" BOB" wrote in message
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zxcvbob typed:
Julia Altshuler wrote:
Aurrggh! I don't know if this guy means to be funny or not, but NEVER
heat any unopened can! In fact, this one should go in the kitchen
myths
thread.

You've heard too many apocryphal stories about exploding cans of beans
in
the campfire and think it's an apt analogy (it's not).

I don't know where people got the idea that heating condensed milk in
the can makes caramel, but it is a bad idea.

Why is it a bad idea?

One of the brands has even started printing warnings on the label.

Which brand is that?

I don't remember, but I read it recently. I removed the label and threw
it
away before anyone else read it. It didn't stop me from putting 3 cans in
the pot.

I think it's a CYA just in case someone lets the pan boil dry. Corporate
lawyers and all that.

BOB

Yes, just like the CYA label on superhero Halloween costumes that say
something like "wearing this garment doesn't enable you to fly."