?
@@PcGamerify They are so nasty that even bacteria wont eat them!
@@PcGamerify Do you know that bad fish smell? If it is not there and the taste is not off, then eat it!
I had a can of Comstock coconut cream pie filling with a expiration date of Dec 1969. not sure your age, but there were at least some going back that far.
My ex wife opened it and threw it away in the 2000's which shows why she is my ex wife. she mindlessly destroyed something of mine that was irreplaceable without asking just because she was curious. needless to say I felt some kind of way about it! it was in my family longer than I was!
@@theoverunderthinker We need to warn these ladies ahead of time about expiration dates
I used to have older home health clients. They would have me chuck all of their cans right before the best before date. They would not listen to reason, of course. So guess who would end up with tons of perfectly good canned food. 😃
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The local food pantry?🤔...actually, I re-thought that,& come to think of it, they can be pretty fussy. In fact, our local one would only take "healthy" donated snacks like granola bars! Hey, maybe the poor would LIKE a TREAT, something that's actually TASTY! But the "nanny state" running the pantry decides FOR you...
Old folks are so easily fooled. Look at all the drugs they use. They trust authority 100%. My mom and dad are in their 80s and won't use anything even close to the best if used by date. They pop every pill the doctor gives them, but won't try wheat grass. So frustrating!
@@sustainablelife1st Not all "old folks" are "easily fooled". Plenty of "young folks" are, too. The current state of the world proves that. 🌎 (P.S.- remember, it was the hippies of the 1960s- today's "old folks"- who in large part helped create today's holistic medicine/organic foods culture. "Wheat grass", indeed.
Food for the blind?
Packaging designer/manufacturing guy here, everything he said is mostly correct. One massive caveat though! The can designs back then were very different in that the amount of Tin coating was substantially thicker back then. Today Tin is a finite commodity and we have to use coatings on the Tin to help increase its protective properties since the Tin layer is significantly thinner. Coatings are not on everything but it is on most canned foods. Since the Tin layer is thinner it can have what we call pin holes which are tiny imperfections in the Tin layer that allow the food to come in contact with the steel. The problem is that most foods have lots of salts and or acids that quickly eat away at the steel and you end up with a tiny puncture hole. We try to prevent these holes from developing by adding the extra layer of coating to fill those gaps. Unfortunately those layers will eventually dissolve in aggressive food types just like the steel. This is actually why BPA coatings were used for so long, they were nearly impervious to aggressive food types. Now that the industry has moved away from BPA you’ll need to watch for pin holes in your cans after you’ve opened them. If you see a rust spot with a weak point inside the can after you’ve opened it, it’s probably best to toss it even if you’re within the shelf life.
thanks, Doug, good-to-know info!
So is the can was ENTIRELY made of tin what this guy is saying is correct, which is how cans were made from his story of the 1800s canned meat opened in the 1900s.
@@ikemoses8523 Tin isn't exactly perfect for storage.
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But yeah,BPA is great. Miniscule detriment,incredible benefit. But hey,fix things that aren't broken.
@@ikemoses8523 Great question! Unfortunately Tin has its limits as you’ll see in AllYouPie’s link. It’s fascinating stuff, material science is an incredible field. Lots of problems to solve but thankfully we have loads of tools and resources at our disposal. But it’s all for not if you don’t have a good toxicologist at your side 😁
@@allyourpie4323 exactly! Great link!
The main indicator of a canned food going bad is pretty simple: Is the can bulging slightly or worse? If so, chances are it somehow began the decomposition process and the bulge is from gasses from that process taking place. So no bulge, no worry. Vid is 100% on point.
Not so fast. You also should watch for the opposite signs - caved in cans. The cans that were caved in have a high chance to have created air leaks - that's how the air can get out and depressurize the content of the cans. The liquid inside may also had drained out through that leak, but you wouldn't know it if you pick one up from a container that has long dried out.
Ah the SteveMRE approach.
It’s gas from The bacteria Botulinum . If it bulges DONT eat it or you’ll get “lock jaw”. I’m a Medical Doctor. This was discussed in Medical School microbiology
your capitalist overlords put a date on it for a reason if you don't listen you are a communist
No bulge, no worry. Same goes for female swimmers.
My mother in law made pumpkin pie with pumpkin filling from a can that expired 15-20 years ago. She didn’t look at the expiry until after it was eaten… It was one of the best pies she made 🤣
I caught my wife pouring vinegar down the drain. I asked her why and she told me it went out of date. I tried explaining that the vinegar was not bad, she got mad at me and still dumped it out. I’m going to start marking the dates out with a sharpie.
Lol
Might be better to trade in the wife, seems she's expired...
@@stephenjohnson9813 check her best used by: date!
She's expired
Women hate being wrong.
In 2007 I moved into my grandparents house to be the caretaker of said dwelling. There was an underground pantry that had once been the room where the coal furnace and coal shoot were. It had shelves load with both store bought and home canned foods. My grandmother always put a label on all here canned goods. If she canned it the date was the day,month and year it was canned. If store bought the day it was placed on the shelf was listed. I found a can of corn and a can of spring peas that that were placed on the shelf before World War I. Both were nearly 100 years old and were perfectly fine and tasty to eat.
That’s what I’m talking about
Thanks for watching
@@thecreativeoutdoorsman981 just supporting your thesis.
That is great, did your grandmother use the waterbath method to can ,so many sites insist on using a pressure canner which is expensive and in short supply?
@@bob-hy1vk yes she use the huge pot with the mason/ball jar cradle racks.
Wow.
Over a year ago I was going through my kitchen cabinet and found a can of sliced potatoes that had expired in 2004. Even though it had "expired" 17 years before, I opened it and found the potatoes looked and smelled OK. I cooked them that night and ate them with dinner. Over a year later, and I'm still alive.
YES , Rust is the real range Even seemingly superficial rust can allow oxygen to leech into the contents and corrupt the environment. Modern caning has gotten worse this decade with how thin the tin layer is and without BPA now. Which makes it alot more likely to develop pin hole leaks inside. Other than that we have canned goods from 15 years ago. Sometimes taste a bit off but perfectly fine.
Especially the stuff in glass!
How is the rest of the family?
