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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by JoeAltmaier on Saturday February 06, 2021 @10:15AM (#26047056)
Exactly! Now explain 'tomato paste'. Comes in tall thin cans like miniature tomato-juice cans, but just 1" wide. Impossible to get all the paste out! Or even, any of it. Why? Why? Why?
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by jimueller on Saturday February 06, 2021 @10:24AM (#26047128)
I think the way to do it is to cut one end of, then the other and use it to push the paste out through the can. Doing that I've never had a problem.
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by alchemism on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:52AM (#26047737)
Thats also the trick for sliding out the cranberry jelly-loaf things.
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by WWLink on Saturday February 06, 2021 @03:21PM (#26049596)
Ocean Spray realized this and made the bottom of the can un-openable. So now you either have to use a knife or squeeze the can enough to loosen the cranberry jelly loaf. I've found the same trick works on refried beans, but it's not as amusing. lol.
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by trcollinson on Saturday February 06, 2021 @10:28AM (#26047155)
They make lovely squeezable tubes. I would suggest giving them a try! They are much better.
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by JoeAltmaier on Saturday February 06, 2021 @10:45AM (#26047259)
I guess I'm reluctant to eat acidic stuff out of plastic. But I suppose tin isn't much better.

I just reduce my own tomatoes if I need paste.

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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by 4gotunameagain on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:08AM (#26047430)
All cans are lined with plastic, also a reason why you shouldn't use metal utensils to scrape all the contents out of the can
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by JoeAltmaier on Saturday February 06, 2021 @01:20PM (#26048556)
Enamel, surely?
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by trcollinson on Saturday February 06, 2021 @10:47AM (#26047273)
Oh! The tubes from Cento, which is a particular good brand, are metal. I understand the acidic substance from plastic concern. Though reducing your own is a good idea as well. If you grow the tomatoes they will be significantly better.
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by JoeAltmaier on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:06AM (#26047416)
They have that at WalMart! Sounds good, will give it a try. The case-of-12 description is a little concerning. Its apparently 'Adult Unisex'. Not sure what they think I'm going to do with the paste...
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by riversflow on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:31AM (#26047605)
>I guess I'm reluctant to eat acidic stuff out of plastic.

It might help to realize that plastics are extremely resistant to acids. Hazardous Industrial acid products, far stronger than anything a consumer can purchase, are stored in Polypropylene barrels. Generally speaking plastics are considerably more resistant to inorganic chemicals than even specially formulated metal alloys.[1](link even lists the resistant data for tomato juice :)) Additionally, metal used for canning is usually(always?) lined with plastic[2] to keep metals from leaching. Ironically canned foods with bpa liners are one of the biggest vectors of BPA intake we know of.[3]

[1]https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/files/charts/LG%20CC.pdf [2]https://www.ewg.org/research/bpa-canned-food [3]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00139...

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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by jiofih on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:14AM (#26047472)
They are all metal tubes, and I guess the lining, which is plastic, is exactly the same as in the cans.
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by coryrc on Saturday February 06, 2021 @12:21PM (#26048025)
Possibly ironically, the plastic lining cans is usually toxic but regular tubes are made of polyethylene which is safe!
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by leni536 on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:00AM (#26047369)
I always rinse out the remaining with a little bit of water. The water will boil out anyway when I cook.
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Re:I told a cat food company how much they’d save by using t... by chipsa on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:19AM (#26047520)
Take off both ends. Slides right out.
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