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Title: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: fowl smacker on November 19, 2025, 04:57:27 PM: How old of canned venison have you eaten and been ok? I've got some jars from 2022 that I had forgot about, it looks good still. My grandma says as long as the seals haven't broken it's fine. What say you?
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: Bunny Thumper on November 19, 2025, 05:02:43 PM: Still sealed? I’d eat it and not think twice!
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: Southpole on November 19, 2025, 05:03:34 PM: Do the ol’ tappy tap on the lid and if it’s still sealed you’re good to go for many years. I’m still eating tuna and pork from 2020, still great.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: 3boys on November 19, 2025, 05:13:52 PM: If sealed it should be fine. I always give it the sniff test to make sure it’s not spoiled. I had a 10 year old can of tuna out of rotation and was still better than the store tuna.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: Fidelk on November 19, 2025, 05:25:22 PM: In 1966, I was eating C-Rations......in 1967, in Alaska, I was eating K-Rations which had to be either WWII or Korean War vintage......at some point we were advised to toss the K-rats with pork as the cans were bulging.

I'm currently eating elk from September 2022.......both burger and large pieces of top and bottom round.......still perfect after 2 years and 2 months in the chest freezer. Zero freezer burn. Thank you Del Fox Meats.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: fowl smacker on November 19, 2025, 05:34:24 PM: I figured I could trust grandma, she's in her upper 80's and has been canning since she was a teen. Thanks all.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: Remnar on November 19, 2025, 05:44:26 PM: Quote from: fowl smacker on November 19, 2025, 05:34:24 PM
I figured I could trust grandma, she's in her upper 80's and has been canning since she was a teen. Thanks all.

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Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: brokentrail on November 19, 2025, 06:32:22 PM: I've eaten three year old, still sealed, and it was fine.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: Stein on November 19, 2025, 07:36:04 PM: Several years back I froze a bunch of pink salmon, had a bunch leftover the next year so I thawed and canned it. It took me 3 years to go through those cans and it was just fine. By the third year, I was the only one in the family that would eat it, but waste not want not.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: high_hunter on November 19, 2025, 07:53:21 PM: Should be good to go. I've ate 3yo salmon & tuna and 5yo deer without issue if we'll sealed and ring rust free.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: full choke on November 19, 2025, 08:01:03 PM: When working at a cannery in Alaska we smoked a bunch of sockeye and had the guys can it on the line. On a camping trip with some buddies I found one of those cans of smoked reds. We ate it. It was close to ten yers old. Tasted like we just canned it a few weeks ago. At the least, nobody died.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: finnman on November 19, 2025, 08:43:57 PM: I am eating 2 year old canned elk and it’s totally fine! I think even up to 5 years the taste will be okay if it’s pressure canned.
If you do water bathing I would not go past 9 months on anything.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: brokentrail on November 19, 2025, 09:08:31 PM: Quote from: finnman on November 19, 2025, 08:43:57 PM
I am eating 2 year old canned elk and it’s totally fine! I think even up to 5 years the taste will be okay if it’s pressure canned.
If you do water bathing I would not go past 9 months on anything.

I sure hope no one is water bath canning meat!!
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: Magnum_Willys on November 20, 2025, 05:28:32 AM: When my grandmother passed we found some canned pidgeon from the 40’s. NO we didn’t eat it or open it. But frozen is good for couple years and canned longer.
Title: Re: How old of canned venison or meat have you eaten?
Post by: Southpole on November 20, 2025, 06:39:21 AM: Quote from: brokentrail on November 19, 2025, 09:08:31 PM
Quote from: finnman on November 19, 2025, 08:43:57 PM
I am eating 2 year old canned elk and it’s totally fine! I think even up to 5 years the taste will be okay if it’s pressure canned.
If you do water bathing I would not go past 9 months on anything.

I sure hope no one is water bath canning meat!!
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