@@garymathena2125; My wife passed away from COPD, but my 2 kids, 6 grand kids, and 2 great-grant kids are doing just fine. Thanks for asking.
I was taught that if I had a can that was over dated open the can up and find out first if the food is still good. I've seen friends throw out cans that were a few weeks over the date and told them that they are wasting money, that can is still good. It's unbelievable how much food gets wasted each day in the US.
About 1/3, it's a crime how much food we waste, given the number of people hungry in the world.
I have a disbeliever in this house. I just throw the empty can out before she gets a chance to look at the date. Thank you for the information, Tim. Stay safe and stay cool
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🍅 paste will eat thru the can after about ten years is my personal experience
Lol me too!!!
@@alexandercove1194 yes, all high acid foods will unless in a lined can. But it's still a very long time past those dates.
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I do have a theory that pull top cans have a chance of leaking/rusting/going bad quicker than traditional sealed cans as the top is stamped thinner along the pull top area. So if you're buying for long term storage I'd look for the old fashioned cans that require a can opener.
And it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a spare can opener or two, especially with how flimsy modern kitchen tools are.
I have heard that pop top cans are susceptible to leakage over time. So yes, a best practice for storage is the old school top.
I have the same suspicion you have and agree.
@@jeffumbach Great advice! To add to it, buy a few more extra can openers to Trade/Barter with.
That's it! Every nasty out of date can Ive opened has been one.
I have been buying a lot of can goods these days. I suggest y’all do the same. Buy an extra 10-20 cans every time you shop and build up a stock load because things will get hairy soon food wise.
In the dark days of the Plandemic, while everyone else was hoarding bathroom tissue I was quietly, slowly stockpiling canned soup and such.
Hey, now that you're starving, would you like to trade some of that TP for a few cans of Campbell's Chunky soup?
Yup, I keep around 1200 cans around.
A pile of rice with a can of chunky makes a pretty good meal for two
Same here
@@richardmoorer2668 Same her in SC
Same here Jason, I think that I was born with a prepper mentality. It's clear to me that the writing is on the wall, I have been stockpiling like crazy lately and I feel the need, no, the urgency to get more even though I am having problems finding places to store it ! My spouse isn't on board and can't seem to see what I can see only too clearly!! Bad times are ahead for everyone when your money is so devalued that it's practically worthless. I really don't know one single person who is prepping, except one of my close family members who I warned....... and please people, don't forget your pets, they are dependent on you to take care of them.
Pet food will also be cleared from the shelves soon, so stock up while it's still available!!
Well, I'm guilty of dumpsters diving for canned goods thrown out by stores. I was throwing a candy wrapper into a dumpsters in back of a store while riding my bike, when I caught a glimpse of some food items. I couldn't help but explore deeper into the dumpster. It was full of out dated canned foods and soft drinks. I grabbed a sack from the dumpster and filled it up. Put the soft drinks in the fridge and went back to the dumpster for more. I probably came home with a thousand dollars of perfectly good food items. I ate and drank for weeks free of charge. The soft drinks were ice cold and delicious. And the food was exceptional. Yeah, I know. Dumpster diving is illegal in some states.
Yeah, I worked at a store and we threw away so much food. Mostly to save their asses legally. I get that, but perhaps we need a law that allows people to dumsterdive/eat this food at their own risk.
@@1x4 actually we need LESS LAWS! How about we abolish ALL laws that prohibit us from gathering food? This will help us all to survive. Especially those of us who are HOMELESS!
@@Apocalypse_Cow I'd agree except we're alittle 'sue' happy.
@@1x4 Probably not for covering their asses legally but just for appearances. You really don't want to get the reputation as the store that sells "expired" food ... unless that is actually your business model(such company does exist).
@@1x4 I agree. It's unfortunate.
I was in charge of the research and development division of a major US company with many decades of canning a renowned meat and pasta product line. Before using the “Best if used by date” all that was coded on the lid was a manufactured date that the general public could not decipher. Thus, there was no such thing as an expiration
date once hermetically sealed.
The only criteria among industry experts for discerning whether a can was bad was a) compromise of the can itself by puncture, rust, other breach, etc. although the interior of the cans often came with enamel barriers against rust and b) the can was swollen which invariably meant there was gas producing bacteria or spores from within.
We were the canning manufacturers who had to know if the food we were making and sending out to store shelves was safe.
Interesting and credible source. Thanks.
A simple way to tell if the canned food your trying to eat is safe to eat is just open it🤷♂️ if it looks and smells as it should eat it and at worst it will have an undesirable odour and be unfit to eat . I proved this very thing to my family and made a pot of chili with 13 or so year old canned goods from my prepping stash and fresh ground beef and told no one what I used untill everyone enjoyed their dinner and I showed em all how "out of date" the ingredients were and they were shocked and after a few moments of calling me names they realized they couldnt tell the difference and they had been wasting money throwing cans out all these years. I've also been learning to can my own food and recommend everyone else do the same for the times we have coming.
Awesome!
Canned quality ground beef is definitely going up in price.
@@anaibarangan4908 is there even such a thing? 😂🤣
Yes and it’s actually really good.
@Nunya Business potentially killing? Wouldn't have used anything of it seemed off. Your comment makes little if any sense.
I ate a 15 year old can of spam once without even realizing it, until it was too late. I generally keep it on hand as part of my emergency supplies and try to rotate the oldest cans out a couple times a year, but this one somehow got lost in the shuffle. Even the taste wasn't off. Just tasted like normal overly salty canned vaguely ham-like product...so yeah, spam.
Spam-Spam-Spam-Spam-Spam-Spam-Spam-Spam!
@@ninjabearpress2574 I miss those guys lol
@@ninjabearpress2574 Egg, bacon, sausage and spam without the spam in it for me please.
You can always hold the cans under your armpit to sterilize them. The heat overnight slowly kills all the bad stuff. Just keep it way up in your armpit. The bigger the pit the better. Hair around the can acts as insulation as well.
Want any spam with yer spam?
I've known this for years. I went through a period when my family was struggling. We'd befriended another younger family across the street who were equally struggling (due to laziness and drugs). They didn't have food for their kids and for whatever reason they couldn't rely on the area food banks. I'd amassed a large quantity of canned goods from banks that were dated for a couple months prior, so I boxed some up and carried them across the street to them. They took it inside and immediately flaked out and told everyone at our church that I'd given them spoiled, expired food, never mentioning that it was all canned and they never verified the condition of the food. Just saw the date and threw it all in the dumpster. All because of their own ignorance.
