Speaking of canned soup, I buy dented cans all the time. Sale rack item, half price or less!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

Same goes for canned veggies, sauces, whatever.

[intrepidity]

1. Who was speaking of it?

I try to avoid them. They say the damage can result in ripe condition for botulism to develop.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

3. Another thread about canned soup. If the can is bulging it's a sign of botulism. Dents or bends

that don’t penetrate the metal are inconsequential!

[intrepidity]

9. I think what i had read said that dents *can* develop into a problem

But it takes time. IOW, possible time bomb in cupboard.

So, if/when I get a dented can, I try to use it quickly.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

11. I wait for the dent to straighten itself out! 😏

[intrepidity]

12. Lol

Dangerous strategy!

[hlthe2b]

2. dented cans not a problem as long as they are intact. Bulging cans might well be...

Two of my prankster uncles passed a very bloated (and near exploding) can of sardines back and forth for Christmas for years...While canning processes improved dramatically decades ago, this can clearly pre-dated that and was full of botulism. We all knew what was coming when they unwrapped gifts but prayed it didn't explode...

Dented good. Bulging, bloated, leaking or nonintact cans definitely not!

That said, the same can't be said for 'home canning' as errors there most definitely can and HAVE produced illness including the 2015 Botulism outbreak that killed one and sickened 23 after a hot water (nonpressurized) canner was used which failed to inactivate botulinum spores in the potatoes.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. Yikes! 😳

[hlthe2b]

5. yeah... I've always gritted my teeth when offered home canned foods from those I don't know well.

Sadly, you never know what THEY know...

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. My mom did a lot of canning. Used the same old jars year after year. Sealed them with paraffin

instead of lids. As far as I know no one ever died from eating the stuff. There were however some relatives we never saw again!

[hlthe2b]

8. But, did you like those relatives?!

LOL

Actually, she's fine.. using the same jars with paraffin seals works just fine as long as she sterilizes them beforehand. Botulism risk comes from the spores not being inactivated during the canning process. She undoubtedly used a pressurized canner which is the only safe way to get sufficiently high temperatures. Once properly prepared and canned, the risk then would only come from outside contamination(usually mold) if the seals leak, but paraffin has been used for many decades with good success. Seems like she knew what she was doing...

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. Some were delicious! 😏

[Ron Obvious]

7. I bought a dented dog at our pet shop's scratched & dented items sale once!

No wait, that wasn't me... that was someone else.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

13. Great name for a bar!

Dented Dog Pub!

[demmiblue]

14. Soup/veggies, hell nah.

Beans and tomatoes, yes (though the price for canned, no-salt added beans and tomatoes are pretty low).