Canned food has lots of preservatives to ensure they don't go bad. Just make sure you son't eat out of severely dented cans because you can get poisoning from the metal.
How do you make sure all bacteria is out of a canned food?
set it on fire.
Reply:Most canned food has been irradiated (kind of like microwaving). Cook it thoroughly. Generally bacteria cannot develop in a properly canned item.
Reply:If the can isn't bulging and when you open it, it smells like it is suppose to, your safe.
Reply:Hi berserk - the main thing is to make sure you're not using or buying a can where the top of the can is rounded, raised or crooked instead of flat - that means it's buckling and the food inside is contaminated. Canned foods particularly susceptible to drawing bacteria and going bad are tomatoes and green beans. Here are a couple of great websites to answer your great question:
www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/food_po...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/artic... (that's for Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia)
www.pennhealth.com/ency/article/001652...
Reply:Does it pop when pressed in the middle but? sure has no air but bacteria, check the expiration date, if overdue, pump it in sink and whosh it. Bye.
Reply:get undented cans and make sure that when u open the can u hear the "seal" break.
Reply:The vacuum seal helps. The idea is to just have food product, and no air, so you will not have any airborne bacteria. That's why Mason Jars are popular. Preservatives help to preserve the food, the cheapest is salt. Freezing the food, or keeping it in a "root cellar" will also slow down the growth of bacteria. Make sure you sterilize all your tools and jars first.
Kitchen Krafts has supplies: http://www.kitchenkrafts.com/category.as...
Homecanning.com:http://www.homecanning.com/usa/
Noll's Home Baking, Canning and Freezing from the Years 1966 - 2004: http://www.paulnoll.com/Oregon/Canning/
Is a good site for the "do-it yourselfer"
Reply:you cook it for a while...
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