I started prepping in February 2020. And doing so I bought huge (6 pound) cans of black beans and tomato sauce. Three years later (stored/unopened in my basement), and I just opened up a can of each. Both cans passed the visual, odor and (small) taste test. A lot of sites online seem to be telling me to throw it out. I probably trust all of you more than those sites. Hold on to the rest or play it safe?
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It is very easy to create a supply of canned meat using mason jars and a pressure-canner see: https://morningchores.com/pressure-canning-meat/
Buy large packs of chicken, a whole pork loin, or large cuts of beef. You'll need about 1 lb of raw meat per pint. Follow the instructions provided by the above URL and be sure to use a pressure-canner. A case of quart jars will give you 24 lbs of meat that stores well in a cool, dry basement. After reading an article about how a guy found meat canned by his grandmother during WWII and his grandfather saying that it still looked fine, I decided to do an experiment and allow several jars of canned beef sit on my shelf for 10 years. The lid remained sealed the whole time. When I opened the jar, the meat seemed fine so I made chili from it, as well as a batch of chili from a jar of beef that was less than a year old. I asked a close friend and fellow prepper whether he could taste the difference. When he said "No" I told him that one batch was made from recently canned beef and the other was made from canned beef that was 10 years old. If you do it right, canned meat will last a long time.