Canned food.

[itsybitsy]

I do sometimes struggle with tins. I'm not overly fond of tinned potatoes, therefore I don't buy them. But would I eat them if SHTF? Of course I would. Also, some tinned veg tends to be soft- again, not great, but I'd eat it if there was nothing else. The problem is that I'd have to run to the nearest Tesco to buy a job lot after the balloon went up, which really isn't the ideal scenario

Tinned meat from Marks and Spencer is pretty good - particularly the chunky steak and the mince. I do keep some of that at home, it makes a good meal poured over mash/roasties and some veg. Also, I'm a big fan of the Stagg chilli, although it's quite expensive.

I have a good stash of sweetcorn/soups/tuna/beans/spaghetti hoops/kidney beans - the basics I guess.

[Yorkshire Andy]

I'm not a fan of tinned potato's but sliced and fried with onions they ain't too bad ..

Its a shame Heinz stopped doing the tinned sponge puddings though

[Deeps]

I do sometimes struggle with tins. I'm not overly fond of tinned potatoes, therefore I don't buy them. But would I eat them if SHTF? Of course I would. Also, some tinned veg tends to be soft- again, not great, but I'd eat it if there was nothing else. The problem is that I'd have to run to the nearest Tesco to buy a job lot after the balloon went up, which really isn't the ideal scenario

Tinned meat from Marks and Spencer is pretty good - particularly the chunky steak and the mince. I do keep some of that at home, it makes a good meal poured over mash/roasties and some veg. Also, I'm a big fan of the Stagg chilli, although it's quite expensive.

I have a good stash of sweetcorn/soups/tuna/beans/spaghetti hoops/kidney beans - the basics I guess.

If you swap the tinned soups for jars of beetroot then that's the lions share of our tinned stuff too. I am trying other stuff like the meatballs/ravioli/curry etc and slowly building them up too, as I've posted elsewhere, the half litre jars of pasata are really useful for us, day to day as well as a long term prep although you could swap them with chopped tomatoes. We do have some canned 'other' beans (apart from kidney) for making a 3 bean chilli, we've got stacks of dried ones, the downside being the long boil time on camping stoves (potentially). I've got an Aldi tin of carrots and peas to try and see if they're a viable option but I'm not hopeful, we tend to prefer fresh veg.

Slightly off topic but related, I'm looking for a fine mesh or plastic sheet that I can dehydrate stuff like frozen peas and sweetcorn, I think that could be a better option for tastier than from a can peas (especially, the sweetcorn is ok). I'm not sure using my baking parchment sheets will work.

[jansman]

Very interesting idea Dangerman! Cooking ( proper cooking) is a little hobby of mine. I pride myself on using stuff up out of the fridge. Waiting for swmbo to get home. Tonight it is a 10 egg omelette with sliced tomatoes and pepper with a little grated cheese. Also frying some sliced tinned spuds in olive oil and salt and black pepper, and a green salad. Got a nice bottle of Chablis too.

Go on, let's have a crack!

Ok, here we go - the first four things I pull out of the bag... Mackrell! Just a small tin. Chick peas, tuna (tuna and mackrell? Surely not), tinned tomatoes and a tin of strawberries.

I don't do fruit. Sling the strawberries!
Tuna and tomatoes first.

Jan's tuna pasta;
Boil some macaroni or penne pasta. Fry an onion, chopped. Then add the tinned toms. Chop em up and stir together. Then add the tuna and mix all together. Meanwhile make a cheese sauce ( look it up or use a packet mix!). Tip the drained pasta into an ovenproof dish. Tip in the tuna and tomato mix and stir together. Then tip on the cheese sauce. Put in the oven and bake for half an hour. Then pig out!

[Decaff]

I'm not a fan of tinned potato's but sliced and fried with onions they ain't too bad ..

Its a shame Heinz stopped doing the tinned sponge puddings though

I still get those in Sainsburys, the chocolate is my favourite followed by the syrup sponge failing that Iceland do a version in quite a few flavours and its not bad.

[Decaff]

Very interesting idea Dangerman! Cooking ( proper cooking) is a little hobby of mine. I pride myself on using stuff up out of the fridge. Waiting for swmbo to get home. Tonight it is a 10 egg omelette with sliced tomatoes and pepper with a little grated cheese. Also frying some sliced tinned spuds in olive oil and salt and black pepper, and a green salad. Got a nice bottle of Chablis too.

Go on, let's have a crack!

Ok, here we go - the first four things I pull out of the bag... Mackrell! Just a small tin. Chick peas, tuna (tuna and mackrell? Surely not), tinned tomatoes and a tin of strawberries.

I don't do fruit. Sling the strawberries!
Tuna and tomatoes first.

Jan's tuna pasta;
Boil some macaroni or penne pasta. Fry an onion, chopped. Then add the tinned toms. Chop em up and stir together. Then add the tuna and mix all together. Meanwhile make a cheese sauce ( look it up or use a packet mix!). Tip the drained pasta into an ovenproof dish. Tip in the tuna and tomato mix and stir together. Then tip on the cheese sauce. Put in the oven and bake for half an hour. Then pig out!

Nooooo don't bin the berries!!! Make a sponge cake and mix them (drained first, saving juice for later) into the mixture and bake as normal, for the juice I would reduce and thicken and add to rice pudding or over ice cream.

[jansman]

Haha! you have the job now of doing the fruit element. See the Dangerman can challenge.

[PAUL.M]

I do sometimes struggle with tins. I'm not overly fond of tinned potatoes, therefore I don't buy them. But would I eat them if SHTF? Of course I would. Also, some tinned veg tends to be soft- again, not great, but I'd eat it if there was nothing else. The problem is that I'd have to run to the nearest Tesco to buy a job lot after the balloon went up, which really isn't the ideal scenario

Tinned meat from Marks and Spencer is pretty good - particularly the chunky steak and the mince. I do keep some of that at home, it makes a good meal poured over mash/roasties and some veg. Also, I'm a big fan of the Stagg chilli, although it's quite expensive.

I have a good stash of sweetcorn/soups/tuna/beans/spaghetti hoops/kidney beans - the basics I guess.

If you swap the tinned soups for jars of beetroot then that's the lions share of our tinned stuff too. I am trying other stuff like the meatballs/ravioli/curry etc and slowly building them up too, as I've posted elsewhere, the half litre jars of pasata are really useful for us, day to day as well as a long term prep although you could swap them with chopped tomatoes. We do have some canned 'other' beans (apart from kidney) for making a 3 bean chilli, we've got stacks of dried ones, the downside being the long boil time on camping stoves (potentially). I've got an Aldi tin of carrots and peas to try and see if they're a viable option but I'm not hopeful, we tend to prefer fresh veg.

Slightly off topic but related, I'm looking for a fine mesh or plastic sheet that I can dehydrate stuff like frozen peas and sweetcorn, I think that could be a better option for tastier than from a can peas (especially, the sweetcorn is ok). I'm not sure using my baking parchment sheets will work.

[Decaff]

Haha! you have the job now of doing the fruit element. See the Dangerman can challenge.

Ooohhhh! OK

[Deeps]

Cheers Paul M, I've got an idea in my head of what I'm after and it needs to be cut to shape for the dehydrator so I think plastic is the way ahead, thanks for taking the time though.