Stoopid question - food tins

[bashabuddy]

Just a quick question .. please feel free to shoot me if this has been asked before or is plan obvious (11hrs into a 12hr night shift!!!!!!!) but if I have a wayland stylee hobo stove and want some beans out of a tin, can i just open tin and heat in that or do i need to use a billy?????

see told you it was a daft question ................

 

[widu13]

Eat straight out of the tin matey. Had many 100s of meals this way! Heat the can directly if contents are suitable or heat in boiling water and have a brew with the water after. Don't forget to pierce the tin!

 

[bashabuddy]

Excellent .. just off for a little jaunt over the 3 peaks this week so trying to keep wieght down. beens and sausages it is!!!!

 

[Nat]

Ravioli is nice right out the tin cold aswell. The trouble with cooking tinned food in tins is unless you keep a beady eye on it, it burns and then tastes like poo.

 

[HillBill]

Some tins are lined with plastic. Maybe not such a good idea with those.

 

[xylaria]

Lidls ravioli burns quite easily, but tastes proper lovely. I can bushcraft up a handle with sticks. I get two reasonblly flexable sticks (hazel) about two foot long, put the tin in middle of the sticks, and then tie the sticks together with bullush leaves squeezing te tin between them. I hope that makes sence. It helps control the heat the tin is exposed to so helps prevent burning.

 

[durulz]

Some lables are stuck on with a thick glue that will let off nasty fumes when heated, and gunk up everything in comes in to contact with.
Not only that, but I find the contents in the bottom of the tin tend to be more compressed, which makes stirring difficult and means the stuff at the bottom burns.
You CAN heat stuff in the tin, but it's better to decant it into another pan or billy or something.

 

[Tadpole]

Just a quick question .. please feel free to shoot me if this has been asked before or is plan obvious (11hrs into a 12hr night shift!!!!!!!) but if I have a wayland stylee hobo stove and want some beans out of a tin, can i just open tin and heat in that or do i need to use a billy?????

see told you it was a daft question ................

Tins with either a white or a glossy or a gold inner surface, contain a water dilutable acrylated epoxy-phenolic coating, and of course, Bisphenol A.
Bisphenol A has known to be harmful to humans since the 1930,
Too much information online, to include, so I’d say google Bisphenol A before boiling/cooking anything in a can with a white/glossy/gold colour inside

 

[xylaria]

Some lables are stuck on with a thick glue that will let off nasty fumes when heated, and gunk up everything in comes in to contact with.
Not only that, but I find the contents in the bottom of the tin tend to be more compressed, which makes stirring difficult and means the stuff at the bottom burns.
You CAN heat stuff in the tin, but it's better to decant it into another pan or billy or something.

Thats why I make a handle with two sticks, it makes stirring easier during heating. I take the lid off before heating and place it back on, this helps more even heating, as well preventing ash getting in.

I don't use tins when overnight camping, they are too heavy to justify bring. I just use tins for day long walks, even then it is not often.

 

[ForgeCorvus]

Not only that, but I find the contents in the bottom of the tin tend to be more compressed, which makes stirring difficult and means the stuff at the bottom burns.
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Because of this I always shake tins before opening them and (if they're the type with two crimped ends) tend to open the bottom rather then the top

If I don't want to take a billy I'll just eat them cold but try to have a hot drink with it