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Posted: November 29 2007 at 9:39am |
Are My Canned Foods Still Safe?
Listen to the article Commercially canned foods should be stored in a cool, dry place for best retention of nutrients and quality. Avoid storing next to kitchen ranges, furnaces, radiators, and steam pipes. Also protect against freezing temperatures. What if they freeze? Is the food safe? Yes, usually. Food expands during freezing. Check the seams of the can after thawing for signs of leakage. Also check the ends to make sure they are flat again. Some breakdown in texture can occur during freezing. The food may be more mushy. If the food is to be mixed with several other foods and cooked, the texture will probably not be an issue. Recommended storage for canned foods is usually a year. If canned properly, the food is safe indefinitely. However, nutritional value and quality may be reduced. Poor storage conditions can also reduce the quality. Once a can is opened, the food becomes perishable. Refrigerate or freeze immediately any unused food. It is best to store food in glass or plastic containers. Acid foods especially can pick up the metal taste from a can easily. Home canned foods should be stored in cool dry places as well. Rules for storage are the same as for commercially canned food. BE SURE the foods were canned under currently approved canning methods. If in doubt, throw it out. Do not taste the food at all. Check with your county extension office for current food preservation guides. Karen Elliot, ElliottK@missouri.edu Regional Specialist, Nutrition and Health Education Jackson County, Missouri University of Missouri Extension -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Take a look at the following article that was published by the FDA:
The basic idea of this article is that properly canned foods last a LOT longer than is generally believed.
Here's a snip from the article:
Don't trash your older canned foods!
Colonel
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I shot 4 deer this year. Canned a total of 2 cases of quarts so far with 2 smaller deer left to can. If I can give a suggestion, if you dont like venison that well try this. When you cook the meat to brown it you get the juice that gets put in the jar. Instead put a cube of beef bullion in water and boil that. Put the bullion water in the jar after its packed with meat. We then just use a hot bath for 20 minutes and the jars seal the same as using the pressure canner. This method gives the venison a beef taste people are more accustomed to. When you want to use it heat it up and put on burger buns or over pasta noodles like stroganoff. Purdy good eats! I can every 2-3 years and have never had a jar of venison go bad that was not properly sealed. BTW - if a jar does not seal either we just put it in the fridge when it cools down and use it right away or wipe off the rim of the jar and put on a new lid and run through another 20 minute hot bath and they seal up. Huck
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johngardner1
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I suppose it's possible to can leftover roast beef. I'll look into canning, can't hurt to try.
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