Dented tinned food?

LilacLillie

Is it ok to buy/use tinned food with dents in them?
I always make a point to make sure nothing I buy in cans has a dent. I remember when I was young being sent to the shop and told 'to make sure there's no dents in the tins'. So I've continued to do this now for my own shopping.
Today in Sainsburys I bought 4 tins of chopped tomatos for 5p a tin. They are not badly dented, just a bit squashed around the rim bit (I'll have to open them bottom end).
So if Sainsburys are allowed to sell them, I assume I can eat them.
Which leads me to another question, why do you think in the old days my old gran didn't want them??? Has something changed over time, maybe the way they used to be produced??
LL

magentadreamer

They're perfectly fine LL I've always gone to have a look at the dented tin section and seen if I could stock up. My best find was 10 tins of Heinz beans down to 10p a can I love those clumsy warehouse people!!

My Nan used to make sure we never bought dented tins either - I'm not too sure why!

calleyw

Don't quote me but I have read that that as long as the tin is not blown or bulging it was suppose to be ok.

But reading this is seems the answer is no.

But I often get home having paid full price to find tins have dents in them :mad: and it is not just my packing either. I have taken them off the shelves like it without noticing.


Yours


Calley

calleyw

magentadreamer wrote:

They're perfectly fine LL I've always gone to have a look at the dented tin section and seen if I could stock up. My best find was 10 tins of Heinz beans down to 10p a can I love those clumsy warehouse people!!

My Nan used to make sure we never bought dented tins either - I'm not too sure why!

Reason being of they may have blown or a seam has blown and if that is the case you are most likely going to get food poisoning from them.


Yours


Calley

Hunnymonster

It's to do with the quality of tin-plated steel (especially in the good old days) - if it was dented, there was the possibility that the plating would crease and bits of the tin would be present in the food - and the possibility of soluble organic compounds of tin - now if you consume those in sufficient quantity and the compound is absorbed into your body, you'll end up with stannism otherwise known as tin poisoning (same idea as plumbism/lead poisoning)....

Never mind granny not accepting dented tins, I don't either

Mrsbojangles_2

I would NEVER use dented tins!

elvis_bloggs

You have to make sure the tin is not punctured, the food inside will go off if it is, if in doubt don't buy.

magentadreamer

ERK! Having done a bit of a search my days of rumaging around the dented tin pile in Sainsburys and the like is officaly over.

comping_cat

If i was paying full price, i wouldnt buy a dented tin, but if it was reduced, i would buy it and use it staight away. Im sure shops wouldnt be selling things that would be that dangerous!!!

angelatgraceland

If its dented but not bulging on the top its ok.
If it has creases don't buy it-for the reasons Honeymonster explains very well.

WestieFan

If its any help, both my parents and other members of my family worked in a factory years ago which made tins. I was always warned never to buy a tin with a dent - they used to say 'in case it is aired'.
In fact, my mother always inspected the seams of a tin for signs that things weren't as they should be before she used it. Probably force of habit, as that was her job in the factory.