can you put tin cans in the fridge?

Question

ok, having a debate with my gf. she says you aren't supposed to put tin cans in the fridge because it's bad for you, she's not sure why but her mom told her so...something about chemical reactions. I think it's a load of bunk. can someone help me out here.

Answer 1

When folklore is propagated without the reasoning behind it, it usually gets distorted. True, if the can is open, you risk chemical reactions among the contents, the tin/zinc, and air. If the can isn't open, it's harmless but unnecessary.

"Mom, why do you cut the ends off your roasts?"
"Because that's the way my mom did it."
"Grandma, why do you cut the ends off your roasts?"
"So it would fit in my pan."

Answer 2

Bacteria will build up where the tin has been torn. There are some tins that are now lined and would probably be safe. The main danger come the next day when you say I don't want that today, or that it will be hidden and pushed to the back. Overall it is far better to empty the BB's into a MW bowl and nuke. Use the amount you want, allow to cool and put a lid on then refrigerate. I do that with BBs if I only want enough to cover a slice of toast for breakfast, and that way I can be confident the BB's will last several days so I do not have to them 2-3 mornings in a row.

Answer 3

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Your wife is correct. 1) Freezing food will stop bacteria growth, but refrigerating does not. It only slows it. The air in the refrig. has bacteria floating in it from air outside the refrig. that gets in when you opened the door and from open containers of other foods. That's why it is against restaurant health code to store open containers of raw food with other refresh foods. Foods in cans usually have no preservatives so are an ideal source for germs to colonize. 2) There is no such thing (anymore) as a tin can. Tin is a precious metal and is not cheap. There are cans plated with a thin coats of tin because tin does not oxidized with air and so help prevents rust and has a low toxicity so is not likely to poison you if it comes in contact with the food within the container. But this thin coating is on the surface and once you open the can, the lip/rim which is not protected from oxidation will begin to react with the air. All sorts of nasty germs love oxidized metal including tetanus which can kill you slow and painfully.

Answer 4

Closed cans are fine but Once a can is opened, remove the contents and store in a covered plastic, glass or metal container before refrigerating. Never store opened cans in the refrigerator. Highly acidic or salted foods such as pickles, fruit juices or tomato products react with tin in the presence of air and hence, storing such cans in the refrigerator would lead to contamination of the product. Don’t forget to mark or label the container with information like the manufacturing and the expiry date of the product.

Answer 5

Storing Food In Open Cans

Answer 6

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can you put tin cans in the fridge?
ok, having a debate with my gf. she says you aren't supposed to put tin cans in the fridge because it's bad for you, she's not sure why but her mom told her so...something about chemical reactions. I think it's a load of bunk. can someone help me out here.

Answer 7

Open Can In Fridge

Answer 8

You can but not for long. It's best to put the contents of the can into another container and then place in the frig. The inside of the can will turn dark & look & smell funny. I don't think that you'd like to eat from after that happens.

Answer 9

I think this only applies to open cans, as in storing leftovers, and then only to steel cans. You may notice that large numbers of beverage cans are kept in refrigerators. The problem with open steel cans is that that the opening, and possibly the partial removal of the contents, if done with a metal utensil, may damage the protective coating on the steel causing it to rust.

Answer 10

ok, if not opened.If opened you shouldnt store the remaining food in the can!