Limited Canned Goods.

[TeeDee]

Olive oil keeps well if kept cold and sealed. So does British grown and made Rapeseed.
Ghee keeps for years in cans, so does Nido which is the full fat dried milk, but tins of condensed or evaporated milk last very well too.
I'd add honey to the list.

Ghee - any recommendations for good sources , I don't really use it much day to day

 

[Toddy]

Any supermarket carries it in the Indian foods section. It comes in really neat tin. East End or KTC are common brands.....about £6 for a 500g tin which does a lot of cooking.
Kg tins are around £11 but really unless you're using it often that tin's a bit large for a small family.


Coconut oil (again KTC) is also fairly cheap, and though said not to last, personal experience says that stuff four years out of date (looong story) but kept cold and dark, was just fine

 

[gg012]

I am imagining the myriad of 2 dimensional flat pasta based dishes currently.

It I appreciates maximises calories from pasta as its a rigid shape with air gaps -but plenty of other carb sources out there. Is pasta as stable ( before it degrades ) as say Rice? Bulgur wheat?

You can cook lasagne al dente then cut it into tagliatelle or papardelle. Imagine the possibilities then!

Sent from underground

 

[Woody girl]

Just discovered heinze 5 beans in tomato sauce. Much better than plain baked beans. Co op has a special offer 2 cans for £2 , not as cheap as own brand beans, but cheaper than heinz plain beans. Plenty of beans in the can and not watery like some brands.
I've just stocked up on 4 cans for the cupboard. Would be a good base for a nutritional bean stew, which is how I plan to use them.

 

[gg012]

Just discovered heinze 5 beans in tomato sauce. Much better than plain baked beans. Co op has a special offer 2 cans for £2 , not as cheap as own brand beans, but cheaper than heinz plain beans. Plenty of beans in the can and not watery like some brands.
I've just stocked up on 4 cans for the cupboard. Would be a good base for a nutritional bean stew, which is how I plan to use them.

5 Beanz are good, particularly if you chuck a teaspoon or so of curry powder in when you cook them. If you like that sort of thing

 

[TeeDee]

5 Beanz sounds a lot better than 1 bean - unless we are talking literally 1 bean in a tin.. In which case. No.

But I shall check them out and see what I think - thank you.

 

[TeeDee]

Appreciate its not canned goods but how long does bread four stay good? Can it be bagged to prolong its usable life?

 

[Jared]

Don't think it's that long, 6 months?

Reminds me, apparently Japan has mastered the art of decent soft canned bread.

News｜Pan Akimoto

We, Pan Akimoto is a bakery handling Ever-Fresh Bread in Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi.

www.panakimoto.com

Though would only a buy a can to try for the novelty.

 

[slowworm]

This might not be the best thread but does anyone know if the ring pull style cans, such as soup, should last as long as ones you need a tin opener for?

I found a tin of soup in my mum's cupboard that had expanded and oozed black goo everywhere. Stored in a warm, dry house. It was out of date in 2020 so old but only probably 8 years, I would expect tins to last longer than that?

 

[johnnytheboy]

Baked beans and sausages
Mixed beans
Chopped Toms
Tinned fish
Hot dogs

 

[TeeDee]

This might not be the best thread but does anyone know if the ring pull style cans, such as soup, should last as long as ones you need a tin opener for?

I found a tin of soup in my mum's cupboard that had expanded and oozed black goo everywhere. Stored in a warm, dry house. It was out of date in 2020 so old but only probably 8 years, I would expect tins to last longer than that?

I have wondered the same.
Gut feel is ring pull types being intentionally designed to be thinner in key places must be 'less can' -but another part of me says its still metal and its still hermitically sealed.

I do think it depends upon WHAT is inside the can.

 

[Toddy]

I very rarely have had any leaking cans....but the few that I did I emptied and looked most carefully for the reason that they leaked. All of them rusted out on the side someplace.
None of them 'looked' bashed, but something had compromised the side because it was never just one rust spot, it was an area of spots and eventually they seeped through.

@TeeDee
Your earlier question about bread....the polybags of long life part baked rolls and baguettes last for months/years. The bags are filled with some kind of 'protective atmosphere'.
Four rolls for around a pound in Home Bargains, B&M's etc., £1.20 in Tesco.

 

[TeeDee]

This might not be the best thread but does anyone know if the ring pull style cans, such as soup, should last as long as ones you need a tin opener for?

I found a tin of soup in my mum's cupboard that had expanded and oozed black goo everywhere. Stored in a warm, dry house. It was out of date in 2020 so old but only probably 8 years, I would expect tins to last longer than that?

How warm?

Was it in with a boiler or manifold emitting heat? Maybe that contributed to it.

 

[slowworm]

How warm?

Was it in with a boiler or manifold emitting heat? Maybe that contributed to it.

Not near any heat source, normal centrally heated house so dry 20° ish.

To be fair the out of date tins of sardines with ring pulls seemed fine. Mind you, if they go off they'll just become a Scandinavian delicacy.

 

[HorseGuy]

Canned goods - the regular cylinder sized cans that supermarkets store renowned for their long stable storage shelf life are a staple of most of our kitchen cupboard. They cover a multitude of food types and their fungible size make storage easy to pack and store.


BUT if you could only store 5 different canned goods for long storage and building up an emergency pantry what 5 canned goods would you select??

They would need to provide ( in no particular order ) :-

Flavour
Calorie Content
Macro Nutrient coverage
Ability to 'build/include' into other recipes
Shelf life stability ( Citrus/Certain veg items tend to be problematic )
Cost


In summary- if you wanted to build an emergency pantry of sorts which would be your Top 5 canned goods to include?



PS 'Beans' can be in there for one entry - but not ALL 5.

Backed beans would be a definite first place!

The other four places would be soups of various varieties. Whatever you like the taste of best but go for good quality thick ones with plenty of vegetables and meat rather than the watery varieties of soup. Thick ones will generally be more calorie and nutrient dense than thin ones like mushroom soup.

For hard working high calorie requirements you would also need something more though. Dried rice and pasta would be a cheap option and will last a long time. For hard working protein requirements dried mixed beans will last a long time too and are also high in nutrients without breaking the bank.

If you're a millionaire and are willing to pay through the nose for it really good quality freeze-dried foods and meals are probably the best option available. You will need to pay a lot for the good quality stuff though because cheap freeze-dried food tastes awful (I have never tried either but this is what I have heard).

 

[Pattree]

Can you still get tinned condensed soups?
I loved the Scotch Broth and I used to make sandwiches from it, sliced cold from the tin.

 

[HorseGuy]

Can you still get tinned condensed soups?
I loved the Scotch Broth and I used to make sandwiches from it, sliced cold from the tin.

That sounds interesting. I might have to give it a try.

 

[plastic-ninja]

1. Mixed baked beans for sure. Very versatile & pretty tasty esp with some spices added.
2. Whatever fish in oil I can have in the regulation tin. Ideal would be sardines or tuna in olive oil. Tasty, versatile and nutritious.
3. Ghee would be useful to create meals & does keep pretty well even after opening.
4. Chopped tomatoes with herbs. Essential.
5. Cheese. Not sure if you can still buy cheese in tins but I was a fan of the MoD tinned processed cheese back in the day. Versatile & lots of calories.

Would definitely need either rice or some dried pasta for carbs though.

 

[Danceswithhelicopters]

Tin shaped only so...

1.Condensed milk
2.Corned beef is rectangular so A and B roll instead
3.Tinned fruit cocktail in syrup
4.Branston beans...Heinz is watery and insipid now
5.Evaporated milk

I like milk.