Is it safe to store an opened tin of baked beans in fridge?

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I remember being violently ill several times as a student after eating beans that had been stored in an opened can in the fridge. My daughter thinks this is nuts and that it is perfectly safe to store opened tins in the fridge!

Who is right? Is it safe to put an opened can of baked beans in fridge and not bother putting contents into a plastic container? I have googled this, but can't seem to find any definitive rules.

I do this all the time

We are still alive

I store my beans like that all the time. Never once considered transferring to a tub.....it's just something else to wash up!

I do this at least once a week still alive and never been ill from it.

I believe you shouldn't leave a can in the fridge but decant it into a container. I remember seeing something on one of the food shows where they were testing the public about storing food safely! I'm not sure why though.

We keep them in the tin in the fridge. They don’t last long in there as get eaten pretty quick.

Always decant mine

I always keep them in the tin in the fridge.

I wouldn’t leave them for a long time but next day should be fine surely? If you’re really worried you can buy stretchy (reusable) lids to put in open tins though.

Why would it be dangerous ?
I do tend to decant tomatoes but that’s because their acid kind of encourages them to take on a tinny flavour.
What’s your reasoning Re baked beans op ?

Probably not the tin itself that made you ill- it may well have been a lingering bacteria in your student fridge colonising the food, which as a wet food to be reheated (probably not to very high temps) would be a lovely environment... (not envy)

You were violently I'll several times? Why didnt you stop doing it after the first time, you obvioulsy weren't a student of common sense

Personally a lifetime of putting beans in the fridge has never resulted in me being ill. But top tip, a green furry topping isn't a standard feature

My mum has always been adamant never leave an open tin in the fridge so I just followed suit

I always thought you shouldn't, and don't. I think it's something to do with a reaction that takes place when an open can is refrigerated.

I was always led to believe that tins would taint the food once exposed to air, but I think these days that the cans are plastic coated to prevent this.
I would still put things in plastic or glass containers though.

Always put in plastic storage but that's mainly cos of the metallic taste good can take on.

www.foodstandards.gov.scot/consumers/food-safety/at-home/storage#Tin%20cans
Here’s the answer, you’re not supposed to do it

Just found this www.foodstandards.gov.scot/consumers/food-safety/at-home/storage

@Ansterdame Jinx 👍🏻

I usually put mine in a basin and cover it but it's OK to have an opened tin as long as you eat it quickly. You can't leave it for days but who would unless they have a full fridge and have forgotten it at the back.

Funnily enough I found a small basin covered in cling film containing baked beans recently. It looked as though it would walk away from the fridge on its own! I ate it anyway (not really).

Baked beans are cheap -just eat them or throw away....

@EmmanuelleMakro

Baked beans are cheap -just eat them or throw away....

I’m not sure just throwing food away is the answer here

No, you shouldn't do this as something reacts with the can once it's opened. It may be that it only becomes a problem after a couple of days and those that do it with no ill effects are using it up quickly? My DH was violently ill after eating beans that had been in the opened can for a few days so I always transfer to a tub now.

You are right, it's not a good idea. Mainly due to oxidisation. I have put an open can in the fridge for years, since hearing about this.

cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/30498/is-it-ok-to-store-open-cans-in-the-fridge

I thought the lining of tin cans was different now and no longer posses a risk to health?

@PleasantVille

You were violently I'll several times? Why didnt you stop doing it after the first time, you obvioulsy weren't a student of common sense

Personally a lifetime of putting beans in the fridge has never resulted in me being ill. But top tip, a green furry topping isn't a standard feature

As food poisoning takes quite some time after consuming dodgy food to cause symptoms, it is often not always obvious what has caused it. I therefore only realised that eating baked beans that had been stored in an open can was causing me to be ill after it happened more than once.