General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

If you buy tinned anchovies, (you probably don't, unless you like to make pizza) it usually says on the tin to refrigerate the item.

Unopened canned anchovies have a shelf life of between six months to one year.

Their shelf life when refrigerated is about 18 months.

Even though the buggers are packed in oil and salt, they slowly turn to a mushy mess in storage. They have not gone bad, though at this stage it is not going to be easy to wash out the excessive salt. But they are not cheap to buy, and who is going to want to eat such mush.