Tinned condensed milk way out of date...

loveka

I have a tin which has a use by date of 2001 . I always use out of date stuff but just wondering if this is a bridge too far? I hate the thought of wasting it as I need it for a recipe- coffee ice-cream. If it smells and tastes ok would you use it? Thanks.

TonyMMM

loveka wrote: »

If it smells and tastes ok Thanks.

Subject to the above, I would use it. Tinned food can last decades if the tin isn't damaged in any way.

peachyprice

Is it a 'use by' or 'best before' date? If it isn't domed at the end, smells ok and tastes ok, then yes, I'd use it.

It wasn't that long ago that tinned food didn't have dates on it.

Butterfly_Brain

It will be fine, I used a tin of tomatoes last week that went out of date last December and they were perfectly ok

Raksha

Tinned tomatoes and other acidic foods are the one thing I woukd be wary of, as the acid can strip the lining from a can, which leads to contamination