It is amazing just how deep with ignorance some people can get. I learned this along time ago that you cannot fix stupid.
No good deed goes unpunished.
If they were truly hungry, they would have eating it.
Those Kids Needed to be Removed From That Dangerous and Foul Enviornment. You Should of Contacted the Police and the Dept. of Human Services.
@@edyagger8779 Especially when Drugs and Alcohol are Involved!!
Just by the way, vegetable seeds don't expire when they tell you either. It wasn't on purpose, but over my lifetime I kept a lot of seeds that I had intended to plant and then my job sent me off on the road and the seeds went in the refrigerator. Now I'm retired, and in the past 10 years I've grown food from 30 year old peas, 32 year old lettuce seed, 20 year old corn, and 24 year old tomato seeds. I do germinate them in a small box before planting out in the garden just to be sure. This year I had 100% germination on 30 year old Burpee peas. It's not always that good, no, but the percentages have been amazingly high. I kept the seeds in a box in the fridge, and in the last 15 years I've transferred the packets in sealed sandwich baggies in the fridge. The key is keeping them DRY. Don't store in the freezer either. And not every kind of vegetable will remain viable long term like this.
On the canned goods--the problem I ran into during the pandemic shortage is that I had major problems with cans rusting long, long before the best-by dates. I don't think we can plan on being able to keep canned goods in storage for years anymore because something has cheapened out the cans themselves. This happened to me with Campbell's soup, canned green beans, and canned tomatoes.
That thing is capitalism.
Thank you, sir! 🤗 This is great information ! ✔️ Also, when my food expires, I take it back to the store where I bought it and tell them it's expired and they allow me to exchange the items for new ones (the exact same items, of course). Lol - but now I will just keep them stored away for emergencies. ❤️
I remember, when I was young, charities dedicated to feeding starving people worldwide asked for donations of "nonperishables like canned foods".
Fast forward to today, there comment is no goods beyond best by or expiration day. Boy have times changed.
@@lucypearlmorgan3115 That policy may change with the coming food crisis.
You are right. During my much younger days, I worked for a large well respected frozen and canned food processing company. A lab supervisor told me that the expiration date was only a color degradation date that was, at the time, government mandated. She assured me that as long as the vacuum was intact, the food is perfectly nutritious and safe.
My wife and I just ate a can of Meat Ravioli that was 3 YEARS EXPIRED. The food tasted great and we had no issues. We ate it as an experiment to prove that the rest of our Preps were fine.
gross😂😂
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The message found above was recorded before they were buried...LOL
3 years ain't nothing...try 28 years , and it was tasty...
@@stephenjohnson9813 😂😂🤮
I always "massage" the can with my fingers before I place it in my shopping cart because I'm checking for dents, even small ones on the edge of the can. Avoid these at all costs! I'm also vigilant about ensuring the cashier doesn't just chuck the can into the cart after it's scanned.
Great video!
I always thought those dates were BS. But now, watching this video, you have confirmed my suspicion. Thanks for making sure that food is just not thrown away when still consumable. Great video!
Thank you! I’ve been telling this to people for years. People need to remember that during the Vietnam war we fed the soldiers the surplus canned rations from World War II. To my knowledge no one died and none of their K ration. I’ve even told people how I opened a can of 22 year old armor stardeviled ham. They no longer make that deviled ham and it is a treat for me because at Harkins back to my childhood. The last scan I bought was in 1999. It was perfect when I ate it. Same texture, same smell, same beloved taste.
I ate some of those WW2 k rations in the 80s and 90s and they were not only okay, they were good! Lol
People are too delicate these days
Not delicate, just brain washed
I told my son the reason my generation and older did not get as sick as often and as easily as his generation was my generation and older were out running all over the country drinking out of creeks into everything using gas on a rag to clean our hands and oh my drinking from a water hose, now the water hose says drinking water safe lol, I told him we were exposed to almost everything before they told us everything would kill us verses his generation grew up with hand sanitizer antibacterial soap and they rarely leave the house so they have been exposed to almost nothing and have a weak immune system. I was born in 61uckily he got exposed to a lot by me and his mom due to our medical carrers not intentionally though made him tougher he was born in 93.
When I was in the military from 1972 onwards, our combat rations, 24 hr packs, go back to the Korean war.
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@@brianmorris364 sure are. 👍👍👍
I can attest to the fact that modern canning methods will allow MOST types of canned foods to last Way Past the date on the can.
I keep my supplies in a cool, dark storage room / pantry and recently needed some peppers to spice up a pasta dish. I found that
I had a a can of peppers that had got hidden behind some other stuff, the date on the can was Oct. 2013 and those peppers were
still delicious and spicy hot !
Had the same experience with olive oil. Nothing wrong with it. It was a good quality one.
@@aussysurvival First thing to remember when storing Any Cooking Oil is to fill your sterilized containers full to the top, even a small amount of air can make the oil go rancid, second light is the enemy, store in a cool, dark location.
I once opened up a old tin can of spaghetti sauce more than a decade old. Seem to have a ever so slight metallic taste from the can. Mix it in with some other stuff and you couldn't even tell.
I've been in the Restaurant business most of my Adult life I'm older now & I know a little about food. Just applying common sense and critical thinking You are correct, even old school mom & Grandmother canning in glass jars the shelf life is extremely long, good video BTW!👍
I just gladly brought home some green beans my mom canned in 2016 so she'd have room for newer stuff. I'll eat it and not be worried one bit
@@pcad2610 Great comment I wish I had some of my mom's canned goods before she passed.👍
@@jefferyhall4137
You DID!!
But you didn't save it for the bad days ahead¡!¡!
I found a flat of green beans we had canned in 1999 that had gotten shoved to the back of a shelf. Everything is fine and they are as good as the beans we canned last year.
Glass. That is the secret. No chemicals put into glass jars that are banned from 90% of the countries today. Of course the US is not oone of those countries. Round up controls too much in the USA.
