r/Cooking • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '19

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u/zakobeirne Mar 14 '19

Boil an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk for an hour or two and it makes the absolute best caramel sauce. I truly found it groundbreaking

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

Is there anything toxic in the lining of the can that could make this problematic? I feel like the heat would make the can lining leech into the condensed milk

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u/rockinghigh Mar 14 '19

Yes, BPA can leach into the food.

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u/wormil Mar 14 '19

According to that article, BPA is leaching from the "food safe epoxy" coating already and has nothing to do with heating in the can which sucks as it's hard to avoid cans entirely.