Winter storage of canned goods TT

Strabo wrote:
I worry about temp cycles where we live, 115 summer to below 32 winter. I don't take chances with canned food so I toss it. I don't pull canned goods out to put inside the house because of earthquake prep.

You should ask if there is a local shelter of food bank that will take your canned food. No use throwing it away if it can help someone.

I worry about temp cycles where we live, 115 summer to below 32 winter. I don't take chances with canned food so I toss it. I don't pull canned goods out to put inside the house because of earthquake prep.

Thanks for the heads-up. Pretty much what I thought it would be. Our TT is parked in the driveway so it is not big deal to finish unloading the canned goods.

IdaD wrote:
I'd empty it out.

x2. Simply not worth the risk.

Fizz wrote:
We have left tins in the cottage over the winter.
It gets to -40C sometimes.

Here's what happens.
Some of the cans split, most don't.
With the sealed cans the food never goes bad it just gets ugly and mushy. If you were hungry enough it wouldn't hurt you.
The worst that happens is the rusty ring on the shelf from condensation on the cans.

We don't leave them up there anymore.
We leave all dry goods, veg oil, seeds, nuts, soap, shampoo.
Been doing it for 35 yrs

Yup, I left my canned goods in the TT over the winter once. I didn't have any split but, boy was the stuff in the cans mushy in the spring. The freezing breaks down the cell structure . The canned green beans looked and tasted like baby food. lol

They will not go bad from age though. They will last for years.

I just finished totally emptying out my elderly parents MH. It hasn't been used since Mar.2013 when Dad & my hubby drove it home (Barrie, ON) after Mom was medevac'd up from Florida. Dad told me he had emptied the motorhome after getting home. This fall Dad finally realized that age 85 he was never going to use it anymore (Mom ended up in a nursing home in '13)& consented to sell it.

I went into the MH to make sure everything was out (it wasn't) and discovered both pantries full of canned goods! Over the last 3 winters we have had many days of temps far below freezing for days on end. None of the cans had burst! Not even the pull-top cans (Chunky soup, sardines...) -some cans were only slightly bulging, but no leaks! I couldn't believe it.

I remove all the cans & condiments from our trailer when we winterize it and use them up in the house. Next spring the trailer is re-stocked with all fresh supplies.


~Diane

Dinty Moore Beef Stew will be fine for several years and tastes the same no matter how long you've stored it.

Grit dog wrote:
Put a can of beans in your freezer overnight and see what happens.
Is this actually a question??

My freezer goes down to -30
Don't see that to often in TN

Put a can of beans in your freezer overnight and see what happens.
Is this actually a question??

colliehauler wrote:

2gypsies wrote:
It's best to use up your old food anyway rather then keep storing them another season. I'd bring them in and use them up. Buy fresh next season.

x2

x3... best practice all around.