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Exactly! Now explain 'tomato paste'. Comes in tall thin cans like miniature tomato-juice cans, but just 1" wide. Impossible to get all the paste out! Or even, a

• jimueller 6y ago
  I think the way to do it is to cut one end of, then the other and use it to push the paste out through the can. Doing that I've never had a problem.
  • alchemism 6y ago
    Thats also the trick for sliding out the cranberry jelly-loaf things.
    • WWLink 6y ago
      Ocean Spray realized this and made the bottom of the can un-openable. So now you either have to use a knife or squeeze the can enough to loosen the cranberry jelly loaf. I've found the same trick works on refried beans, but it's not as amusing. lol.
• trcollinson 6y ago
  They make lovely squeezable tubes. I would suggest giving them a try! They are much better.
  • JoeAltmaier 6y ago
    I guess I'm reluctant to eat acidic stuff out of plastic. But I suppose tin isn't much better. I just reduce my own tomatoes if I need paste.
    • trcollinson 6y ago
      Oh! The tubes from Cento, which is a particular good brand, are metal. I understand the acidic substance from plastic concern. Though reducing your own is a good idea as well. If you grow the tomatoes they will be significantly better.
      • JoeAltmaier 6y ago
        They have that at WalMart! Sounds good, will give it a try. The case-of-12 description is a little concerning. Its apparently 'Adult Unisex'. Not sure what they think I'm going to do with the paste...
    • 4gotunameagain 6y ago
      All cans are lined with plastic, also a reason why you shouldn't use metal utensils to scrape all the contents out of the can
      • JoeAltmaier 6y ago
        Enamel, surely?
    • jiofih 6y ago
      They are all metal tubes, and I guess the lining, which is plastic, is exactly the same as in the cans.
      • coryrc 6y ago
        Possibly ironically, the plastic lining cans is usually toxic but regular tubes are made of polyethylene which is safe!
    • riversflow 6y ago
      >I guess I'm reluctant to eat acidic stuff out of plastic. It might help to realize that plastics are extremely resistant to acids. Hazardous Industrial acid products, far stronger than anything a consumer can purchase, are stored in Polypropylene barrels. Generally speaking plastics are considerably more resistant to inorganic chemicals than even specially formulated metal alloys.[1](link even lists the resistant data for tomato juice :)) Additionally, metal used for canning is usually(always?) lined with plastic[2] to keep metals from leaching. Ironically canned foods with bpa liners are one of the biggest vectors of BPA intake we know of.[3] [1]https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/files/charts/LG%20CC.pdf https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/files/charts/LG%20CC.pdf [2]https://www.ewg.org/research/bpa-canned-food https://www.ewg.org/research/bpa-canned-food [3]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935116302407?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00139...
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• leni536 6y ago
  I always rinse out the remaining with a little bit of water. The water will boil out anyway when I cook.
• chipsa 6y ago
  Take off both ends. Slides right out.