LF salsa from seal failure can of tomatoes?

[stephienoodle]

Is there any risk in using pressure canned tomatoes that didn't seal as the base for LF salsa? Will it still turn out?

[Magelet]

did you just can them in the past couple days and then fridge them? otherwise, I wouldn't risk it. improperly canned foods can be very unsafe.

[CookAMH]

I agree. Unless it was you who broke the seal, no way, no how.

[stephienoodle]

I canned them yesterday and noticed after they had been sitting on the counter a couple of hours. They were still warmer than room temp. I'm guessing that I just didn't clean the edge of the jar well enough after I packed it. According to most sources, they'd be safe to re-process in the pressure canner, but I don't want to run another load through. They're in the fridge now.

[Magelet]

they sat on the counter just a few hours? then yes, I think I'd feel comfortable risking it. After all, I'd feel comfortable leaving cooked tomatoes out uncovered for a couple hours.