Chicken... 3 years past use by date... tasted great

[Tonka]

(5 June 2012, 11:27)Bucket Wrote: The three week thing was a study I did at work- dented a tin of peaches enough the break the container (dropped out of a second floor window) and measured bacterial levels until they reached the "poisonous" category. probably still could have been edible, was comparing to a graph.

Yes, if the tin is dented to the point that the can is no longer air tight, then they should go straight in the bin. Eating the contents could easily be fatal. But for a normally tented tin, then it should be fine to stick at the front of your food cupboard to be used soonish. Just don't stick it in your long term storage.

Despite this thread of points and counter points, I think we all actually think pretty much the same thing... about tin dents anyway.