He is correct. I'm a Packaging Engineer and the dates are all based on marketing. You throw it out, and then need to buy more, when what you have is already still good. On the company's behave, it cost money to do shelf-life testing on all products. Not just based on food, but medical devices too. I hope a million people see this channel.
Thanks for watching
This is good to know. I remember when there were no dates and just always assumed cans were good forever. Don't know where I bought into the expiration date but with all the prepping I'm currently doing, this is one less thing I have to worry about. Thanks! 😸😸😸
👁👁 THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
* SELL BY DATE
* BEST BY DATE
* EXPIRATION DATE
* Things actually really GOING BAD ,which usually takes years, YES YEARS, maybe even decades in many cases.
As long as cans are in perfect condition, and don't contain acidic products, such as tomatos, pineapple, and acidic fruits.
What's the deal with acidic products?
@@THall-vi8cp the acid in the food starts to eat away at the can eventually. You will be able to tell when this happens.
@@doreenblatz2440 How can you tell ?
@@marcbee1234 can may bulge, if you can push on the centre of the top of the can it’s a goner. Any rust on the can and it’s out of my pantry and if it’s leaking anything it’s got to go. Your better to purchase canned food you have to open with a can opener rather than pull top cans, I’ve heard the pull tops don’t last as long.
I will not eat any canned products that are "Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Potato, Cream of Anything" even one day past the expiration date. A few years ago I ate a can of "Cream of Mushroom" a few days past the expiration date. The can wasn't bulging or dented. There was no rust on the can. It didn't have any funny smell to it, but I got sicker than a dog some hours after eating it. I didn't eat anything else that day that could have been bad. So I will not eat "Cream of Anything" past the expiration date anymore.
Thanks, I'll follow your advice
I have noticed that soups and other canned foods with creme or cheese in them have a much shorter shelf, "best if used by", life than say Tomato soup. Same with granola bars versus the ones with some kind of chocolate or other perishable in them. I'm with you on avoiding getting sick from canned food gone bad. Especially since nobody wants to go near a doctor or hospital these days.
I have a jar of a cheese sauce in my cabinet right now and it actually has an expiration date on it.
Food poisoning doesn't usually start symptoms until 6 hours later.
I solve that by never buying “cream of anything”. Too many botulism warnings in elementary school. :)
Thank you for a common sense video. The last thing people should be doing, especially now, is throwing away food. New subscriber.
Best I ever did was learn to pickle and jar stuff. Townsends channel really helped. 18th century cooking. Thanks bud!
You are absolutely spot on! Great video! I ate canned food from the 1970’s and I’m still alive!
Good video! I'm 70 and when I was growing up, nothing had a "best by date." Everyone just knew that if the can was sound the food should still be good. Of course, if it didn't smell right or look right after it was opened, don't eat it.
Use old folks would use the term 'common sense.'
There is an old miners trick to keeping milk fresh too. I tried this myself to see if it works and it DOES. I drank fresh whole milk 10 days past the date and it tasted as fresh as the day I bought it. I ran out after 10 so I don't know beyond that. Trick was to put pure old silver coins, I used 3 per quart (swagged it). It is the silvers antimicrobial qualities that does it. I soaked those old coins in vinegar overnight and made sure they were absolutely clean. Works like a champ!
The expiration date on milk is overly cautious because people are repulsed by the smell and taste of milk that's gone sour. But milk usually doesn't actually start going sour for at least a week past the expiration date.
Will a 1969 half dollar do?
It's only 40% silver.
Anything 1970 or newer has no silver.
@@ninjabearpress2574 I'm pretty sure you want 1963 or older.
@@Rowgue51 Food is not in refrigeration at all times. Milk has to be transported to and from the dairy, warehouse and point of sale then sit in your basket for 30mins then ride in your car for 20 minutes on a 100 degree day. If not for all of this time out of cooling it would last longer as well.
@@danielcadwell9812 Yeah, back when U.S. coins were 90% silver.
Cans have become thinner and lighter over the years so watch out for dents and rust around the edges which could affect the integrity of the can which leads to the contents spoiling. Best to always check the contents of each can before eating rather than the date stamp.
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THERE IS A DIFFERENCE between TIN cans vs Aluminum!
Also cans are now being made from ground up racoon shit. Something in the shit has a steel like structure.
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I'll take 3 orders of ROCKY RACCOON BLASTED BAKED BEANS, make that order TO GO Please, STAT!!
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If you are a tough hombre then skin that smoke wagon and eat what's in the can.
Thank you for doing this video. I largely discount the best by especially when I'm the one eating. I had a can of soup a few nights ago that expired in 2018. When I was a child in the 80s I had (many) cans of food fruit, vegetables, that had expired years before I was born. I am left with the habit of smelling things before I eat them but I have never had a food borne illness.
Exactly just watch for bulging or rusting. Sending love and peaceful energy from Missouri ♡
As long as a can isn’t swelled up, leaking, rusty or leaking, it’s good to go. They’ll last for decades if stored properly.
Because of the acidity, fruits should be watched more closely.
I personally keep about 1200 cans of food around, just in case.
1,200 cans, damn! How many are Spam, lol?
Thats an awesome pantry number!!!..I have a pile of Corned beef, Thai Red Curry, and sammin and tuna...plus 10 sacs of rice...Started during Covidiocy....
The rice I froze for a week cuz I heard there could be eggs of bugs inside that could hatch and eat or spoil the rice.
Always buy food you like...and Im happy to have a small amount saved.
Canned fruit should have no problems as the sugar they add acts as a preservative!
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I'm am so glad you have filmed this. I've known since the 1970s in the military that food doesn't go bad in a can as long as it is contained and kept normal temperature. Here is a small story for you, I took a class in the military for nuclear, bio, chem warfare. It explains that some food in cans can be still eaten after a nuclear blast if it meets requirements! I see so many people throw so much good food away from fear and uninformed knowledge. It is wasteful and ridiculous!
We were eating canned foods stored in a Nuke bomb shelter in 1968 that were canned in 1940. Crackers and Jelly were delicious..The Camel smokes were so dry that two puffs and they were gone..
All by design - the more food we throw away, the less we have to eat - recalls anyone? And the list goes on!!
Absolutely correct Steve !
