Bulging tins

[georged]

Pulled a few tins from basement storage. All the flat (tin lid) tins seem good….flat. Half my other tins (plastic lid tins) seem to be bulging. Some barely, some profoundly.
Am I to assume that any bulging would indicate spoilage and hence a trip to the trash can??

Definitely a dangerous situation.

When those things explode they go off like a hand grenade.

Only one guy on this board knows how to deal with them safely.

His name is "jpberg". I strongly recommend that you ship him any bulged or otherwise suspect tins ASAP.

He won't even charge you for the service. (I know because he rescued me from over three HUNDRED bulged cans of Balkan Sobranie in my basement several years ago at no cost. I thank my good fortune daily.)

 

[AJL67]

These threads remind me of Calvin's father explaining just about anything ...

 

[camaguey]

In my experience , they are at the ideal point to open. Never had a bad bulged tin in many years of smoking and always better than new. Do not age them more , just open and smoke.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

I have many tins stacked that are quite wobbly due to the fact they are all bulging, great thing, but pain in the ass for stacking!

This is mainly what pushed me to put all of mine in those rubber seal Sterilite bins. The bins are made to be stacked and I can fill em with wobbly tins.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Power of a TV explosion, old tube type, is that of a hand grenade. Power of a tin blowing is more of "I gotta clean that up?"

Nothing major, just sounds like a firecracker going off.

 

[Brendan]

A big bulge is either really good or really bad (twss) but there's no way to tell until you open it. The smell on opening should be an immediate indication of its condition.

This is my vote for post of the year

 

[proteus]

I like big cans and I cannot lie...anyway

Fermentation makes things great. Bread. Beer. Bourbon. Beef. Prosciutto. Tobacco. Wine. Cheese. I've heard one-third of the human diet comes from fermented food.

Except for yeast infections. Ain't nobody got time for that!

 

[woodsroad]

Most of my cans are already bulging. I am referring only to C&D and GL Pease tins. I recently opened a couple of them, but the color and smell seem to be showing good signs.

Pease tins ARE C&D tins!

 

[PA Piper Mike]

I'm with @georged on this one.. very dangerous, I've heard. If you want to send me a few for proper disposal, I have the means of making sure I enjoy...I mean, properly disposed of.

 

[bent1]

I recently opened a qt Ball jar with FVF from 2008. Lid was bulging a bit. unthreaded the ring 3/4 off, and it popped the ring & lid 8-10” off the jar.