Out of date canned food

Thanks all - I will open them tomorrow but will check properly first before using.

Reported.

Calendargirl

Reported.

Why?

Yes, safe to eat.

Yes I never used to worry about tinned food …until the date stamps began to appear that is🫤

Unless the can is blown - bulging both ends - the tomatoes will be fine.

Yes!

You check by pressing the lid of the can and if it " gives " you do not use it . We had a grocer's shop when I was growing up and this is what I did . No use by dates then .

Well as we haven’t heard from Desdemona since she asked the question I hope she’s still with us 😳

Yes, my mother said all would be good if it didn’t have any dents or bulges.

If it stated 'use by' then no, I would throw it away, if it said 'best before' then yes, I would use it.

Why does it say reported on a couple of posts.

I wouldn't risk being sick or getting the runs for the price of a tin of tomatoes.

I used a tin of coconut milk yesterday.. dated January 2023... had the curry last night.. which was really really good, even if I say so myself!!
No ill effects.

Goodness 2023 is yesterday and things in tins especially veggies are safe for years.
Decades even, though I might draw a line at that. .

I read a report several years ago that said you can add 2 years to the use-by date of canned vegetables. It's the texture & flavour that suffer - they don't immediately become poisonous as soon as their time is up! So if you don't mind your canned veg tasting a bit over-soft, then just eat it - it won't kill you! By the way, I'm a vegetarian, so you'd have to ask someone else about canned meat, fish, milk products, etc.

I sometimes shop at a warehouse that specialises in stock passed its Best Before date. They quite often have items that are over a year beyond the stated date. We usually select tins and jars. Nothing has made us ill - and we have saved a fortune in housekeeping. 50p for Heinz Tomato Soup anyone?