Winter storage of canned goods TT
Just finished doing the annual water system winterization. We are wondering if we can leave canned goods in the TT. It never gets below 0 F. here in east Tn. and then just over night for a few hours....
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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.
