Is cooking tinned food using the tin as its own 'billy can' over a fire safe. Many moons ago in the cadets I remember being told not to do this as you can get poisonend, is it true?
on some tins that plastic is an oestrogen mimicking compound. if you cooked that way too much, and you were a man, you may start to develop extra body parts!!! :yikes:
on some tins that plastic is an oestrogen mimicking compound. if you cooked that way too much, and you were a man, you may start to develop extra body parts!!! :yikes:
and other body parts may start to dissapear
Thats why its called an urban myth and not a mythter.
Alan (typed in a deep voice!)
It's probably not "safe", but when options are depleted, you can do it. The big risk I'd be worried about would be the can exploding, either on the fire or in your face when you open it. Put a dent in the top of the can first, and when the dent pops back out, take it off the fire and let it cool for a few minutes before opening.
You're not going to suffer serious effects from either oestrogen or lead solder unless you're living on canned food for a significant period of time. The classic example of the latter is the Franklin expedition to discover the Northwest Passage - their food supply was very heavily contaminated with lead, and they still lasted a couple of years.
When options are depleted, just eat the food cold from the can?
I tried a goblin meat pudding but they are really nasty.
You can get puddings made of goblin meat!? :yikes:
Yeah, I'd expect that to be pretty nasty...