Canned thai curry shelf life

[tommy]

i'm looking at this can of Prik Khing. it was canned in 1994, and i'd imagine i bought it at about that time as well.

i cracked it open and all seems fine. should i chuck it? otherwise, it's going in with some oil, pork, and kaffir leaves pronto.

[tommy]

c'mon people. it's almost dinner time.

Edited January 26, 2004 by tommy (log)

[prasantrin]

I say go for it. We use canned/tubbed curry until it's gone--however long that may take. We also don't usually refrigerate it, and it hasn't killed us, yet!

[tommy]

thanks prasantrin. i did just that. it was fine. couldn't tell if it lost any flavor over the last 10 yrs. i'm with you on the tubs as well: i use them until they are gone. and they're hardly air-tight.

[prasantrin]

Of course, you'll know in the middle of the night whether is was really OK or not! Whatever happens, it wasn't my fault! I just made the suggestion!

[tommy]

Of course, you'll know in the middle of the night whether is was really OK or not! Whatever happens, it wasn't my fault! I just made the suggestion!

all clear.