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Clark W

08-12-2006 20:23:39




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I was wondering if it was OK to heat food in cans without opening them first? I was thinking about putting cans of chili, stew, or something like in one of those cooler/warmers or in a 12v crock pot. If I use the crock pot do I have to put some water in it to warm a can. Sometimes on long trips it would be nice to just pull into a rest stop and eat something hot instead of pulling into a truck stop. I have seen people heat food in cans that were open over a campfire and wondered if that was safe? Also if you heat an unopened can if it would burst or spray out when you tried to open it? Thanks CW

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Lloyd Llama

08-13-2006 19:00:21




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 Re: OT-Cooking in reply to Clark W, 08-12-2006 20:23:39  
Had a geological survey crew doing soundings pass thru the area few years back. Guys cooked lots of canned stuff for meals by putting cans on hot manifolds of idling electronics lab trucks. there's a cook book called "Manifold Destiny" which is completely based on cooking off'n your manifold.



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Coloken

08-13-2006 06:36:38




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 Re: OT-Cooking in reply to Clark W, 08-12-2006 20:23:39  
Open the can or have it imerged in water. When in water, the contents will not get over boiling point to explode. Army canned rations training. Old fellow used to take eggs and put them in radiator for lunch. You do remember the old radiator cast iron caps with the plate under them?



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Bob-Wyo

08-13-2006 13:06:04




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 Re: OT-Cooking in reply to Coloken, 08-13-2006 06:36:38  
Sure do Kenny, if you bring the eggs I'll boil them for you this Saturday down there, we'll show them how it's done. LOL Reminds me of a guy here that borrowed my 5 gallon cream can to cook a cream can dinner. Called me 2 hours later and told me my can was no good as it blew up, when I said you didn't put the lid on tight did you, he said yeah pounded it down tight and it still blew and the lid came down 3 houses down the street and I have cabbage, sausage and potato's all over the yard and up the side of my house. (HERE'S YOUR SIGN) Also can't put a can of pork and beans on a D-8 manifold to early when working it hard. LOL Hope to meet you Saturday Kenny,
Bob

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mjbrown

08-13-2006 07:40:47




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 Re: OT-Cooking in reply to Coloken, 08-13-2006 06:36:38  
The cans will explode only if you heat them enough to make steam ie above the boiling point of water. In the old army they heated C ration cans in trash cans with water heaters all the time with no explosions. So heat away... in water.



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oleblu

08-13-2006 05:03:02




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 Re: OT-Cooking in reply to Clark W, 08-12-2006 20:23:39  
When I was farming using a JD 4440 I'd put cans of soup, ravioli, etc. on the exhaust manifold. I never had one explode, and for obvious reasons, I never vented them. I'd put it on about 10:00 (remove the label first, of course), turn the can at 11 or 11:30 and eat anytime after noon. I also would "cook" for the guys with the 4 wheel drive tractors with the 903's in them. There just wasn't a good spot with enough heat where a can would lay.

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doogdoog

08-13-2006 01:17:41




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 Re: OT-Cooking in reply to Clark W, 08-12-2006 20:23:39  
Aloha, When I went to a tech school in Los Angeles (early 60's), they had some vending machines that dispensed hot canned foods like chili con-carney, campbell soup, etc. You deposited your coins and out came the hot can so it can be done. The trick is to find the right temperature.

Mahalo,
doogdoog



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NC Wayne

08-12-2006 23:35:24




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 Re: OT-Cooking in reply to Clark W, 08-12-2006 20:23:39  
Tom's right, you have to open the can enough to vent it, otherwise it will explode. There may be a temp you can reach before it blows but i have no idea what it might be and it would vary with the contents of the can, the can's thickness, etc etc. In other words vent the can, it ain't worth taking the chance. When I was in the Navy, years back, we used to do alot of cooking on the steam piping in the engine room. Had one nice opening in the steam throttle valve for the main turbine that was a favorite cooking spot. We had just had a massive clean up campain and freshly painted the space when a new guy decided to heat a big can of pork-n-beans without venting it. The can burst like a over ripe watermellon and blew beans everywhere. I had been on board about 8 months at the time and when I left a year and a few months later we'd still find an occasional dried bean, in some out of the way place, when we'd clean the space. Saw it happen several times other than that with smaller cans but that one was the most spectacular.

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Tom43

08-12-2006 20:49:57




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 Re: OT-Cooking in reply to Clark W, 08-12-2006 20:23:39  
Sorry, you must open the can, otherwise it will explode and could be dangerous. You can fasten and aluminum roasting pan with wire right next to your engine. Whatever you want to cook, e.g. chicken, roast, hotdogs, canned beans, needs to be put in a roasting bag (follow the directions for using the bag) and set it in the roasting pan. It would take about 6 hours, but you can have a nice hot, homecooked meal, only if you have been running your truck for the full six hours.

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