I love the Twilight Zone show where they are in a nuclear disaster and the couple are eating chicken out of cans the found in buildings. The show is called Two, and it stars Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery. They forage through the ruined town looking for food and find canned food to survive on. The airdate for the show is September 15, 1961, but it's timeless like so many of TZ shows, and it's one of my favourites. They weren't checking dates on cans because they were starving, and that's my point in posting this. Check out the show if you aren't already familiar with it. Rod Serling was a genius. 👍
Heh, check out steve1989, he goes a bit overboard, though... nibbling on civil war hardtack
Several years ago we were on a military exercise in the Case Springs area in the hills of Camp Pendleton, CA. While taking a break, one old Staff Sergeant was poking a stick into a pile of dead brush and hit something hard. He found it was a small, old fashion C ration can. He dusted it off, but the writing had worn off. He took out his John Wayne, and putting the can up to his ear, he pierced the lid. When he heard the "hiss", indicating the seal had been good, he opened the can and discovered it contained scrambled eggs. He ate it, and suffered no ill effects.
We had no Fridge or freezer when I was young, milk in a jug was put in a bowl of water on the stone floor in the larder, we had dried peas in a small bag, and you added a tablet and water to rehydrate them, we salted beans down in old sweet jars, and made jam, all sorts of jam, I can still see granny pealing the waxed paper off the jam, scraping the little bit of mould off and putting a fresh waxed paper on and back in the larder it went, there were no hand sanitizers, just coal tar soap and carbolic soap, not sure how I survived, I cannot say I ever saw a "Use by Date"
Not sure how old you are, but we as people today are extraordinarily weaker than we were before. You survived because your immune system was strong. Several factors play in of course.
I'll pinpoint the less than ideal sanitary conditions made for a better immune system AND our gut microbiome was in a very good balance then too. We miss a lot of proper microbrials that has always existed within us given to us by our mothers, lost from C-sections and using formula. We destroyed it further with antibiotics, drugs, alcohol, and highly processed foods especially using processed oils. And it made SIBO horribly worse from excess sugar and refined grain consumption meanwhile lacking prebiotic fibers. Fruit juice? Horrible, but fruit itself is great. Back in the day, much of that wasn't in the equation, so people were in much better health and lacked much of the common diseases and auto-immune diseases today. I don't know for sure, but I am certain fermented foods existed more often back then than now but may be wrong on that. Fermented food replenishes the gut microbiome.
That is actually a neat idea i never heard before. The larder was probably underground I assume? The stone floor would be much cooler and in return keep the water nice and cool that the milk was in. Also what was the tablet you added with the peas and water? Interesting, and thank you for sharing.
@@spaulding304 hello. What does SIBO stand for?
@@Captiiva I was too young to take notice and the packaging is different now, I believe it was Dried Marrowfat Peas, the Soaking Tablets (contain Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate) so I guess it was the same.
Well, we weren't afraid to go out and do things as kids, falling off bikes, out of trees, swimming in dodgy pools, skinning our knees and hands...
A squirt of dettol or something similar, a small band aid that fell off after ten minutes and away you go again.
We may not all be up to the iron man challenge, but our immune systems are just fine.
Thank you for this video. I need to show this to my daughter in law who waste so much then complains about it. I Have always had AND eaten canned food that is well out of "Expiration" with 0% problems. I grew up the kind of poor where if you didn't raid someone's garden at night, you didn't eat, period! So, I know the value of canned food and when it's good or not. Like you said, as long as the can is not compromised by large dents (breaking the inside coating), punctures or rust, it should be safe for several years out. But ALWAYS do a check before consuming. Same for jars and their sealed safety lids. I am 58 and NEVER been sick or had food poisoning.
This is great information that I have known for years! To the 'whole-foodie' purists who sneer at canned foods as inferior (you know, all those additives, and processing that destroys the nutritional value), when the SHTF the quality of your calories won't matter nearly as much as the quanity.
When I cleaned out my ex wife’s grandmothers place after she passed, I found canned food that was over 40 years old and still looked good. I didn’t try to eat anything, but when we were tossing stuff in the dumpster the fruits still smelled sweet and not like the stuff that had obviously gotten air in there… I would eat nearly any “expired” canned good today as long as I don’t see any dents.
Dented cans are ok too…so long as the dent is not on the circular seal (top and/or bottom). If the circle is bent or dented, throw it out.
With so many people buying from online stores, there's risk of damage when the items are being shipped. I would highly recommend people inspect the cans closely for any damage. I had one can of soup that looked fine, but the bottom edge was leaked at some point and the excess food crumbled up. I only realized the food didn't look safe when I saw the color of the contents were darker. I opened up another can of the same food it and the veggies, meat were brighter. Inspected the can closer and saw hairline fracture at the bottom lip of the can. Inspect your items.
I try to keep my cans in a nice, orderly rotation, so I don't wind up with old cans.
Eat some, buy some, but every once in a while I find something old, like the year past dry ramen I'm having for lunch.
@@goodoz9942 Thanks for this. Always wondered about dents.
@@bigmi2ke Also if there is a deep crease in the dent avoid it. There are some websites that have PDF with photos of what an unsafe dented can looks like.
Recently was in touch with a major chili cannery. The production manager confessed to having eaten 20+yr canned chili and it was fine. He also mentioned that canning has so progressed and regulated that the government no longer requires expiration dates. The best by dates are for the general public, having no relationship to expiration. The only warning given was to make sure the can hadn't "bubbled" much like when using jars to can when the tops lose vacuum.
Bubbling = Botulism. Always. Never ever eat food from a can or jar that is bubbling. Food can and will expire. It is not safe for consumption indefinitely. That's simply not true.
Some of the canned food from the food Bank has no expiration date, period!
In the late 80s i cleaned out the home of a women who passed away, The basement was full to the door with canned food and canned goods, some went back to the 50s and i didn't find one jar or can that was compromised. my family lived off those goods far into the 90s and found everything to be edible and still tasting just fine after all those years.
A rule of thumb that I always grew up with and I am Generation X is. I let my nose and eyes let me decide if the food is still edible or not. If it is not a canned product and is past the date. I use my eyes as well as my nose to determine if I can eat it still or not. I also have always believed that something canned can pretty much last forever. That is why they tell you to stock up on canned goods for that exact reason.
true-dat! my grandma always said if it dont smell funny... then eat it.
