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| Thread ID: 100970 | 2009-06-27 07:04:00 | Why isn't one supposed to put half empty tins of food in the fridge? | ssssss (2100) | PC World Chat |
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| 786351 | 2009-07-01 21:09:00 | Can you give us references regarding the anti-bacterial coating? I never heard of this. Depends on the company and the product but just Google for it. Typical products where the tin will be coated this way : beer, extended shelf life foods, etc. My basic trade was in Microbiology/Biochemistry/Chemistry, and I specialised in specific coatings vs refrigeration vs micro growth. Every tin used for food/drink has to be coated with something, otherwise you get internal acidic degradation faster than you can blink your eye. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 786352 | 2009-07-02 01:10:00 | My basic trade was in Microbiology/Biochemistry/Chemistry, and I specialised in specific coatings vs refrigeration vs micro growth. sarel See, I knew that you knew what you were talking about.:lol:;):xmouth: |
Metla (12) | ||
| 786353 | 2009-07-02 03:46:00 | I thought I would phone up the SPC help line and see what they said. On an SPC tin of apricots that I have got it says 'REFRIGERATE UNUSED CONTENTS IN A SEALED NON METALLIC CONTAINER, USE WITHIN 5 DAYS' The lady on the help line laughed and said she stored her unused food in the tins, for upto three weeks (!), and when I queried that she said 'It hasn't poisoned me'! Good for her! |
ssssss (2100) | ||
| 786354 | 2009-07-02 10:09:00 | I heard its some chemical reaction with the metal | Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 786355 | 2009-07-02 11:37:00 | [php]Can you . . . . . . Every tin used for food/drink has to be coated with something, otherwise you get internal acidic degradation faster than you can blink your eye . sarel I can blink pretty fast ;) For safety, use Norton's Wonder Tin Saver, protects your food just like NAV protects your PC . |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 786356 | 2009-07-02 12:02:00 | I heard if you cook baked beans after leaving them in an open can in the fridge, there is a danger you can come up with half baked ideas. But for some reason all I come up with is half a fart. | Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 786357 | 2009-07-02 12:24:00 | Save it, and let it stand for Parliament. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 786358 | 2009-07-02 22:57:00 | I tried to investigate this siome time ago, as I seemed to recall some fear about mercury from the cans. I came up with nothing. A lot of cans now have a white layer over the inside surface, which I assume is for health and corrosion reasons. Presumably the more acidic the food, the more likely it is to have this extra protective layer. I'm guilty of being too lazy to transfer half cans of food to plastic containers, and I've not yet had a can show corrosion. Additionally, the shops sell plastic lids to snap onto cans for this very same purpose, so the practice can't be too bad. Besides, if you transfer foods to plastic you're doubling up on how much stuff you'll have to wash up, and adding some plasticisers to your diet. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 786359 | 2009-07-03 00:33:00 | When you get old, you will find that any thing that aids flexibility, such as plasticisers, is not to be sneezed at. We need all the help we can get. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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