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- Never store canned items in direct window sun light in your kitchen, garage, basement, or storage building. It can lose nutritional value, flavor, or actual color.
- Never store canned goods in a cabinet over the stove.
- Never store canned goods under a sink due to moisture.
- If you must purchased canned items during high-heat days open cans, pour in freezer bags, and place in your refrigerator freezer or freezer.
- Try to keep all of your canned items in a space that is at or below 70 degrees.
- Try to visit your local grocery store more often and store "less" due to extreme summer storms and heat.
- Lastly, all canned vegetables and fruits should have an expiration date. Just like most spices/sugar/salt, it may still be edible after the expiration date, but with less flavor or color (when you feel like you have to keep adding more for flavor, it may be time to restock).
"And when in doubt, toss it out."