I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
opening?

On 8/7/2013 10:11 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
> opening?
>
I don't eat a lot of canned food. Beans, occasionally fruit. Yes, I
wash the cans. I also wash the can opener.

Jill

On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 7:11:12 PM UTC-7, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
> opening?

Redd Foxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uldt6Y-CE3s

We use canned tomatoes, tuna, coconut milk, and occasionally chicken broth.

I always wipe the tops off with a soapy sponge and then rinse. But I store the
cans upside down, to keep crud from accumulating.

On Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:11:12 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>opening?

Yes, I wash the can tops before opening. My 8th grade Home Economics
teacher taught us to do that.
Janet US

"Sqwertz" <>
> This made me think of the can of Bela Sardines in cayenne olive oil I
> had down in the pantry. Which has just now been consumed. Bela
> Sardines kick the shit out of any other brand.
>
> -sw

Nobody's mentioned but there is a very good reason for washing a can before
opening. It's not the dust and fluff in your own pantry but the real
possibility that the grocer or before that shipper has treated them with rat
poison and assorted other offenses to your delicate sensibilities. Hot water
and soap are heaps cheaper than a trip to the emergency room or the claim of
a 'virus going around'. Polly

Sqwertz wrote:
> I hardly ever eat anything that comes in a can.

You live in one tho...

Sqwertz wrote:
> Bela Sardines kick the shit out of any other brand.

Since when did U start dating again?

On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 9:11:12 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>
> opening?


I always was the can top before opening and the can opener when through.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
> opening?

I don't unless it looks bad. It is probably a good idea to do so but I am
always very careful not to let the top go into the can.

"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Sqwertz" <>
>> This made me think of the can of Bela Sardines in cayenne olive oil I
>> had down in the pantry. Which has just now been consumed. Bela
>> Sardines kick the shit out of any other brand.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Nobody's mentioned but there is a very good reason for washing a can
> before opening. It's not the dust and fluff in your own pantry but the
> real possibility that the grocer or before that shipper has treated them
> with rat poison and assorted other offenses to your delicate
> sensibilities. Hot water and soap are heaps cheaper than a trip to the
> emergency room or the claim of a 'virus going around'. Polly

Why would they treat a can with rat poison? And they do *not* want to be
poisoning rats. Rats that have been poisoned will go under a refrigerator
or freezer seeking the warmth and die. And then they'll stink.

We had tons of rats when I worked at K Mart. We did use traps. Never
poison.

There is the notion that rats or roaches could run over the cans. I suppose
that it true but probably not so likely. More likely at least in the case
of the rats that they'll be on the aisles with the candy or nuts or
crackers, cereal, etc.

On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 8:11:12 PM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>
> opening?

No, I do not regularly wash cans before opening.

I have one of the can openers that goes around the edge of the can. It is a Kuhn-Rikon brand. It breaks the original seal and the lid lifts off whole. It does not cut the lid and allow it to fall into the can, etc. I really like it because it stays clean and the canned food does not get contaminated. If the can looks dusty, I do rinse it off before opening.

Dale P

On 07/08/2013 10:11 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
> opening?
>


And how about washing that can opener blade. Goodness knows what kind of
crap can accumulate on the blade that sits there and reproduces and then
gets inserted into the top of the next can.

On 08/07/2013 08:56 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
>
> "Sqwertz" <>
>> This made me think of the can of Bela Sardines in cayenne olive oil I
>> had down in the pantry. Which has just now been consumed. Bela
>> Sardines kick the shit out of any other brand.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Nobody's mentioned but there is a very good reason for washing a can
> before opening. It's not the dust and fluff in your own pantry but the
> real possibility that the grocer or before that shipper has treated them
> with rat poison and assorted other offenses to your delicate
> sensibilities. Hot water and soap are heaps cheaper than a trip to the
> emergency room or the claim of a 'virus going around'. Polly

I'll at least wipe the top of a can before opening it. With canned
beans, I'll often open the bottom of the can instead of the top,
figuring there's less contamination on the bottom. Plus, I can get to
the stuff that settles inside the can.

