PREP Canned pineapple does not improve with age

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Profit of Doom

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Looking in pantry for mandarin oranges. Recipe after I test it.
Noticed large can of pineapple slices, tipped, lid completely missing and drained. Yes, mess. Clean up, cussing. Found lid, had simply come off, also noticed bottom of can bulged. Later found small can, still upright, lid had simply come loose and dropped into can, slices were still in there, dry by now. Apparently pineapple juice play poorly with can over time. 2018, 2019. Not gonna keep them long time any more.
 
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subnet

Boot
Profit of Doom said:
Looking in pantry for mandarin oranges. Recipe after I test it.
Noticed large can of pineapple slices, tipped, lid completely missing and drained. Yes, mess. Clean up, cussing. Found lid, had simply come off, also noticed bottom of can bulged. Later found small can, still upright, lid had simply come loose and dropped into can, slices were still in there, dry by now. Apparently pineapple juice play poorly with can over time. 2018, 2019. Not gonna keep them long time any more.
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Yeah, the wife pulled a can of pears that was buldged dated 2017
 
Red Baron

Red Baron

Paleo-Conservative
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Forgot about a 28 ounce can of pineapple in the pantry.

One day I find the can with both ends seriously bulged and a side seam had split spraying nasty pineapple juice all over the shelves.

The can was only 2 -3 years out of date.

I won't go near canned pineapple any more.
 
Jeff B.

Jeff B.

Don’t let the Piss Ants get you down…
What a mess! Our pantry is pretty good when it comes to keep organized and FIFO usage. There is one shelf high up that's for "odds and ends". I need to take everything down from that one andn check the dates and conditions of the cans/containers up there.

I know there's some pineapple up there too.

And, thanks to this thread, I just recalled the effect of pineapple on mucus and such... HQ6 has been fighting with an upper respiratory infection for a week or so and some Pineapple juice may be just the ticket to help her out!
 
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Coco82919

Veteran Member
On Thanksgiving I discovered the yams I planned to cook were to old to use. So no worries, I went to the basement grab a can of yams I knew I had. Maybe from 2012. I found a Hugh mess. All the cans were rusted out, the contents dried out and mold everywhere. I also found the most of the cans near the yams were in various stages of breaking down. My husband complains that canned yams are too fiberius and so I stopped using them and now buy fresh. I never expected the mess I found. Now I am in the process of going through and using or discarding old cans of food. Right now we are using up cans of spam from 2012. Those are all good. I cook up fried potatoes, spam until browned add cheese and eggs. It is really good.
 
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Wildwood

Veteran Member
I bet with the amount of acid in pineapple and the firm texture, you could recan in glass...maybe even water bath. Will have to check that out. I usually only use pineapple to bake with so don't store a ton but when I want it, I want it and nothing else will do! The prices I pay now will insure that I don't let it go to waste


Speaking of cans, I buy most canned items 12 at a time which is usually a case. That way I know everything in that case has the same expiration date.

Speaking of exp. dates, as some of you may have noticed from my posts, the only grocery store left in town is WM. I buy a lot of WM's store brand canned veggies because they are so darn cheap. The last few cases I've bought have the same exp. date as the ones I bought a year and a year and a half ago....which isn't that far out by now. I realize green beans will go at least a couple years past that date but still, I'm not liking that and will be very cautious going forward about buying anything for long term storage from there. I first noticed this several months back with corn. I've got to start getting to the city more but I hate going there.
 
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anna43

Veteran Member
I find it strange the way things go bad. I had a can of evaporated milk leak. Since I had the cans double stacked I lost some on the top next to the spoiled/leaking can and several below. The can was not even that old so must have had a defect. I went to pick up the can and almost tossed it over my shoulder because it was so light -- completely empty. Tomato products will rust the can and leak sooner than you'd think. One thing I do is put cardboard between metal shelves and cans.

I've wondered if things like pineapple purchased in cans could then home canned into glass jars. Would the end product be worthwhile?

Voortrekker said:
I had "the experience" with peaches, pineapple and tomato. Now I buy them in glass and plastic jars.
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I don't like plastic jars for long storage as the product seems to taste off after short storage. I used to buy mandarin oranges in glass, but it seems they are now in plastic so I just buy cans.
 
psychgirl

psychgirl

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Profit of Doom said:
Looking in pantry for mandarin oranges. Recipe after I test it.
Noticed large can of pineapple slices, tipped, lid completely missing and drained. Yes, mess. Clean up, cussing. Found lid, had simply come off, also noticed bottom of can bulged. Later found small can, still upright, lid had simply come loose and dropped into can, slices were still in there, dry by now. Apparently pineapple juice play poorly with can over time. 2018, 2019. Not gonna keep them long time any more.
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I had this happen with some canned peaches
Found it a few months ago thank the Lord!

The oozing peach juice had dripped down all over other canned goods and had started growing mold!!

It could have been SO much worse had I not caught when I did.
I threw out about 20 other cans that looked ….odd to me, then bleach scrubbed every cam on that shelf as well as the metal shelf.
 
Countrymouse

Countrymouse

Country exile in the city
anna43 said:
I find it strange the way things go bad. I had a can of evaporated milk leak. Since I had the cans double stacked I lost some on the top next to the spoiled/leaking can and several below. The can was not even that old so must have had a defect. I went to pick up the can and almost tossed it over my shoulder because it was so light -- completely empty. Tomato products will rust the can and leak sooner than you'd think. One thing I do is put cardboard between metal shelves and cans.

I've wondered if things like pineapple purchased in cans could then home canned into glass jars. Would the end product be worthwhile?


I don't like plastic jars for long storage as the product seems to taste off after short storage. I used to buy mandarin oranges in glass, but it seems they are now in plastic so I just buy cans.
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I've wondered if things like pineapple purchased in cans could then home canned into glass jars. Would the end product be worthwhile?

Great question! If anyone knows the answer / has tried this please let us know your results!
 
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moldy

Veteran Member
I think acidic foods in any form will eventually eat thru metal. Most if not all of my tomato products are in glass. I usually recan canned pineapple into glass and water bath it. I've never had one go bad due to eating thru the lid. And they taste better. Too long in the can and they start to taste like the can!

I will say that the only thing home canned that I have had eat thru the lid was kraut.
 
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FireDance

TB Fanatic
Countrymouse said:
key word: POWDER
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Yes, but I would never have thought the powder would eat through THAT quickly. I suppose it’s because I have never bought it that way. Liquid packed I can see immediately, just have never thought about a powder doing that. Good information.
 
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