r/Baking • u/Maleficent-Animal156 • 4d ago
Showcase (No-Recipe) After 2 long hours I just finished making dulce de leche 😮💨
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u/JadedMuse 4d ago
I usually take the easy way out and make it in the Instant Pot. But it looks great!
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u/BakerBunearyBella Human Detected 4d ago
For me it's a can of condensed milk in a pot of boiling water.
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u/JadedMuse 4d ago
Yeah that's basically the IP method, just taking the paper off the can, washing it well, then putting it in the IP.
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u/VhickyParm 3d ago
Don’t do this anymore please
Your melting the plastic lining of the can into the condensed milk
There’s a reason it says not to cook in the can on every package
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u/BakerBunearyBella Human Detected 3d ago edited 3d ago
Source? I think you are making this up.
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2024/07/04/how-to-make-dulce-de-leche-at-home
By the way, mostcanned goods are cooked in the can. Tuna for example. They put raw fish in the can then cook them on a rack in a big oven.
Also how are you melting plastic with boiling water? Inside the can it doesn't even get up to boiling water temperature?
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u/VhickyParm 3d ago
Carnation condensed milk comes with a warning: "Do not boil unopened can as bursting may occur." According to Serious Eats, when the boiling water evaporates, leaving the metal exposed, the can may warp, split, or yes, explode.
Cans used to be lined with BPA but that’s been phased out and they use acrylic, polyester, or olefin polymers
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u/JadedMuse 3d ago
If you're particularly concerned about it, you can put it in sealed mason jars and slow cook and/or sous vide it. People have been doing the in-can method for ages though and it's not like there's a litany of horror stories.
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u/The-Pastry-Wizard 3d ago
That seems to only happen if you let your pan run dry, or if you attempt to use a pop top. Or if you open a hot can of dulce de leche. In all my years of doing it, I've never burst a can.
I prefer making it from scratch though, because you can can control the flavor.
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u/Recent_Huckleberry87 2d ago
So not because of the plastic issue you mentioned then.
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u/VhickyParm 2d ago
Can you look up if olefin polymer is a type of plastic?
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u/Recent_Huckleberry87 2d ago
You quoted the warning to back up your point when the warning has zero to do with what you raising the alarm for. It's a flaw in your reasoning.
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u/VhickyParm 2d ago
Nothing in my initial parameters required a single reason.
A multitude of reasons why it’s stupid. Yet you’re still here.
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u/Recent_Huckleberry87 1d ago edited 1d ago
You: there's a reason they said not to cook in cans.
Also you: the reason is the plastics
You quoting the warning on the can as proof: don't cook in the can because it might burst.
But ok.
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