On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 10:33:42 PM UTC-4, wrote:.
>
>
>
> I always wipe the tops off with a soapy sponge and then rinse. But I store the
>
> cans upside down, to keep crud from accumulating.

I do about the same, and I wash the opener after every opening session.

There's that old tale about rats in warehouses, depositing germs on cans etc. The second the opener bears down on that lid, in goes the germ, supposedly. Besides, mine collect some dust too, so I wash just before opening.

I wish all cans now came with the stack-able feature - the bottom fits into the top of another and so on. Any canners listening? More poptops would help too.

On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 10:18:40 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/7/2013 10:11 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> > I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>
> > opening?
>
> >
>
> I don't eat a lot of canned food. Beans, occasionally fruit. Yes, I
>
> wash the cans. I also wash the can opener.
>
>
>
> Jill

On Thursday, August 8, 2013 1:40:51 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>
> > opening?
>
>
>
> I don't unless it looks bad. It is probably a good idea to do so but I am
>
> always very careful not to let the top go into the can.

So, where do you draw the line on 'looks bad'? A little dust? Evident rat feces?

In article >, gravesend10
@verizon.net says...
>
> I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
> opening?

I have never washed a can, I am almost 50 years old and have so far
survived unscathed.

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
> On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 10:33:42 PM UTC-4,
> wrote:.
>>
>>
>>
>> I always wipe the tops off with a soapy sponge and then rinse. But I
>> store the
>>
>> cans upside down, to keep crud from accumulating.
>
> I do about the same, and I wash the opener after every opening session.
>
> There's that old tale about rats in warehouses, depositing germs on cans
> etc. The second the opener bears down on that lid, in goes the germ,
> supposedly. Besides, mine collect some dust too, so I wash just before
> opening.
>
> I wish all cans now came with the stack-able feature - the bottom fits
> into the top of another and so on. Any canners listening? More poptops
> would help too.


Agree, but the pop tops a lot of times prevent the cans from stacking.

Cheri

"Yellow" > wrote in message
T...
> In article >, gravesend10
> @verizon.net says...
>>
>> I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>> opening?
>
> I have never washed a can, I am almost 50 years old and have so far
> survived unscathed.

ditto. finally! thanks.

Yellow wrote:
>
> In article >, gravesend10
> @verizon.net says...
> >
> > I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
> > opening?
>
> I have never washed a can, I am almost 50 years old and have so far
> survived unscathed.

I'll admit - I've never washed a can either but it does make good
sense after reading all this. I *might* start doing it from now on.
I've always rinsed off my can opener after each use though. It's not
germs falling into the can, it's the food that would otherwise sit on
the blade and grow some interesting creatures.

G.

On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:12:18 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Yellow wrote:
>>
>> In article >, gravesend10
>> @verizon.net says...
>> >
>> > I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>> > opening?
>>
>> I have never washed a can, I am almost 50 years old and have so far
>> survived unscathed.
>
>I'll admit - I've never washed a can either but it does make good
>sense after reading all this. I *might* start doing it from now on.
>I've always rinsed off my can opener after each use though. It's not
>germs falling into the can, it's the food that would otherwise sit on
>the blade and grow some interesting creatures.

It's not germs one needs to consider, the planet is filled with germs,
why we have immune systems... however food warehouses regularly
fumigate for insects... ever notice how it's rare one sees a roach in
supermarkets anymore, all food markets are also fumigated regularly
and that mist settles everywhere, especially on can lids... next you
flip the tab on that can of pop or brewski, wrapped yourlips around
the top and chug-a-lugged... consider that perhaps an over zealous
fumigator applied enough that it puddled on the lid.

