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[JohnnyEgo]

It won't be Covid that got me. It will be this:


Found it in the back of the cabinet. It expired in March. Of 2018. But it's canned, so it's probably still good.


There is this thing in Brazil where they just boil this stuff directly in the unopened can to make Dulce De Leche. Figured I'd give it a try. Tossed it in the pressure cooker for 25 minutes on max pressure.


My wife was very skeptical about putting a can into the pressure cooker. I didn't tell her about the expiration date. Why add to her stress with trivial things?


Let it cool for a couple hours in the fridge and then popped the top. Looks like Dulce de Leche. Consistency of pudding. Tastes pretty good, too. I ate some of it off the spoon, and mixed some of it with some coffee. Thinking I might use some of it on my toast tomorrow.


Stomach's a little jumpy right now, but I figure three tablespoons worth of sugar will do that to you. I will probably be fine.

Jim already has dibs on my guns.

[Gman]

2 years ain't nuthin.

...and that was a "best by" date, not an expiration.

[CS1983]

I call dibs on all your tools.

[GilpinGuy]

It comes out brown like that? Interesting. No water bath or anything? Just put it in a pressure cooker?

[JohnnyEgo]

Nah, filled it up with water, to about an inch or so over the top of the can. It probably ran for an hour and some change, all in. About 20 minutes to come up to pressure, did it's thing for 25 minutes, and then another 25 or so to vent the steam and cool off. Then into the refrigerator for about an hour.

[GilpinGuy]

Cool. I'm gonna try this....assuming you post again soon.

[00tec]

My luck, I would send the instant pot through the ceiling...

[crays]

It comes out brown like that?

Due to the carmelization of the sugars.

[theGinsue]

I've seen this before, just not with Condensed Milk that was beyond the "Best By" date. Was it good?

I thought I was the only one who mostly ignored the Best By dates on cans of food. I'm not a wasteful person and will use something beyond the date. I use blueberry syrup that's been opened/in the frig for a year beyond the date all of the time, no issues. Same with Smuckers Blackberry Preserves. Stuffs still good (and delicious). I like to keep a jar of the preserves in the frig in my shop but after my boss threw away a jar that was a month past the Best By date I now use a black Sharpie over that date and write "Still good" on the lid (with my initials). Bastard wasted 2/3 of a jar of wonderful preserves.

[CS1983]

I've seen this before, just not with Condensed Milk that was beyond the "Best By" date. Was it good?

I thought I was the only one who mostly ignored the Best By dates on cans of food. I'm not a wasteful person and will use something beyond the date. I use blueberry syrup that's been opened/in the frig for a year beyond the date all of the time, no issues. Same with Smuckers Blackberry Preserves. Stuffs still good (and delicious). I like to keep a jar of the preserves in the frig in my shop but after my boss threw away a jar that was a month past the Best By date I now use a black Sharpie over that date and write "Still good" on the lid (with my initials). Bastard wasted 2/3 of a jar of wonderful preserves.

I'm with you. Unless it's bulging or obviously off, I'll probably eat it:
https://www.skilledsurvival.com/cann...ion-date-myth/