Out of date cans and packets

bazz

Hya. I`ve found crisps don`t seem to do too good near their use by date. Tend to go a bit soggy, and funny oily tasting. There thats put you off eating them now!:rotfl:

Mrs(no)money

There was something on the news a couple of months ago now, about a couple who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They said to the reporter that they were going to open one of their presents from 50 years ago.... a tin of chicken (or meat of some sort!). :eek: Times were obviously much harder then and they vowed they would keep the present for a special occasion! Awwww.......
(Having said this, im not sure that i would have eaten it!!):rotfl:

Nix143

bazz wrote:

Hya. I`ve found crisps don`t seem to do too good near their use by date. Tend to go a bit soggy, and funny oily tasting. There thats put you off eating them now!:rotfl:

Not quite Bazz! *pulling BLUERGH face* I HAD to open them, had one and quickly threw the rest away

YACK!!!!

bazz

Well I`m going to open a tin of 2004 exp. grapefruit tomorrow. Will see if its ok. Hope it is, I`ve got 6 tins of it!:rolleyes2

Nix143

I was about to do some baking - admittedly it has been a while - and found the following, does anyone know if any of these would still be ok to use? Or am I just being a tight fisted minger?

Self raising flour - unopened - expired August 05
Oatbran - unopened - expired March 05

And the worst

A bottle of open vanilla essence - expired April 03!!!!!


Cheers xx

Smashing

This reminds me of an old Harry Enfield episode where the two old gits are in the supermarket and wallop a child over the head with a tin so it dents and gets a reduced sticker on it. :rotfl:

calleyw

I believe that dented tins are ok as long as they are not bulging or the seams have split.

Yours

Calley

Bogof_Babe

Nix143, I've been using up bottles of vanilla and almond essence that I must have had for about 10 years or probably more. It's only a few drops in each cake but they taste okay and we haven't had any ill effects.

tawnyowls

calleyw wrote:

I believe that dented tins are ok as long as they are not bulging or the seams have split.

Yes, dented cans should be fine, provided there are no rust marks round the dent. I often pick these up cheap on the supermarket clearance shelf. The thing you really need to look out for is any swelling of the can (or carton if it's milk or something like that), as it indicates anaerobic bacteria, such as the one that causes botulism; they produce various gases as they multiply, so the container swells, and most of these bugs are seriously nasty.

As for packets, as long as the contents are dry, it's unlikely that any bugs will be living in them (although weevils etc might be another matter, as we discovered on another thread). The taste may be affected, but it's unlikely to cause illness.

Horasio

I have used a 2004 can of coconut milk and it was fine