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Chan790

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11. As long as there are no bugs...they're fine.

Reply to nadine_mn (Original post)

Sat May 21, 2016, 06:14 AM

May 2016

Is it a metal can? It's definitely fine. Dried grains have nearly indefinite shelf-lives...that was the whole point in antiquity; they'd dry them, store them in the granary and keep them sometimes for as much as 20 years.

The government requires that all foodstuffs have expiration labels...and most things need them, but some things really can be kept nearly indefinitely under optimal conditions.

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Keep it or toss it? Expired unopened Steel Cut Oats [View all] nadine_mn May 2016 OP

Check it out. If it smells OK and you don't see any evidence of insect activity, Arkansas Granny May 2016 #1

the worst could be it's even more tasteless than ever lunatica May 2016 #2

that is why I figured I could make breakfast bars nadine_mn May 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author GoCubsGo May 2016 #7

If it doesn't kill you, it's bound to make you stronger Major Nikon May 2016 #4

I read a good article yesterday about how all these terms confuse and cause food to be wasted. CBGLuthier May 2016 #5

Having had nasty bouts of Ptomaine a handful of times Hayduke Bomgarte May 2016 #6

An alternative idea... Kablooie May 2016 #8

It's fine. noamnety May 2016 #9

If they don't smell rancid and don't have bugs, they are likely fine Pakhet May 2016 #10

You sifted out the protein? EL34x4 May 2016 #13

yeah, they're a little musty so I had to sift them out. Pakhet May 2016 #20

As long as there are no bugs...they're fine. Chan790 May 2016 #11

+1 2naSalit May 2016 #17

If there was no mold or mildew My Good Babushka May 2016 #12

My wife won't touch any product the day after the date on the box. EL34x4 May 2016 #14

My mom is that way - she wastes a ton of food nadine_mn May 2016 #18

I used a can of green beans last night mnhtnbb May 2016 #15

Just an aside 2naSalit May 2016 #16

scheduling nadine_mn for ass kicking Skittles May 2016 #19

the worst that can be is that they may taste or smell stale- dried grains like oats and rice along azurnoir May 2016 #21

If you dont want to eat it TuxedoKat May 2016 #22