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TAU_equals_2PI t1_j6ldp6m wrote

Although it won't have any microbes in it (assuming the can is still completely sealed), it'll look and taste awful. Sealed cans only serve as a barrier to germs. They're not some kind of time-halting magic chamber. Chemical reactions still proceed inside. There's a reason manufacturers eventually started stamping "Best Before" dates on them. And no, it wasn't to fool people into throwing out perfectly good 10-year-old cans of food.

(Source: Have opened 5- and 10-year-old canned foods many times while living with a hoarder.)

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