To eat tinned food that’s about a year out of date?

[IcedupTulip]

I’m talking things like beans and tuna?

I don’t rigidly stick to fridge items and their best before dates as I would waste so much. Usually check the item and the smell and if it’s ok we’ll eat it (up to a couple of days after the best before date).

just wondering as these are up to a year out of date but they are in tins.

What would you do?

I probably wouldn't even notice the date. If the tins are in good condition and the food seems OK when you open the tin, I'd go ahead.

Beans and vegetable things - yes.

Tuna and any fish or meat - no. They may be ok but I would be too nervous to enjoy them.

Tins last forever once there’s no rust or damage to them.

Use by dates on tins are meaningless. I wouldn't even check the date on a tin of tuna or beans.

It's not "out of date" just after best before date. The quality/texture/taste change over time, that's all.
If tins are not damaged, they are safe basically forever.

Yes as long as the tin wasn’t damaged or dented. Tbh I wouldn’t even think to look at the date on a tin.

Absolutely I would eat it. How does the contents know what day it is?

Tins are ‘Best Before’ aren’t they? In which case I would eat them. If the tuna says ‘Use By’ then I wouldn’t eat that.

well, anaerobic respiration and all that - if it's fizzy/smells wrong then don't eat it. I've had some cans of fruit explode when they opened and they weren't very out of date.
but if tin is not dented/damaged at all, is probably ok.

Thanks! That’s what I wanted to hear! Don’t want to waste food.

I always assumed things in tins would probably be fine. Then I tried alcohol free beer 1 year past its expiry date and it was absolutely rank - it was a brand I usually like but it tasted just foul.

Same goes for jars btw.
My family finished in 2023 jars mum made in 2010-2014😂

Then I tried alcohol free beer 1 year past its expiry date and it was absolutely rank

That would be a can rather than a tin though. That's not the same thing.

Non alcoholic beer last about 9 months afaik. Then it goes flat and well. Not nice. But it's still safe iirc, just not nice at all

As long as the tin is un damaged (no dents or rust) the contents will usually be fine. If for some reason they are not, you will know when you open them.

I'd use them. But I would check the tin carefully for damage and also whether there was now bowing outward of the ends. I once opened a (well in date) tin of tomatoes and the juice repainted the kitchen ceiling.

You will know if it's safe by the smell. Spoilt tinned food smells horrible. I found some ancient cans in my grandmothers pantry and was surprised when I opened one and it was rotten inside. I did think they would probably stay good forever but it turns out after 10+ years they do turn! A year out should be fine though. Open it and sniff it.

I am ancient. When I was young, and for a good while after I was young, cans didn't even have a best before date. I think they were introduced as a marketing ploy to get people to throw away perfectly good food and replace it with new.

No visible signs of damage and doesn't explode when you open it and you're good to go with tins. Doing a flat sit for someone ATM and I'd forgotten to shop and used a 6 year out of date coconut milk

I think my limit for tins would be 5y after best before. One year - no problem

Also so people couldn't return them with "it tastes/the consistency is terrible".