Show Me Some Proof.
Don't put open cans of food in the fridge. The can lining can taint the food. Use a non-metallic container - and put the lid on!
I've heard this from a lot of sources, yet I have never heard it from anyone who really knows anything about chemistry or microbiology.
Okay, the food has been sitting in the can for who knows how long and, suddenly, when you open the can somehow the food reacts with it. First off, the cans are coated, so if you're worried about how the "metal" affects the food you are worried about nothing. Second, I have never gotten sick, nor have I witnessed anyone getting sick by eating food that has been stored in the fridge in an open can (within a few days of course).
I used to have one of those 'safety can openers'; the kind that cuts the lid on the side so you can replace it. Neither I nor any of my friends ever had a problem with storing food in open cans. The only thing I know for sure is that you don't put the can on a heat source, open or closed. There are several reasons for this; one being the coating might disintegrate.
Or maybe it has to do with the way manufacturers used to make cans, but I still don't see how the food could be tainted only after it has been opened and not necessarily in the opening process. The can opener is actually tearing the can open; shredding trace amounts of metal into the food.
I've heard this from a lot of sources, yet I have never heard it from anyone who really knows anything about chemistry or microbiology.
Okay, the food has been sitting in the can for who knows how long and, suddenly, when you open the can somehow the food reacts with it. First off, the cans are coated, so if you're worried about how the "metal" affects the food you are worried about nothing. Second, I have never gotten sick, nor have I witnessed anyone getting sick by eating food that has been stored in the fridge in an open can (within a few days of course).
I used to have one of those 'safety can openers'; the kind that cuts the lid on the side so you can replace it. Neither I nor any of my friends ever had a problem with storing food in open cans. The only thing I know for sure is that you don't put the can on a heat source, open or closed. There are several reasons for this; one being the coating might disintegrate.
Or maybe it has to do with the way manufacturers used to make cans, but I still don't see how the food could be tainted only after it has been opened and not necessarily in the opening process. The can opener is actually tearing the can open; shredding trace amounts of metal into the food.