What have done towards your prep?

[Straight Shooter]

Back to the suspect tins ........first up potatoes opened two tins bbd 2017 emptied them into a glass bowl had a sniff ....ok. The a good visual check then rinsed .....into the pot ....checked inside of the tins all fine removed the wrappers prior to opening .....then two tins of carrots bbd 2018 gave them the same inspection ....rinsed and into the pot ......chopped up 5 small onions (fresh) added to pot ....added water and 2 oxo cubes salt n pepper and gave it a stir and onto the stove to simmer away .....meanwhile wild child made the pastry .....I opened the tin of corned beef , removing the wrapper bbd dec 2017 ....same routine smell and visual I sliced it up and looked at every bit of it .....I was happy to use it ....after draining the pot , I added the corned beef and mashed up , I had a taste .......all good ! I baked off 11 big pasties ! I will have one for supper later .

Just go’s to show that carrying out this test was well worth the time it took and proves that BBD is just a guide but not set in stone .....food is to expensive to throw away at the best of times and getting worse by the day in these inflationary times ....I would recommend you all try the testing of your tinned food , however any hint of anything not being right be it smell or visual ...call a halt there and then ! Why take the risk ? ....so long as we use common sense and proper care and attention we should be fine .