Tuna cans

[Lynn_Bodoni]

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.

[voltaire]

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.

[Cugel]

@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.

[Dewey_Finn]

@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.

[Balthisar]

@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.

[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).

[Darth_Panda]

@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

[Gymnopithys]

Pull-top available in Switzerland, but cans much smaller - like one mouthful :rolleyes:- and much more expensive.