Finally! An American with REAL teeth. Makes me feel not so weird coming from a country whose teeth are the butt of jokes all over the world. Thanks for this information. Just opened a ring pull can of veggie soup which went out of date in 2021.
Went to the Continental Can factory on a class trip in the 50's and was shown why these canned goods will last almost forever. Insides of the cans are coated and air tight.
my mother is so terrified of eating expired food she throws out tons before it's anywhere near being bad. so guess who scores a ton of food
She may have had a bad experience if her mom made a mistake in the canning process.
One thing to remember is the only food required by law to have an expiration date in the US is baby formula!
That, and, momma always said, "if it smells bad or looks funny, throw it out". Great advice!
TOP tier information!
"Shortly the public will be unable to reason or think for themselves. They'll only be able to parrot the information they've been given on the previous night's news."
~ Zbigniew Brzezinski (Mika Brzezinski's father)
I've debunked this best by date many times, even with canned goods past that date, that are over a year past! The "Best Buy" date only means it's mostly likely at its BEST, if eaten before that date. It is NOT an expiration date. People throwing those cans away, not only waste money, but good food too.
Thank you "THECREATIVEOUTDOORSMAN" for sharing this information, and explaining why you understand this. Still, many do not believe what you tell them, and throw that good food away. I've talked about this on different channels now and then, when this topic would come up. Most people responding get all tied up in that date thing, like all of a sudden, that food is no longer safe to eat. Amazing. It's STILL good to eat! If people are that scared, then they have other problems, and they will starve, should the SHTF ever happen (forgive me for saying it that way).
A year ??? Phfftt.. I ate stuff a decade old. As long as it doesn't have bubbles or foam in it, or smell funky, it's good.
About a month ago I had a can of corn with dinner dated 2014 on it. Was perfectly fine.
We totally agree Tim! Those cans can go way past the "Best" buy date. Now we don't feed any of those to friends but hey they still work great for us. Great tip buddy.
I have a package heading your way soon
@@thecreativeoutdoorsman981 Man you really don't have to do that but we do have some stuff that we were going to send to you way back when you moved to the trailer and now you have moved to Kentucky. LOL and none of them are caned goods. Make sure that you give us a P.O. box to return the favor. Watch out for that heat when you are out on the job buddy
I agree with everything said here. If the food is bad when you open it, you'll know it. Smell, small taste, you'll know.
I had a friend who had a deal with the local grocery - they would gather their expired frozen dinners, some canned goods, and he gave them 10 cents on the dollar the day they expired. Went home with a basket full for $5 and ate for a month.
My 68 year old mother called me last week ecstatic that she hadn’t gotten sick on a 2011 can of Tuna. That’s how she gets her thrills nowadays.
That made me burst out laughing....probably because I can identify with her..........
My personal experience with old canned goods is that they can take on a metallic taste from the can itself. They look good, smell good, and taste good, but then there is a metallic aftertaste that becomes apparent while eating it. If the food canned is more acidic, I am sure this becomes more pronounced with age. Some cans are now plastic lined, and this may prevent the tainting of the flavor of the product much further into the future to extend its useful shelf life. To be fair, in the Zombie apocalypse, I will eat a 100 year old can of anything despite the tinny taste.
Yes! This I have experienced. This is why I throw them out. I will open and taste. I don’t like the bad taste
I wonder if that plastic lining has any health effects.
Noticed it also yrs ago. If they were quite some time past the date I throw them out. Not anymore after today. We don't know what's coming and I really don't mind that metallic taste much. I always felt bad for wasting that food. I try to conserve everything. Along as there not rusty or.the lid bubbled. I did hear though that anything made with tomato may not last as long due to the acid ?
@@Bitterstone3849 we shouldn't waste anything if we can help it, but you're right, these aren't the times to be throwing things out just because the canning company wants you to do it. Tomatoes, pineapple, and just about anything highly acidic, tends to corrode the cans a bit within a few years.
And surely that plastic can lining won’t be made from plastic that is classified as synthetic estrogen.
Surely not.
There definitely isn’t anything else going on and we should trust these people due to their long track record of… uh wait a second
I had put away many cases of complete meals in cans for Y2K during the decade of the 90's. Eventually, I consumed all of those canned goods--or so I thought. While cleaning out my storage room in on 2011 I found a case of Dinty-Moore Beef Stew left over from that time. After carefully trying a tiny amount and waiting 24 hours, I decided it was safe and heated up the whole can. It had clearly lost some flavor, but was otherwise fine. I estimate it's age at the time to be close to 20 years old...
bro why are you putting your self in a survival situation for the pleasure of 20 year old beef stew maybe you should make better decisions
I think I would have went to wally world and bought myself a fresh can of Dinty before I ate some old ass stew.
@@DTPIIXART I had to know...
@@Mindstangle I already made this comment, but I literally ate a 25 year old can of Dinty Moore beef stew last year, and it was great. I did it because my friend gave me a bunch of canned food that he didn't want, and some of it was really old. I threw out one can of beans because it was starting to rust, and ate the rest. If the can isn't punctured or rusty, the food is safe to eat.
It's not just that the food is sterilized by heat, it's also that it's vacuum sealed. We really take canned food for granted. Of course I'd rather eat fresh anything, but canned food really is a modern marvel. There's nothing wrong with eating twenty year old canned food.
@@ceddyharris6340 yes thank you ceddy for telling me how you live in the greatest civilization the world has ever known and you're risking your life to eat 25 year old canned food
you can 100% get botulism. you do not know at what temperature the food was stored. you don't even know what you are talking about, i could easily boil a can of food and it wouldn't appear rusted or punctured and you could DIE.
how smart do you think you are? you seem, to me, to be around middling intelligence. you say things with absolute confidence that are not true. if you spent any time at a hospital you'd know legitimate food poisoning is one of the most painful things that can happen to you. it has one of the highest suicide rates of any medical(not psychiatric) condition. and you are risking YOUR LIFE for the pleasure of canned beef stew. stop lying to people, stop saying things you saw some idiot say in a youtube video. please.
