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Calling experts: store food in original cans or tupperware?
With only one cat, who is a picky eater too, I often find myself
storing 1/2 a can of cat food in the refrigerator for 1-2 days, has even strethced to 3 days. I use the original can, closed with tight fitting lids I got from petsmart/petco. Discussion in another thread brought up the possibility that open cans *may* change the taste of the food and tupperware/plastic would be better. Now while I am completely ignorant of kitchen issues I do recall hearing this about human food too: once you open a can, don't use it for storing unused portion, use a plastic container instead. What is the experience/verdict of the experts in the group? Many thanks. |
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Calling experts: store food in original cans or tupperware?
I would agree. If you opened a can of peas and only used some of them,
you would store the leftovers in plastic. Same with olives (few can eat a whole can at a sitting). So storing in plastic containers with tight-fitting lids is best. Certain foods are more acidic than others and can actually eat into the metal of the cans. Best to just change containers and wash the containers in hot, soapy water between each use. More sterile. |
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Calling experts: store food in original cans or tupperware?
I have always heard not to store anything in the can but I never knew why. It's just one of those things my mother always told me. -- Toni http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com I looked up your site on your dogs. Interesting. Now at the Shamrock Club meeting which I will be attending on February 20, we will have some people in from a local dog kennel club that will discuss Irish breeds of dogs for us. They will bring some canine representatives of the species and put them through obedience tests. I am so looking forward to this meeting. Joan |
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Calling experts: store food in original cans or tupperware?
"Joan in GB-W" wrote in message ... I looked up your site on your dogs. Interesting. Now at the Shamrock Club meeting which I will be attending on February 20, we will have some people in from a local dog kennel club that will discuss Irish breeds of dogs for us. They will bring some canine representatives of the species and put them through obedience tests. I am so looking forward to this meeting. Should be very entertaining. Sighthounds and obedience tests are rarely mentioned in the same sentence g. -- Toni http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com |
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Calling experts: store food in original cans or tupperware?
"AlexZ" wrote in message ... With only one cat, who is a picky eater too, I often find myself storing 1/2 a can of cat food in the refrigerator for 1-2 days, has even strethced to 3 days. I use the original can, closed with tight fitting lids I got from petsmart/petco. Discussion in another thread brought up the possibility that open cans *may* change the taste of the food and tupperware/plastic would be better. Now while I am completely ignorant of kitchen issues I do recall hearing this about human food too: once you open a can, don't use it for storing unused portion, use a plastic container instead. What is the experience/verdict of the experts in the group? Many thanks. I store mine in the original metal can (Wellness and Eagle Pack) but with a tight-fitting plastic lid. I never keep a can for more than one day because I use 2/3 can for my two cats for one feeding, 2/3 can the next time, and that leaves 2 cans each with 1/3 for the third use. MaryL |
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