You and I think the same way. I don’t throw anything away that is potentially good. I have MREs that I would be embarrassed to say how old they are. But, one day when there is absolutely nothing else, and they look and smell okay, I will have them to eat. I also store canned goods that I have no concern at all about the expiration date.
Same here. I have been using up a can of cranberry sauce that must be years over its exp date. Thank God for it all. It seems as long as it take air in when opening they should be ok, but be careful of tomato products as they are more likely to bulge it seems.