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The easiest thing to do is to get in the habit of buying an extra can of food every time you go grocery shopping. After a few months of this, you'll have a dece
by eachro 10y ago
The easiest thing to do is to get in the habit of buying an extra can of food every time you go grocery shopping. After a few months of this, you'll have a decent stockpile for emergencies.
- protomyth 10y ago....and be a smart person and throw away what is expired. Check regularly.
- Yetanfou 10y ago....and be a smart person and throw away what is expired I understand what you mean but the advice to 'throw away what is expired' is just plain silly. Throw away what has spoiled, use the rest. Make sure to rotate your storage - first in first out - and use what you rotate out. Expiry dates are theoretical limits, not absolute cut-offs. This goes for not only food but also for medicines, most pharmaceuticals work just fine after the expiry date [1]. [1] http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/drug-expiration-dates-do-they-mean-anything http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/drug-expiratio...
- protomyth 10y agoI had a friend who used a couple of cans in his emergency stash a while after the expire date. He then had two problems. It does pay to look after what you stash. If nothing else just rotate stuff so you don't run into problems.
- Symbiote 10y agoUnless the seal is broken (and then you'd really know), old canned food is OK to eat. It might taste a bit dull, but it won't harm you. At least in Europe, canned food is labelled "best before [date]" rather than "use by [date]".