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Dry baking with inner baking pan (ex tuna can)

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Velimir Kemec BPL Member
PostedJul 23, 2013 at 6:41 am

Hi to all,

I had good results with Steam baked muffins and would like to try drybaking out. I've found that
used tunasalad can can be used as inner baking pan but I am worried about the tuna can coating. The one at the outside I was able to remove, simply sanding it of but can't remove the inner plastic coating. Is it safe to dry heat the ex tuna can in terms of leaking chemicals into the muffin/baking goods? I am specially worried because I plan to dry bake muffins for Kids.

I can use coffee filter or parchment paper to line the inner can but I am not sure if this helps somewhat?

Ohh and the ex tunasalad can, can be used as a mug to serve tea/coffee when not in use as baking pan (so multiuse item).

Thanks for all your insights/tips!
Cheers

James Marco BPL Member
PostedJul 23, 2013 at 6:57 am

For small cans like that, I usually just burn them out. Then scrub them with a scrubbie to get rid of the plastic residue.

Dry baking on the trail is sort-of an art form. You can do it but it can cost a lot of fuel (unless you use a wood fire) and it can damage an aluminum pot.

With Ti, it works well enough. But only small portions at a time. Better is to simply steam bake stuff (though this leavs most surfaces wet/sticky.) For example, bisquits come out good, but are wet and not browned. They tend to stick to the inner can. It is easier to use a piece of aluminum foil. After cooling this can be peeled off provided you coated it with olive oil.

PostedJul 23, 2013 at 9:00 am

If you hang out in kitchen shops and look at specialty baking, you can find mini tins for baking in. These are designed for it.

Also, look for brands that don't use liners if you want to use cans. They do exist.

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