A customer favorite because of their convenience, no-refrigerated shelf life and no added preservatives. Fully cooked beef with broth that is ready to heat and heat! Be sure to try it with your favorite homemade noodles or casserole.
Will be available again July 1, 2025. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Would you recommend to a friend? Yes
how long is the shelf life of your canned meat? Thank you in advance for your reply. Tom
The canned beef has a nice shelf life of at least five years if the cans are kept intact and clean. If a can is dented or otherwise damaged, that *might* affect the shelf life.
How do I read the expiration or production code on Pella canned beef and canned chicken?
Interpret dates as follows:
First digit represents product inside:
B=Beef, C=Chicken, etc.
Second digit represents year of production:
Specifically the last digit of the year it was produced, 9-2019, 0-2020, 1-2021, 2-2022, etc.
Third-Fifth digits represent the Julian date of production:
032-32nd day of the year, 293-293rd day of the year.
Expiration is typically five years past this date, with the ability to be beyond that based on storage and keeping the cans in clean and safe conditions.
Is the canned beef ever available online? And do you still have the chocolate cheese and us it also available online?
The canned beef should be available online, unless it would be out of stock for some reason. Feel free to call or email the store directly to verify it's availability. Our source for chocolate cheese had changed for a little while. Now that we have it available again, I'll consider adding it to the online site.
What is the actual shelf life in years of the canned beef and canned chicken? Thanks Loren
The documentation from our can manufacturer suggests that under proper storage conditions the expected shelf life of the product would be 5 years. We have personally enjoyed shelf lives much longer than that. The old rule of thumb is that as long as the integrity of the can is still good, the product inside the can is still good.