(14 March 2016, 17:54)Straight Shooter Wrote: We have a shelf position and date system , the lower it is the more date sensitive it is ....lower is used first ....i am talking tins here....trouble is we do not eat that much out of tins...in fact it would be impossible for us to eat it all, after all i am stocking to cover fifteen souls.....over a period of twelve months ...so i always knew i would be throwing out more than could be eaten in a normal world, however dried food, grains,beans,lentils,rice,and peas are stored inside Mylar bags sealed and then into plastic sealed containers...date packed and description are marked on each bin/container, like Barney we are eating right Now ....baked beans, spaghetti , peas and corned beef 2 and even 3 year out of date FACT ! but i have thrown out a fair bit as well, just by look of condition or smell, just like we used to years ago!!! .
I am due a full blown inspection within the next few weeks, i will give you a full account of my findings then ...this will include ALL food preps... i have said many times ...i have made lots of mistakes , stack it up and forget it till you need it...is not the way to go ....soon found that out, YOU MUST CHECK your food preps.....Minimum every 3 months to play it safe, if you find anything wrong or some make or food type not fairing well you have a chance to put right what ever is wrong or change all together , if you see say tin fruit does not last that well , either eat it , of feed it to your animals before it spoils.
The big positive for us , after going through this laborious activity is the knowledge we gain and what works best...so turn a necessity to our advantage.
SS, when you do you quarterly food checks, don't just throw out tins if they are past their BBE or UBD, if the tins are not damaged, just keep them, the nutritional value may deteriorate (slowly) over time, but the food does not simply ruin it can stay edible for years/decades, so just hang on to them.
When you open an "old" tin/can, just use your eyes and nose to see if it is off, in the unlikely event it is, just bin it, but otherwise, you will at least be building up a much larger food reserve for the future, well at least that is the way I view it
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