How do I prep for famine?

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

Here's a tard question. If you have something canned forever ago (official sources tend to say you need to use within 1-2 years) or anything you are unsure is safe, can you pressure cook it to destroy botulinum toxin and then immediately eat it? Not for restorage or killing the bacteria spores, just for making it safe to eat on the spot.

Given the way things are heading, I think I'll start doing mylar bags in buckets soon, for oats and/or rice.

 

[Colloid]

Here's a tard question. If you have something canned forever ago (official sources tend to say you need to use within 1-2 years) or anything you are unsure is safe, can you pressure cook it to destroy botulinum toxin and then immediately eat it? Not for restorage or killing the bacteria spores, just for making it safe to eat on the spot.

Given the way things are heading, I think I'll start doing mylar bags in buckets soon, for oats and/or rice.

Just plain old cooking will deal with botulism toxins specifically but no harm in pressure cooking if it makes you feel safer. As long as the can itself is still sealed and intact you're usually safe eating old canned foods years past expiration. Just don't expect it to be as tasty as it usually would be.

 

[Jon Conroy]

I will be making a thread on canning food at home in a few days once I get enough stuff prepped. Pretty much you want to fight off a famine can goods are a must. Using Mason jars and all that you'll know no bullshit cancer agents are in it besides whatever pesticides you might have used. I'll make a jerky/smoking thread too.

 

[NormalPornForNormalPeople]

Don't underestimate cooking staples like oil and sugar. They're loaded with calories, and even without nutrient-rich food or vitamins you could last well over a month on them. They will store for years if needed. Add flour to that list and you have all the basics for making a simple flatbread.
Yeah, the dry-foods are important. Beans and rice together form a complete amino-acid chain, for example. A source of vitamins is important. But you can get by for months off basically raw calories.

 

[Dyn]

As long as the can itself is still sealed and intact you're usually safe eating old canned foods years past expiration.

Just make sure it doesn't fart when you open it.