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I had to smile when reading about water bath verses pressure cooking:). When I tried telling my neighbor friend about using a pressure canner instead of the water bath. I got the "but Grandma always did it that way". Well sure enough, the potatoes he water bathed didn't seal properly and went bad. Fortunately for him, he could tell before trying to eat it.
 
I very very seldom go by dates on can goods, I open and ate a canned gravy and sausage 11 years (if I remember right) after the best by date and it was fine though the nutritional value may be reduced significantly, I posted pictures somewhere on here. Home canning I'll stick to my rule of 2 to three years though I have eaten home canned stew 4yrs past the 2 year mark 6 years old and was fine. Sterilization and storage conditions will trump shelf life for home canned products though given I'm not perfect I'll stick with my 2 to 3 year rule. Commercially canned products I don't have a lot of concerns as long as there isn't any signs of damage or rust and if one had control of most of the product shelf time I have no qualms of eating it.
 
I go

ING back to the tried and true wb for my tomatoes this year. We eat about 60 quarts per year.
That's a lot of tomatoe! I canned enough for two seasons two years ago luckily as my tomatoes didn't do well last year. I always try to store enough to get me through a bad season too. I'm low now so am hoping to do well this round.
 
That's a lot of tomatoe! I canned enough for two seasons two years ago luckily as my tomatoes didn't do well last year. I always try to store enough to get me through a bad season too. I'm low now so am hoping to do well this round.
I have some green beans that are about 4 years old. It was a very good year. Studies show that as long as the seal is good, the food is good. It loses a few of the nutrients though.
 
I am a strong advocate of really challenging the expiration dates of things. I mean, if something is obviously leaking or bloated, definitely keep away, but I see no reason at all to throw out perfectly good packaged or canned goods that could in all reasonableness keep for a few decades. I have tested this several times (believe me), and have not suffered any ill effects.
 
I am a strong advocate of really challenging the expiration dates of things. I mean, if something is obviously leaking or bloated, definitely keep away, but I see no reason at all to throw out perfectly good packaged or canned goods that could in all reasonableness keep for a few decades. I have tested this several times (believe me), and have not suffered any ill effects.
I just used today, a ten year past expired date can of tomato soup to add to a gumbo. It was fine.
 
With the home canned stuff I still try to eat it before 3 yrs. if shtf then I would probably go further than that. In reality though, during shtf, not many would have the luxury of having extra stored food for that length of time. I also rotate my store bought canned items so they don't go much beyond their best by date. I figure that even when they are probably still safe to eat, why risk it if you don't have to? I've had food poisoning before, and it sucks....
 

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