I never knew there was even such a myth. My parents used to jar soups using a pressure cooker and such and always heard that as long as they stay sealed, they are good to eat.
Al Capone was behind the dates on food, after throwing money at it being legislated due to a family member getting sick, or maybe dying, from a food item (I think it was milk or cheese).
Just recently (mid-2022) I've eaten canned stuff from as far back as 2018-2019.
Felt kinda silly typing in “expired can food” in the YT search bar. Thank you for your video as a result, very well explained!
Thanks for watching
That's crazy my wife an I were just discussing this yesterday about a can of manwich that says BB sep29 21. She was against it but I said keep it because it has vinegar an preservatives. So yea any other info helps a lot in these times of tribulation. Thank u sir. Keep up the good fight. Godspeed.
I've personally eaten canned goods, 15+ months after the expiration date. Still was good.
Just check the can for damage and the contents inside for any discoloration or smell.
15 months? I had a can of sweet corn that expired in 2014 I ate it a month ago. 8 years... Haha.
@@mattsbrute lol
There was a can of veal from a Louis & Clarke expedition to Lord know where from the early 1800s, scientists opened it and fed it to a cat. They also remarked that it smelled delicious. The cat was monitored for a week afterwards with no adverse affects noted.
Most carnivores have shorter intestines, and can eat rotten meat.
that was psychopathic to feed it to a cat. They should have sent to a lab to test for dangerous bacteria. Or better yet, since they were willing to possibly watch a cat suffer horrendously and die, they should have eaten it themselves. 2 less psychos on earth sounds good to me.
The cat was fine guys, it was very likely completely safe for human consumption as well.
Thank you! I have been trying to tell my wife this for years!
I'm guilty of tossing "expired" canned food out. I will definitely not do that anymore. Unless looks or smells bad.
We ate a many years old can of corn at my father in laws house a few years ago. We didn’t have any health issue, but we could taste a difference.
Canned goods are ok for DECADES after "expiration". The expiration dates are completely meaningless. I have a dozen or so cans of fish from 1998 that I am keeping as an experiment. They will be ok in 2030 and 2040, I predict. And I will be proved correct.
Oh no they are not meaningless, they are very meaningful for the Companies, they want you to go oooooo nooooo Mr. Bill, throw it out then go the store and buy more. Wash, rinse repeat.
Yes sir!! My Great-grandmother and great aunts used to can all of the vegetables that were grown in the gardens. That stuff was ALWAYS good as long as the seal on the jar was not broken. They would even pressure cook and can carp! My Great-grandma would make fish patties with it. Of course they had a big root cellar where the canned goods were kept, and it stayed dark and cool down there. That stuff would last for YEARS!!
Not enough people know how to can their own foods anymore. If the SHTF scenario ever happened, over 2/3's of the population would not last 3 months!
True that.
Recently I bought a can of vienna sausage, opened it.................One was missing???
This is great info. I would also warn against cans that are harmed at that corner seal (around the top, and sometimes bottom). Temperature matters, too, as stated.
I'd personally go at least six years, as a rule of thumb. I've had older than that tomatoes explode & or get corrosive (in dry conditions) and the top seal was mushy.
Check the top seal, it's your real indicator. It should be down, and firm. Also, dried soup mixes can last a long time, but may need up to three times the cooking time (so soaking overnight could save fuel).
I just cleaned out my cabinet. Threw away probably $50 worth of food. Now I know. Thank you sir 👍🏻
I agree. I've ate canned goods 4-5 years past expiration dates. Still here. Didn't get sick. If its bulging, if it smells foul when you open it, if it looks bad, don't eat it. However if its good its good.
a few years ago there was a flood caused by a dam breach .. red cross workers threw out all caned goods saying they were contaminated by flood waters and out of date... my position on this was how can a sealed can get contaminated ... wash the can and have food lots of people went Hungary with a years supply of canned food in their basement ...the cleanup crew haled food by the truck load and sent folks to shelters to get red cross foods that taxpayers payed for
SMH
The Red Cross 😡😡 they are like the FDA and NIH Crooked
Probably trying to avoid a lawsuit...
government for ya
FYI The Red Cross is funded by charitable donations, not taxes.
I can't tell you how many times I've told my wife to stop throwing out can's just because they're past the date. I've never once opened a properly sealed and maintained can of food no matter how old and found it to be inedible. I believe that date on them is purely for liability reasons so thay can't be sued by someone if they get sick or something eating it past that date.
Im pretty sure thats exactly what it is
Of course your wife might be on to something, if cans do not have a best before date or expiration date, throw them out ! My neighborhood had to throw out a bunch of cans as they smelled bad and were turning brown, mostly they were, Africans, Mexicans, Iranicans, Mohicans, Vietcans, Koreacans, Japanicans, Islamicans, and Kenyacans.
@@lovepeace8918 bad joke. Lame
It also insures more food gets sold.
I have to question the cynicism over why canned food are 'Best Before' dated far short of their actual shelf life. Having worked for companies in the UK who produce canned foods and other ambient shelf life products I can say this is not 'marketing' driven. On health and safety grounds products, that need sterilizing to make them shelf stable, have to be subject to rigorous QC checks that involve samples from each batch produced being put on excelerated shelf life tests (under elevated temperature) over a few week period. They are then micro tested to ensure levels do not exceed certain limits before the batch is released for sale. There has to be a big margin of safety, taking into account different conditions it is likely to be subject to. There is also the need to ensure the taste and consistency of the product (which are not necessarily safety related) remain constant over the declared shelf life. Cans may also have internal lacquers, the constitutes of which can migrate into the food over periods of time. Shelf life can work against the manufacturer. Major supermarkets demand a minimum shelf live when they buy the products from manufacturers. This can be two thirds or even three quarters of the original life. Often manufacturers end up with products they can't sell to them because of this and it has to be sold cheaply to discounter outlets or even abroad. In some instances it is just thrown away.
Finally a video that actually covers everything that I’ve been trying to tell people for the past couple years nobody wants to listen though it’s almost as if people don’t like to save money or like to have money so they have no problem throwing away shit that is perfectly sound to eat!
I keep my eye on the cans with high acid food.
Mostly tomatoes,spaghetti sauce,pizza sauce.
Those are the only ones I ever had go bad.
