Speaking of canned stuff
 

"Peri Meno" > wrote in message
.net...
> Say the soup can has a "best by" date of 2004, would you use it?
>
> Peri

Assuming it's a big name brand:

Creamy soup: No way.
Others: Make sure it boils, turn down to a simmer, cover, and wait 5
minutes. Expect lower quality. How much lower? Nobody can tell you that.

Speaking of canned stuff
 

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> "Peri Meno" > wrote in message
> .net...
> > Say the soup can has a "best by" date of 2004, would you use it?
>
> Assuming it's a big name brand:
>
> Creamy soup: No way.
> Others: Make sure it boils, turn down to a simmer, cover, and wait 5
> minutes. Expect lower quality. How much lower? Nobody can tell you that.

Why bother to boil and simmer? As long as the seal
is maintained, it will remain sterile. If the seal
fails, it is totally unsafe and cannot be rendered
safe by a 5 minute simmer.

Speaking of canned stuff
 

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>> "Peri Meno" > wrote in message
>> .net...
>> > Say the soup can has a "best by" date of 2004, would you use it?
>>
>> Assuming it's a big name brand:
>>
>> Creamy soup: No way.
>> Others: Make sure it boils, turn down to a simmer, cover, and wait 5
>> minutes. Expect lower quality. How much lower? Nobody can tell you that.
>
> Why bother to boil and simmer? As long as the seal
> is maintained, it will remain sterile. If the seal
> fails, it is totally unsafe and cannot be rendered
> safe by a 5 minute simmer.

Why not? It's crap anyway. :-)