Yeah, they’re not the best BUT I usually get 2 year shelf life (or more).
Just opened a can that had a sell-by date of July, 2016. Beans, no problem at all.
1) I always make sure the can isn’t swollen
2) I always bring to a boil when cooking
Big cans of dog food (other than my dry supply) are 99 cents to $1 regularly here. So if I can buy a few extra items. they’re actually cheaper to extend the canned dog food. Cap it off and into the fridge.
And I usually mix with dry and some water. I found a 20lb bag of dry dog food for about $5.15 on a closeout. Oh yeah, I grabbed it.
Now that it’s ‘winter’ (it’s already snowed twice and has been below freezing for a WEEK so far) I put water in the kibble for the outdoor (kenneled) hunting dogs to keep them better hydrated. They have to DRINK to get to their kibble.
Works like a charm. :)
20# of dog food? We buy ours by the PALLET. Seriously. We do. We have eight dogs in the kennel runs for hunting raccoon, bear and coyote (everyone has their ‘job’) and one that likes to run all day, so he’s outside on the chain with his own Doggy Condo.
Then, we have two inside dogs - but one has skin allergies and has to eat the REALLY expensive cr@p, and our Beagle is so FAT, that he’s on Diet Doggy Food, also expensive.
But, all the kids are grown and gone, so we have to spend our vast wealth somewhere, I guess, LOL!