Has anyone used one of these caterers cans for cooking or boiling water for brews etc?
i read somewhere that it can give of zinc i think???or some kind of chemicals,would it be ok,or should i just make a cooker out of it.?
Eric_Methven said:In the old days BTB, (before tea bags) I would add loose tea to the boiling water, pick up the can by the handle and spin it over my head a few times. The centrifugal force kept the contents in the can and also forced the tea leaves to the bottom so I got a leaf free cuppa
Eric_Methven said:Used one for years to make brews. I used to punch a couple of holes in the sides and wrap a bit of fencing wire over the top to make a handle so it could be suspended over a fire. In the old days BTB, (before tea bags) I would add loose tea to the boiling water, pick up the can by the handle and spin it over my head a few times. The centrifugal force kept the contents in the can and also forced the tea leaves to the bottom so I got a leaf free cuppa.
Eric
Eric_Methven said:Used one for years to make brews. I used to punch a couple of holes in the sides and wrap a bit of fencing wire over the top to make a handle so it could be suspended over a fire. In the old days BTB, (before tea bags) I would add loose tea to the boiling water, pick up the can by the handle and spin it over my head a few times. The centrifugal force kept the contents in the can and also forced the tea leaves to the bottom so I got a leaf free cuppa.
Eric