Eating Food that EXPIRED 9 YEARS AGO

I’ve written about expiration dates on canned food before but this was probably the most expired thing I’ve eaten and as such I thought to share with everyone.  As far as tiered food storage I’d rank canned food as #2 on the list, all of the items you have in your fridge / freezer would probably go first and then on to the canned food items.  While bulky canned food can be eaten (my experience only) after the listed expiration date, does not need any prep and could be useful for exchange / barter in a post SHTF environment.  That being said let’s get to the main course.

The Food in Question

Item #1:  New Potatoes with an original expiration date of 02/20/15.

Item #2: Pork and Beans with an original expiration date of 06/11/13.

The Menu

I had a steak to cook but needed some sides and we live pretty far from a grocery store so I went down to the garage and pulled these off the rack.  I sliced the potatoes and cooked them with canned green beans, some sausage and onions along with some spices.  I heated up the beans and put some butter, brown sugar and honey in there.  Overall things turned out very well and there were no weird tastes (or even smells upon opening the cans).

The Bottom Line

Do this at your own risk but I have been doing it successfully for years.  I do have a pretty decent canned food storage bank that I rotate through but sometimes stuff gets missed or overlooked and eventually I get around to it.  Some of my favorite canned food items are:  Tuna fish, spam, corned beef hash, green beans, corn, ravioli, spaghetti, all types of soups and yes…beans and potatoes.  Let me know what you think.