Very true
Green beans. Again if it is bulging, it is bad.
I buy spaghetti sauce in glass jars, is that better than metal cans ?
@NRG Thanks .
I’ve always loved eating cold baked beans in tomato sauce straight from the can. Usually Heinz. However a few years ago I ate a cheaper brand cold and was sick and had the runs for several days. I thought they tasted fine but were slightly harder than my normal kind. Maybe they were canned when they weren’t properly cooked first in the factory. Who knows. I’ve not touched cold beans since then, even Heinz. A pity, since I think they have a nicer flavour when cold.
I was in the Marine Corps,
During my first trip overseas, 69-71 we ate C-rats dated in the 50’s
I was in in the 80s, had a 50 's era c rat with cigarette s and matches in it. The beans and weenies were still good.
1950s C-rats can of ‘deboned chicken or turkey” dated 1950s tasted great in 1982. Seabees seemed to always get the hand me downs from the Marines.
THANK YOU!, Tim!
I'm 67, & I've seen many cans that were "expired" (so they said) or past the 'best by' dates.
It is mostly a legal matter, TPTB command it & mere mortals must obey.
Don't forget tho the canned food industry, like others, does all it can to get you to buy more.
[If I had a store I would name it "BuyMORE!".]
Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!
Doesn't hurt to put on a best by date, it gives us a frame of reference.
I remember that my grandparents said if a can has a bulge in it, it might be bad. Thank you for good information.
The FDA website says that properly stored can goods have an indefinite shelf life. I've personally eaten 20 year old canned food with no problems
Also if the can is bulged avoid it. .but other than that 100%agree.. good info TBT.👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks friend for dropping by
One exception is that is if can starts to expand, bending ends outward. This is an indication of bacterial growth. I have seen this happen with cans that had been in a cool root cellar. All were beans of the same lot run.
This is one of the most important points I think, canning is a great process, however, sometimes it doesn't go perfectly and you need to be careful opening old canned food.
@@phobos258 funny thing is, i have seen bulging cans way before the bbd. if its done wrong it will be waste very fast anyways.
For me, if the can isn't damaged, budging, and has a light hiss when opening and passes the sniff test you are good to go. Because of where I store my canned goods I don't go past 2 years as a rule of thumb. If I stored them in a basement I'd go many years past.
If it still passes all of your checks, why not go past 2 years?
My late mother had cans of food stocked up she was like a squirrel with nuts 😂 we ate cans that had expired over 5 years, I’m still alive 🙏
This just reminds me of all the times I’ve had family members come over and throw away all “expired” food from my shelf thinking they are doing me a favor. My mom and sisters are obsessed with the expiration date and are convinced they’ll get sick if it’s passed.
The mathematical probably of food going bad inside the can increases after the expiration date. If you require your food to sit on a shelf for years before you eat it then buy a freeze dryer to get the water out of it. Why are so many people buying food to sit until after expiration in the first place? Care about the quality of your food. It is Summer and fresh healthy food is everywhere. No need to buy canned food.
When I open a can I always listen to see if I hear a hissing sound then I know it’s safe.
Sometime in the late 90s I was in the kitchen with my grandmom, who had been living with us since 1988. We decided to get out some pork and beans that had been in the kitchen cupboard all that time. It was something she and grandpop had brought with them from their kitchen. It was in a glass jar instead of a can, and it was a brand I had not heard of. But based on what I read on the label it sounded yummy, like something I would buy if I saw it in the store. So I opened it up. Wow! When I opened it up It fizzed like a can of soda that had been shaken, and it went all over. I ended up taking that out to the woods and scraping it out. That was scary stuff.
On the other hand, back in 2010 I spent a lot of time with a friend, and her parents who were elderly. Across the street was her house, which she no longer lived on. She was a farmer, and had done a lot of commercial canning. So in one room of her house there was a stash of various flavors of jam and jelly, which had been there since the 90s. As long as it had not sat where direct sun could get to it, it looked good, so I took home several jars of it. We ate it and it was fine, and tasted good.
In confusion there is profit.
In chaos there is opportunity.
In fear there is control.
Those who will not use the brains and skills they have are no better off than those who have none.
They are by their own choice subject to the will and control of those who would be their masters.
Thank you for that. It's hard to push through the bs sometimes
I'm old enough to remember when they started to put "Best Before Date" on groceries, before that we treated them like our canning knowing they would start to have less flavour after a year but still good for many more.
I found in 2020 I began opening canned foods that had a best buy date of 2012 so 8 years past their best buy and things like tuna, soups, vegetables all smelled horribly rotten, but I did consume them 1 year earlier and were fine after 7 years, once it hit 8 years I had to toss them because they were now bad. Kept in a cool dark place in my basement the whole time. So they will go bad, 8 years is the max I found.
I rotate my canned goods so never let them get past the best by date by more than a few months, although did use a can of refried beans that was almost 2 years past the best by date.
Canned food doesnt go bad if seals dont get broken.
Maybe the food inside the can smelled bad to beging with. I've eaten food in cans older than 8 years and never had any issue. Either you basement gets over heated in the warm season and very cold in the winter or the basement is too humid.
I learned to dumpster dive. And after see the massive amount of food that was dumped out in the dumpster, I became confident that I could not only survive, but thrive.
Endless supplies of canned goods, yogurt, etc.
Yes until mass hunger sets in and everyone is doing it, then you'll eat grass and insects and like it. ;-)
Dumpster yogurt???
Bro I'd avoid the dumpster yogurt, dairy products like that are not the same as the canned goods this video is referring to.
@@winstonsmith8482 generally dairy products are fine (or not fine) after expiration scaling with how close to 0 celcius the product is kept. I would still be careful though
There is a game the Grandkids are playing called Who Can Find the Most Expired Can of Food at Grandma's House. LOL The years have flown by for Grandma but if it smells good and looks good it is still good so says Grandma but the next generation takes the Best Used by date very seriously and are fearful.
Yes use what God gave you, sense of smell, eyes and even taste. Common sense too, hopefully. 😁
100% agree. Like everything in our lying society, we've been trained to throw away stuff so I can go give them more of my hard earned money.
Thank you! I'm the working poor so everything goes quickly. So much food is wasted there days. However, if in doubt, throw it out...