Out of date cans?

[munchh]

Im 3 soups in and still alive

[Decaff]

Hurrah!! I think we can confirm that the term "Best Before" has expired

[munchh]

Im guessing that if the can is intact and not bloated and no funny smell when you open it, its going to be ok.

[BadgerSE]

While we are on this subject does anyone know what the longevity is like for sachets of granulated coffee and tea bags?

[Decaff]

While we are on this subject does anyone know what the longevity is like for sachets of granulated coffee and tea bags?

No idea about the coffee but tea bags, oh my! I haven't drunk the stuff for nearky 3 years now but the same box of teabags has been used for the last who knows how many years and I've never had a complaint! They are stored in an airtight container though. I hate to think how old they are to be honest

[BadgerSE]

Thanks, Decaff.

Well I want to bulk buy tea and coffee, now there's a good offer for 2300 teabags for £44.99 at the moment and I can buy sachets of like 200 granulated coffee but I didn't want to purchase if the life expectancy is only a couple of years.

[unsure]

the army rations have coffee in , and they are good for over 10 yrs i think the worst than can happen is a nasty brew and the coffee will set only f it gets damp . so i think you would be ok with it .

[grenfell]

the coffee will set only f it gets damp

Reminds me of an incident many years ago. I don't drink coffee but kept a jar purely for visitors at the time , un married and living alone. Friend turns up one day and for a change asks for a cup of coffee rather than the usual tea. Goes to the cupboard to find the coffee has gone hard in the jar , there's about 2" of solid in the bottom. Not wanting to disappoint I start chipping away with a knife but at one point probably with just a little too much force and end up knocking the bottom out of the jar. Friend went back to tea.
A quick search on the net reckons around 2 years shelf life for tea and coffee but I've had tea bags much older than that without problem.

[unsure]

the coffee will set only f it gets damp

Reminds me of an incident many years ago. I don't drink coffee but kept a jar purely for visitors at the time , un married and living alone. Friend turns up one day and for a change asks for a cup of coffee rather than the usual tea. Goes to the cupboard to find the coffee has gone hard in the jar , there's about 2" of solid in the bottom. Not wanting to disappoint I start chipping away with a knife but at one point probably with just a little too much force and end up knocking the bottom out of the jar. Friend went back to tea.
A quick search on the net reckons around 2 years shelf life for tea and coffee but I've had tea bags much older than that without problem.

simple quiet solution to set coffee , pour in hot water so soften it then guess

[BadgerSE]

the coffee will set only f it gets damp

Reminds me of an incident many years ago. I don't drink coffee but kept a jar purely for visitors at the time , un married and living alone. Friend turns up one day and for a change asks for a cup of coffee rather than the usual tea. Goes to the cupboard to find the coffee has gone hard in the jar , there's about 2" of solid in the bottom. Not wanting to disappoint I start chipping away with a knife but at one point probably with just a little too much force and end up knocking the bottom out of the jar. Friend went back to tea.
A quick search on the net reckons around 2 years shelf life for tea and coffee but I've had tea bags much older than that without problem.

I'm hoping that coffee granules in sachets wouldn't dry up like glass jar coffee as its sealed differently? Surely that would effect how long it stays fresher for?