Out of Date Tinned Fish?

[blossie33]

I found some tinned fish in a cupboard - sardines and mackerel in olive oil - which have gone past their 'best by' date, two are early 2016 and one is 2011.

I am inclined to think they should be OK to eat but just looking for confirmation

Thanks

 

[sleaterkinney]

Hell no.

 

[Pickman's model]

I found some tinned fish in a cupboard - sardines and mackerel in olive oil - which have gone past their 'best by' date, two are early 2016 and one is 2011.

I am inclined to think they should be OK to eat but just looking for confirmation

Thanks

eat the 2016 ones and give the 2011 one to High Voltage, who likes vintage food.

 

[bi0boy]

I know that old sardines in tins are a prized delecacy in Portugal. I saw on the telly box they opened a 30 year old tin and said it was lush.

 

[blossie33]

.......maybe I need to keep them longer then

 

[StoneRoad]

Are the tins in good nick - no visible rust and not "blown" ?
if the answer to that is Yes for both, then they'll be fine.
If either are "blown" then dump ... if rusty, use at once, provided they aren't leaking / blown.

 

[blossie33]

Yes, they are I think - I will have a good check though, thanks.

 

[High Voltage]

6 year old tinned food - should be nicely marinated by now

 

[izz]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I've had food poisoning from tinned fish - so I wouldn't touch rancid old fish.

 

[Sirena]

On television, Rick Stein recently ate rotted shark's meat, an Icelandic delicacy...

Hákarl - Wikipedia

 

[blossie33]

.....hmmm.....thanks everyone, I think maybe I'll bin them - don't want to risk food poisoning!

 

[Sirena]

.....hmmm.....thanks everyone, I think maybe I'll bin them - don't want to risk food poisoning!

Don't waste good food....

 

[blossie33]

Don't waste good food....

I know - that's the dilemma

 

[wayward bob]

Don't waste good food....

don't risk botulism for £1.50's worth of tinned fish...

 

[bi0boy]

You're about a million times more likely to die from eating lettuce or hummous and getting e.coli than you are from botulism in canned products these days.

 

[wayward bob]

personally i'd test it on the kids first - their somewhat delicate systems are bound to flag up anything dangerous. if they're still alive after 48 hours go for it

 

[wayward bob]

scrap that - it can take 10 days for symptoms to appear. not sure even my mum (child of rationing ) wouldn't turn her nose up at 10 day old tinned fish

 

[farmerbarleymow]

personally i'd test it on the kids first - their somewhat delicate systems are bound to flag up anything dangerous. if they're still alive after 48 hours go for it

Controlled experiment, with sacrificial subjects. I approve.

 

[blossie33]

I've binned them now - better safe than sorry

Thanks everyone