In article >, gravesend10
@verizon.net says...
>
> On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:12:18 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> >Yellow wrote:
> >>
> >> In article >, gravesend10
> >> @verizon.net says...
> >> >
> >> > I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
> >> > opening?
> >>
> >> I have never washed a can, I am almost 50 years old and have so far
> >> survived unscathed.
> >
> >I'll admit - I've never washed a can either but it does make good
> >sense after reading all this. I *might* start doing it from now on.
> >I've always rinsed off my can opener after each use though. It's not
> >germs falling into the can, it's the food that would otherwise sit on
> >the blade and grow some interesting creatures.
>
> It's not germs one needs to consider, the planet is filled with germs,
> why we have immune systems... however food warehouses regularly
> fumigate for insects... ever notice how it's rare one sees a roach in
> supermarkets anymore, all food markets are also fumigated regularly
> and that mist settles everywhere, especially on can lids... next you
> flip the tab on that can of pop or brewski, wrapped yourlips around
> the top and chug-a-lugged... consider that perhaps an over zealous
> fumigator applied enough that it puddled on the lid.

So that will be the reason all those people who eat canned and other
supermarket goods are literally falling like flies then?

Oh hang on....!

On Thursday, August 8, 2013 12:24:01 PM UTC-4, Cheri wrote:
>
> > I wish all cans now came with the stack-able feature - the bottom fits
>
> > into the top of another and so on. Any canners listening? More poptops
>
> > would help too.
>
>
>
>
>
> Agree, but the pop tops a lot of times prevent the cans from stacking.

I used to buy a cat food which was poptopped and stacked too.

In article >, says...
>
> On 08/07/2013 08:56 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
> >
> > "Sqwertz" <>
> >> This made me think of the can of Bela Sardines in cayenne olive oil I
> >> had down in the pantry. Which has just now been consumed. Bela
> >> Sardines kick the shit out of any other brand.
> >>
> >> -sw
> >
> > Nobody's mentioned but there is a very good reason for washing a can
> > before opening. It's not the dust and fluff in your own pantry but the
> > real possibility that the grocer or before that shipper has treated them
> > with rat poison and assorted other offenses to your delicate
> > sensibilities. Hot water and soap are heaps cheaper than a trip to the
> > emergency room or the claim of a 'virus going around'. Polly
>
> I'll at least wipe the top of a can before opening it. With canned
> beans, I'll often open the bottom of the can instead of the top,
> figuring there's less contamination on the bottom. Plus, I can get to
> the stuff that settles inside the can.

Actually, that idea is not half bad - the bit about opening the bottom
of a can so as the get the stuff that has settled. I'm going to steal
that next time I open a can of processed peas.

On 8/8/2013 7:55 PM, Yellow wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>>
>> I'll at least wipe the top of a can before opening it. With canned
>> beans, I'll often open the bottom of the can instead of the top,
>> figuring there's less contamination on the bottom. Plus, I can get to
>> the stuff that settles inside the can.
>
> Actually, that idea is not half bad - the bit about opening the bottom
> of a can so as the get the stuff that has settled. I'm going to steal
> that next time I open a can of processed peas.
>
The problem with that idea is often the bottom of the cans are not
conducive to regular hand held (or even electric, which I never
understood) can-openers. Not everyone owns one that cuts around the
outside of the can. In which case, flipping the can over wouldn't
really help. Just say'n.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> The problem with that idea is often the bottom of the cans are not
> conducive to regular hand held (or even electric, which I never
> understood) can-openers. Not everyone owns one that cuts around the
> outside of the can. In which case, flipping the can over wouldn't really
> help. Just say'n.

Used to be that you could open all cans that way and it was recommended to
do that because mice and rats won't run over the bottom of a can, nor can it
collect dust.

These days you can still open some cans that way. But many have a sort of
rounded edge at the bottom so the can opener won't work on it.

For stuff like beans, I used to open both ends and use the bottom to push
the stuff out.

"Yellow" > wrote in message
T...
> In article >, gravesend10
> @verizon.net says...
>>
>> I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>> opening?
>
> I have never washed a can, I am almost 50 years old and have so far
> survived unscathed.

