Tinned pineapple 4 years out of date. Would you?

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As per title! Opinions please!

Meant to say... Really fancy pineapple upside down cake.

Have you opened it?

If it looks ok and the juice that it's in tastes ok then yes I'd eat it.

Without a second thought.

Canned stuff lasts for ages.....

Hell yes!

Yes. No problem. Why do you need to ask?

DH who regularly flirts with food poisoning says look at the inside of the tin first. Pineapple is acid, so if it has eaten away some of the inside of the tin, probably not.

[He's so proud. he said 'my first appearance on MN... how do I tell him that no, it's not... usually less than flattering.... ]

As long as a can isn't dented or rusting etc they last for decades. Enjoy your pudding!

Unless the tin looks blown, open it and have a look/sniff. I found a tin of cherry pie filling in my DM's pantry that was 4 years out of date. I used that, because she was going to throw it away, and it was absolutely fine.

In the apocalypse yes, if I have fresher stuff available no. I would keep it for the apocalypse, you won’t have to wait long.

Absolutely, esp as you are cooking it. Assuming the tin isnt rusted through and it looks/tastes normal, I'd go for it.

Probably not.

Cans nowadays have a coating on the inside to prevent acidic foods from corroding the metal, but this coating is itself liable to some degradation in an acidic environment.

I'd eat some tinned foods some time after their 'best before date' but probably not pineapple after 4 years. DH was a technical expert in the food and drink packaging industry for a while and would have got rid of it anyway before then.

Oh god I was definitely going to eat it but now not sure... Tin looks OK. Going to open it...

Looks fresh as a daisy...

Thanks everyone. Will report back if any adverse effects!

Absolutely, esp as you are cooking it.

Botulism, or more accurately the byproducts of botulism that kill you, isn't destroyed by cooking. Have fun.

The fact it’s in syrup, so less acidic will help it last for eons too (hopefully)

I'd eat it without a second thought.

For the sake of a matter of pence for a value tin of pineapple? Why would you?

Eurgh

please report back OP.

I would have used it too.

pffft, four years...

It was only as I put it away I spotted the 2007 expiry date on the pearl barley I put into my cock-a leekie

I've posted about this before but the real litmus test for me with out of date food is... can I afford to be ill in the next few days? Do I have any important events, work commitments, etc coming up?

If a few days of having the galloping trots won't be a massive issue, I take the chance and eat it.

Haven't been ill from out of date/left out on the side/not in the fridge food yet!

For the sake of a matter of pence for a value tin of pineapple? Why would you

Because there's almost certainly nothing wrong with it and it's wasteful of the planet's resources to bin good food.

Syrup should be less corrosive than juice.
Even if the lining had started to degrade, I don't think it's the sort of thing that would make you poorly immediately.