# Tuna cans **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 20, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348 "2010-09-20T00:54:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348/41 "2010-09-22T06:46:29Z")
> [@](#): > > I have never heard the phrase “tuna squeezer” before. It creates an interesting mental image (would an octopus be considered a tuna squeezer?). What do they do that you can’t accomplish by setting the lid back in the can after opening and pushing on it while holding the can upside-down? I drain my tuna in a sieve set over a bowl. This allows me to press more juice out of each can. When I have four cats, and each of them wants as much tuna juice as possible, I need to get as much juice from each can as possible. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348/42 "2010-09-22T07:03:25Z")
I have a bit of phobia of pop-top tuna cans because I once was opening one (one of those really small cans) and managed to somehow slip and cut my finger as if it had been a scalpel. No exaggeration - my cupped hand filled with blood almost instantly. It’s been over ten years, and I still have the scar. ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348/43 "2010-09-22T12:37:13Z")
> [@Gleena](#): > > Move to Australia. I was delighted when I moved here to find most things, including tuna and cat food, are in pull top cans. > > And the tuna comes in flavors and stuff, hooray! Yep. The only thing I see in old style one piece cans is the cheap generic Woolies/Coles stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348/44 "2010-09-22T13:33:34Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > I don’t understand; it’s still tuna in either water or oil. What makes it “no drain?” > > But, the stuff that comes in envelopes is also “no drain,” and it has good chunks of tuna instead of tuna paste (by comparison, that is). I was in the supermarket yesterday, so I looked at the tuna in envelopes/pouches vs the tuna in cans. The envelopes were about twice the per-ounce price. I supposed it’s worth it if weight’s an issue. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348/45 "2010-09-22T15:50:21Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > [@Balthisar](#): > > > > But, the stuff that comes in envelopes is also “no drain,” and it has good chunks of tuna instead of tuna paste (by comparison, that is). > > I was in the supermarket yesterday, so I looked at the tuna in envelopes/pouches vs the tuna in cans. The envelopes were about twice the per-ounce price. I supposed it’s worth it if weight’s an issue. Next time you buy a can, determine how much all of the throw-away juice weights. That will affect the net per ounce price somewhat. For me, though, it’s the texture and quality of the tuna that makes the price difference worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348/46 "2010-09-22T16:05:52Z")
Which canned tuna are you comparing it to? Because I buy solid white albacore, and it’s good quality, at least compared to the chunk lite tuna I bought once (and regretted). ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348/47 "2010-09-22T16:11:24Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Which canned tuna are you comparing it to? Because I buy solid white albacore, and it’s good quality, at least compared to the chunk lite tuna I bought once (and regretted). Just be aware that the albacore runs higher in mercury. [http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/product-specificinformation/seafood/foodbornepathogenscontaminants/methylmercury/ucm115662.htm](http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/product-specificinformation/seafood/foodbornepathogenscontaminants/methylmercury/ucm115662.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348/48 "2010-09-22T16:30:32Z")
Pull-top available in Switzerland, but cans much smaller - like one mouthful :rolleyes:- and much more expensive. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-cans/554348.md?page=2)