I'm 54 and have washed a few. I can remember in the old days buying dusty
cans. They came that way from the store. These days the stores seem to do
a much better job of cleaning things. Either that or there is a much bigger
turnover in canned goods.

I had a can of mushrooms literally fall apart in the cupboard. I did have
to wash a few things there, including the cupboard.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:12:18 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Yellow wrote:
>>>
>>> In article >, gravesend10
>>> @verizon.net says...
>>> >
>>> > I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>>> > opening?
>>>
>>> I have never washed a can, I am almost 50 years old and have so far
>>> survived unscathed.
>>
>>I'll admit - I've never washed a can either but it does make good
>>sense after reading all this. I *might* start doing it from now on.
>>I've always rinsed off my can opener after each use though. It's not
>>germs falling into the can, it's the food that would otherwise sit on
>>the blade and grow some interesting creatures.
>
> It's not germs one needs to consider, the planet is filled with germs,
> why we have immune systems... however food warehouses regularly
> fumigate for insects... ever notice how it's rare one sees a roach in
> supermarkets anymore, all food markets are also fumigated regularly
> and that mist settles everywhere, especially on can lids... next you
> flip the tab on that can of pop or brewski, wrapped yourlips around
> the top and chug-a-lugged... consider that perhaps an over zealous
> fumigator applied enough that it puddled on the lid.

I only ever saw a roach in a grocery store. That was on Staten Island and
it was walking around on the produce.

We did have roaches when I worked at K Mart. But I mostly only heard of
them. I did see one walking around by the front door. But I never saw any
in the food department. Rats? Yes. Meal moths? Yes. Maggots? Yes.
Those were in the pet food.

We did not have fumigators either. Not ever. We did have a pest control
place that came out but they never fumigated.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:01:07 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> all food markets are also fumigated regularly
>
> Yeah, it seems every other time I go to the grocery store anymore
> there's a big fumigation tent over the whole shopping center.
>
> Don't you just hate when that happens?
>
> -sw <shaking head>

That's just beyond ridiculous. Anyone who has ever set off a bug bomb would
know that you have to put away all food so that there is nothing out in the
open. And nobody can be present for a period of several hours.

I have watched Billy The Exterminator. He does have a special vacuum type
machine to suck up all of the roaches he sees. And then he treats the area
with something. I want to say Pyrethrum. I think he blows it into the
cracks in the cupboards and baseboards and such. But he never fumigates for
roaches.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> Agree, but the pop tops a lot of times prevent the cans from stacking.

Hmmm... Have not noticed that at all. Most cat food cans have pop tops
these days and they stack just fine. I am torn on them though. Although
they are a nice concept, they don't always work like they should. I can
remember a few times when the can would not open. And if you do have to
resort to using a can opener on those tops, it can be very hard to do. I
had such a can at work once. Some kind of fruit to eat with my cottage
cheese. A guy that worked in the cafeteria tried to open it with his pocket
knife. That didn't work and he took it up to the cafeteria where he tried
to use the big can opener that they had on it. He eventually got it but
said that it was the toughest can he'd ever seen. And a pop top is how
Angela got that nasty cut on her finger a year or two ago. She still has
the scar from that.

In article >, gravesend10
@verizon.net says...
>
> I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
> opening?

I have one of those Oxo can openers. It doesn't cut into the top of the
can, it cuts along the edge.

http://www.oxo.com/p-405-smooth-edge-can-opener.aspx

Well worth it. Plus the way it cuts the lid you can actually re-close a
can. That's pretty cool.

In article >, ost
says...
>
> On Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:11:12 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> > I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
> > opening?
>
> I hardly ever eat anything that comes in a can. Cans are for people
> with TIAD.
>
> -sw

There are some things that you only get in cans around these parts.
Ground peeled tomatoes are one. So too tomato paste, olives things of
that nature.

I never buy canned vegetables if I can help it.

Sqwertz wrote:
> Yeah, it seems every other time I go to the grocery store anymore
> there's a big fumigation tent over the whole shopping center.

They smelled ya a comin' Sqwerty boy.

