tinned/canned food

Canning is a method of preserving food in which the food contents are processed and sealed in an airtight container (jars like Mason jars, and steel and tin cans). Canning provides a shelf life typically ranging from one to five years, although under specific circumstances it can be much longer. A freeze-dried canned product, such as canned dried lentils, could last as long as 30 years in an edible state. In 1974, samples of canned food from the wreck of the Bertrand, a steamboat that sank in the Missouri River in 1865, were tested by the National Food Processors Association. Although appearance, smell and vitamin content had deteriorated, there was no trace of microbial growth and the 109-year-old food was determined to be still safe to eat.

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  1. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Tinned food

    I guess this will surprise few people here, but I don't have huge selection of tinned food in my cupboards. I keep some good quality tinned tomatoes in, along with some baked beans and a handful of tins of pulses or beans, but not much. I also have tinned coconut cream and milk (but I've very...
  2. kaneohegirlinaz

    Question About Canning

    One of my Neighborhood Gal Pals gave me 2 dozen fresh Peaches yesterday. I wanted to make simple canned peaches today for my Mother. I wasn't quite sure as to how many jars I would use and I usually sterilize and heat 1-2 extra mason jars and 2 part sealing lids. I wound up with three jars...
  3. A

    Recipe Chickpea, Onion and Chopped Tomato Curry

    I would like to make the recipe below using raw chickpeas rather than tinned. How long should I soak the chickpeas before using them? What else should I do after soaking them? Chickpea, Onion and Chopped Tomato Curry Ingredients 2 onions 1 tsp salt 8 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp mild chilli powder...
  4. TheChefGoingHomeToday

    Baking times with mini tins?

    I've been given four of these mini loaf / cake tins. Does anyone have any advice on cooking times using these? I've seen some references online to reduce the cooking time by 25%, so for the Victoria sponge I made yesterday this would be 15 minutes instead of 20 minutes. These tins are 40mm deep...
  5. LissaC

    Tinned or fresh tomatoes when making sauce?

    [Mod.Edit: posts moved to form new topic (MG)] Growing up my family always made tomato sauce with store bought peeled tomato cans. When I grew up and started cooking for myself, I decided to make tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes, and I never went back. Until last week, I wanted to cook...
  6. TastyReuben

    Decorative Tins

    Windigo posted a picture of her lovely Cadbury tin, and mentioned that she likes tins. Does anyone else buy or collect nice tins to keep and display? We have several, here are a few that are actually in use right now: One is for cheese biscuits/crackers, one has tea in it, and one had...
  7. Elawin

    What tinned foods do you use regularly?

    This popped up on the BBC news site today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/50rXzlZw628TrmH0G7NpB6g/jack-monroe-why-we-should-cook-more-with-tinned-food It reminded me of a time when I lived in a bed-sit in a then not-so-nice area of London. There was only one light bulb and only one...
  8. Herbie

    Tinned fish

    As @morning glory said, tinned fish/seafood is cheap and nutritious. She made this fabulous looking dish of sardines in filo pastry: https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/sardine-filo-parcels-with-pickled-lemon.13486/#post-130229 I do a lot with tinned fish when I am travelling. We have Spiced...
  9. Morning Glory

    My favourite food out of a tin is...

    We probably all use tinned (canned) foods from time to time. In the UK they have fallen out of fashion somewhat but most people use canned tomatoes for sauces and baked beans are as popular as ever. Tinned fruit and vegetables are something we used a lot in the UK in the past - but the huge...
  10. jennyb

    What is your favourite tinned food?

    I was walking around the supermarket today and started thinking about all the tinned food that is available. I don't really use many tinned foods except for tinned tomatoes and baked beans although I do remember we had a lot of tins in the cupboard when I was a child. So, I bought a tin of...
  11. Morning Glory

    What types of tinned beans do you buy?

    The results of the recent mini poll Do you eat tinned (canned) food? showed that our top 4 choices for tinned food are Tomatoes (92.3%), Beans and pulses (84.6%), Soup (76.9%), Fish/shellfish (76.9%) Tomatoes - hardly surprising as tinned tomatoes are so useful in all kinds of sauces and...
  12. Caribbean girl

    Do you use canned vegetables?

    While I prefer to use fresh vegetables, there are times that I would buy a tin of mixed vegetables to use with a meal if I want to make a quick meal and do not want to spend a lot of time dicing and cutting up vegetables. I would usually mix these vegetables in with the meal rather than using...
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