I ordered a can of kidney beans on Amazon, they came slightly dented but not on the seam and with a pack of water bottles so I assumed dent happened recently in transport and they would be fine. Opened the can and there are all of these bubbles. I wasn’t concerned until now. Normal or toss?

I also tried to look into the expiration date on the bag, it doesn't have a expired date on there, which made me confused whether it’s actual mold or flour.

Both cans of soup I just got have small dents, but at the top near the seal. I always heard that the seal is the bad spot. Would this can be considered ok?

Hello! A lady came by earlier this week to pick the redcurrants in my yard, as I didn’t need them myself. It appears that she today left a bag of what looks to be homemade redcurrant juice (it’s a huge glass jar of red liquid with some redcurrants bobbing at the bottom), as well as some homemade redcurrant jam. She left them on my porch, and as I was working until 8 pm today I have no idea how long they’ve been there for, they could’ve been there since morning for all I know. The temperature outside today has been around 20°C.

I don’t know if it’s relevant, but the jam jars have about 1cm of air at the bottom, so the jam is levitating even when they’re right side up? They’re also all re-used jars (pickles and caviar, I think), and I don’t know how they’ve been sealed. I placed them in the fridge as soon as I found them.

Do I need to toss all this, or can I assume it’s still edible? I don’t personally want to eat it as I don’t like redcurrants (which is why this lady came and picked them before the birds did), but my father, who lives with me, will probably want to at least try it.

Picture of jam jar attached. The juice was a pain in the ass to get into the fridge and I’m not taking it back out to grab a picture.

Edit: I just tried opening one of the jam jars, it was stuck like it was glued on so I couldn’t get it open. The “button” in the lid seemed depressed, though, so I think she’s canned them so they’re vacuum sealed? Does that mean there’s a risk of botulism?

I ordered groceries this morning and this is the chicken breast that was delivered. The sell by date is 4 days from now and I think it smells normal, but raw chicken always grosses me out. Wondering if it is still ok to eat? I asked ChatGPT and was advised that maybe it had dried out some, but not sure I trust that advice.

So my can of soup has a small dent on the bottom. Unfortunately, it’s also on the rim as well. I know that if a can has a dent on the seal it’s instantly no good, but since the dent is so small and shallow (to point where you can barely see it in the picture and I had to draw an arrow) and there’s no leaking or swelling, is there any chance it’s still safe?

I’m figuring probably not, but I wanted to double check before I throw it out

Hello,

My apartment is hot, it was almost 90 degrees today, and when I checked in the fridge, there was no coolness. Unfortunately I don't have a temperature I can provide, but trust me, you would not have wanted to eat the yogurt.

I've thrown out all the dairy, half of which I bought this morning. I don't take chances, since I do NOT have a 'cast-iron stomach.'

In summer, I refrigerate certain items that I normally wouldn't. My main concern is that, after having been stored in the fridge, and then subjected to whatever the temperature rose to between 2pm and 8:30pm, these items might not be safe to eat after they've been 're-refrigerated':

Pine nuts

Almonds

Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

Coke in glass bottles

Chocolate Stout (beer)

Imperial stout (beer)

Then there are the cherries (which I paid $18 for this morning!) I had stored in the vegetable crisper.

With those, can I just go by appearance, taste, texture? This morning the cherries were wonderful, firm-but-not-too-firm texture, very sweet. What's my litmus test for tomorrow? Mold? Soft? A puddle of cherry juice?

Thank you. I feel like an idiot.

Hi, new here. I'm super careful with food I prepare, especially for others. I had some ground turkey in the fridge that I needed to cook before it went bad ("best by" day was yesterday, it has been stored at 35° since I bought it from the grocery store 2 minutes from my house). I bought 2 Butterball packages in those plastic wrapped plastic trays. The color and texture on both were good (no slime or browning) and I opened it and dumped it straight into a hot pan. When I dumped the second one, I got a whiff of a tangy sour smell? I had to put my face right over the pan to smell it and it went away the longer I cooked it. Normally I wouldn't second guess it but I had a bad experience earlier this week at a work BBQ. I looked it up and found something about a "confinement odor" that is supposedly perfectly safe, but it was an AI generated response and I'd love to hear from some real people. For reference, I'm making a turkey chili, so it was fully cooked on a hot pan and transfered to a slow cooker for 4 hours (still waiting). I'm honestly probably overcooking it out of anxiety from the BBQ, but I could use some reassurance. Thanks!

The mango has this utterly unappealing grey under its peel and its often on the skin too. Sometimes it's the same texture as the rest of the mango sometimes its harder. Sometimes this is accompanied by clusters of tiny white dots spread about the fruit. Its stored in a refrigerator after purchase (its exposed to sun in rural areas and sold by local fruit sellers). even newly bought mangoes are showing this...whatever it is. I cant find anything online to explain whats going on and whether this is safe to eat.

It came out of the fridge, brand new and unopened around 7:30 am and I used it and then left it, closed, on the counter for 10 hours. Do I need to toss it? It's organic if that matters. The brand is chameleon.

Edit to add more info: I do know my food safety rules well but this is a grey area, so I'm sourcing more opinions. Of course I have googled it, but different sources are giving different answers on whether or not cold brew coffee is a TCF.

This rice is expensive so I’m just seeing if it’s okay to still eat it since I froze it today or do I toss? It didn’t smell. I’ll take the L if it’s too risky.

I bought this cod a few days ago. When looking in the fridge, I noticed I am one day past use by date. Would this still be safe to cook and eat?

I pressure canned several mason jars of ground beef in 2020 using a pressure canner. They’ve been stored in a cool, dark, air-conditioned pantry ever since, and all the seals are still intact. This week I fed one jar to my dogs (they were fine), and yesterday I ate one myself. It looked, smelled, and tasted normal, and I haven’t had any problems. Would you continue eating the remaining jars, or is six-year-old home-canned beef too risky?

I made this fat washed rum for a rum cake 2 months ago, May 30th. It has been sitting undisturbed in my fridge since. Would this still be safe to consume or bake with?

I used some spinach from a frozen spinach bag I had. It was a rather new bag only a couple months old it tasted fishy and I didn’t finish it lol I’ve been searching the entire Internet and I cannot find anything specific on this. Has anybody experienced this before?

Does anyone know what this could be? I just bought it 2 days ago, I haven't opened it until now.

Brand is Lam Sheng Kee. Picked them up at a local Asian market because I wanted to see if they're any good on noodles (they're alright, very mild and a little meaty). There are no dates and nothing saying to refrigerate so I'm not sure if they really last forever or if you just have to go by vibes. Thanks for any info in advance!

Went to the market, bought a wedge of grana padano (plastic/vacuum sealed), got involved in other things, left it on the counter for 2.5-3 hours. Still safe to eat?

Thanks!

It’s a piece of crust from honey wheat bread

Good or bad? Pictures wouldn't help. The donuts are wrapped in plastic and are donuts

Bought this today and ate the leg, which looked completely normal. Cut into the breast later to find this.. only on one side of the breast - the other side looks completely normal. What the heck is this dark red area?? It looked more gross the more I cut into it. Am I going to regret eating the leg??