Sqwertz wrote:
> Grocery stores are never fumigated, period. Most of the pest and
> insect control takes place outside the buildings.

Sounds like you had a run-in with security, Sqwerty...

Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:01:07 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> all food markets are also fumigated regularly
>
> Yeah, it seems every other time I go to the grocery store anymore
> there's a big fumigation tent over the whole shopping center.
>
> Don't you just hate when that happens?
>
> -sw <shaking head>

I never saw that, but I know chlorine dioxide is often used on food to
purify.
They started putting lime on your beer can in Mexico, so you could wipe it
clean, same with bottles. Some fool started putting it into the drink.

Greg

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> I do eat a fair amount of canned fish products (with the exception of
> tuna which I get in a pouch). Tomato paste in a tube (since I don't
> require much of it at once). Manwich, spaghetti sauce (Del Monte and
> Hunts), black olives, and garbonzo beans are the only other canned
> goods I can think of that I've used in the last 6 months. Most of
> that stuff cans well. But never vegetables.

We go through a lot of canned green and wax beans because they are one of
Angela's favorite vegetables. I also buy beets, corn, peas and potatoes
although we eat them far less often. I am the only one who liked beets or
canned tomatoes and Angela isn't fond of peas although she will eat them in
things. We also go through a lot of beans. Angela will eat the canned but
will not eat what I make from scratch unless she doesn't realize that I
cooked them. She will then think they came from a can and eat them. Unless
they are a bean she does not like. Like black beans. Again, I can get away
with mixing some into another dish. And I do like black bean soup but to
sit down to a side of just black beans is not my favorite thing. We also go
through a lot of black olives because those are Angela's favorite too. And
she likes canned pears but that's about the only fruit I buy in a can. She
went through a brief mandarin orange faze a few years ago.

I used to buy the Hunt's pasta sauce but there is a reason why I stopped.
Probably the carb count. I mostly make my pasta sauce from scratch now.
Once in a while I will buy some jarred stuff from Fred Meyers if it is cheap
enough.

I do buy pizza sauce on occasion. Canned chili. Once in a while, tamales
but I think we are all pretty much over wanting to eat those now.

A couple of kinds of canned soup. Canned broth. Actually found some
vegetable broth that tastes good. Used to buy canned meats and tuna but
probably no longer except perhaps for the winter.

Used to buy canned rice. How's that for lazy? Haven't seen any here
though. I think I got it from the military commissary.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
>
> Grocery stores are never fumigated, period. Most of the pest and
> insect control takes place outside the buildings. Inside the stores
> and warehouse they rely mostly on baiting and trapping. A successful
> grocery store relies on cleanliness, prevention, and product rotation
> rather than chasing the problem after it establishes itself.

Yes.

"gregz" > wrote in message
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> Sqwertz > wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:01:07 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> all food markets are also fumigated regularly
>>
>> Yeah, it seems every other time I go to the grocery store anymore
>> there's a big fumigation tent over the whole shopping center.
>>
>> Don't you just hate when that happens?
>>
>> -sw <shaking head>
>
> I never saw that, but I know chlorine dioxide is often used on food to
> purify.
> They started putting lime on your beer can in Mexico, so you could wipe it
> clean, same with bottles. Some fool started putting it into the drink.

Hmmm... I was told that the lime was there to keep the bugs out.

On 8/9/2013 12:24 AM, Sqwertz wrote:

> I do eat a fair amount of canned fish products (with the exception of
> tuna which I get in a pouch).

Cat food!! (ducking)

Tomato paste in a tube (since I don't
> require much of it at once). Manwich, spaghetti sauce (Del Monte and
> Hunts), black olives, and garbonzo beans are the only other canned
> goods I can think of that I've used in the last 6 months. Most of
> that stuff cans well. But never vegetables.


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Sqwertz wrote:
>> Cat food!! (ducking)
> I'm more of a Tender Vittles kinda guy rather than Fancy Feast.
>
> -sw

You gonna post pics of that crap on your railing, Sqwerty?