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I was looking through my previous comments and reminded me of a particular Costco run in December of 2019. It was about the time when all of us who don't watch the electric jew started getting wind of this gnarly virus that may be coming out of China. Videos of them dropping dead in the streets and coughing up pools of blood. Eventually we figured out it was all bullshit with a grain of truth.

But in that Costco run I was one of those two cart guys. All kinds of stuff. 2 packs each of Costco size TP and paper towels, ten gallons of white vinegar, a variety of soaps and cleaners, antiseptics, vitamins, batteries, toiletries, canned foods, yadda yadda. All to supplement filling in the cracks of my already existent supply.

People looked at me strange in line and when I was getting a pizza slice afterwards at the food court haha.

Then soon after the TP runs started. And I sat happy on my porcelaine throne knowing my ass would be clean.

I was looking through my previous comments and [this one](https://poal.co/s/AskPoal/571056/8b407541-f9e1-4784-8d6f-18730088d15b) reminded me of a particular Costco run in December of 2019. It was about the time when all of us who don't watch the electric jew started getting wind of this gnarly virus that may be coming out of China. Videos of them dropping dead in the streets and coughing up pools of blood. Eventually we figured out it was all bullshit with a grain of truth. But in that Costco run I was one of those two cart guys. All kinds of stuff. 2 packs each of Costco size TP and paper towels, ten gallons of white vinegar, a variety of soaps and cleaners, antiseptics, vitamins, batteries, toiletries, canned foods, yadda yadda. All to supplement filling in the cracks of my already existent supply. People looked at me strange in line and when I was getting a pizza slice afterwards at the food court haha. Then soon after the TP runs started. And I sat happy on my porcelaine throne knowing my ass would be clean.

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[–] • 3 pts

Meats, and virtually anything else, are safe to eat indefinitely in cans. The taste will go off and be stale, but the food is safe to eat as long as the can is intact and not bulged.

For the ground coffee, same thing. It's safe to brew indefinitely. It's going to taste stale between a month or two after roasting until forever. After about a year, it's not going to get any staler. Check for mold when you open it (which there shouldn't be because no moisture from outside) and you are good. If you are looking for long term storage, your best bet is buying green coffee beans and roasting them when you are ready to start using them.

[–] • 1 pt

Do you know how long would green beans be shelf stable?

[–] • 2 pts

Dry packed and shaken/stirred every couple of months, a year without staling. Vacuum packed, 10+ years without staling.

Kept dry, it's a dry bean and is safe to eat indefinitely (or at least in a normal human lifetime) just like pintos, rice and wheat berries. It won't be as tasty after 20 years, but it won't be unsafe.