I re-stocked some cans of Bumble Bee solid white albacore tuna a few days
ago.

I opened a can to make lunch and as I squeezed out all the water, my hands
got slimed!!! WTF???

I looked at the label and it's packed in oil!?! I have NEVER seen Bumble
Bee albacore in oil. When did that start?

It didn't taste noticably different.

I just wasn't prepared for it. It was gross for a brief moment.

I hate when that happens.

Andy

Andy wrote:
> I re-stocked some cans of Bumble Bee solid white albacore tuna a few days
> ago.
>
> I opened a can to make lunch and as I squeezed out all the water, my hands
> got slimed!!! WTF???
>
> I looked at the label and it's packed in oil!?! I have NEVER seen Bumble
> Bee albacore in oil. When did that start?

What're you, like 12 years old? There was oil pack long before the
friggin' diet freaks with their ignorant demand for water pack.... then
they put all that oil back plus more by adding lotsa mayo so they don't
have to eat fishy sawdust.

Consider yourself lucky... it's no longer so easy to find tuna in
oil... and tuna in oil is much better than the flavorless salty water
packed.

Andy wrote:
> I re-stocked some cans of Bumble Bee solid white albacore tuna a few days
> ago.
>
> I opened a can to make lunch and as I squeezed out all the water, my hands
> got slimed!!! WTF???
>
> I looked at the label and it's packed in oil!?! I have NEVER seen Bumble
> Bee albacore in oil. When did that start? [snip]

You're just too young. In the good ol' days canned tuna was nearly
always packed in oil. Not olive oil back then, but something cheap
like soybean oil or cottonseed oil. Then diet conscious folks and diet
aware marketers thought they could sell more tuna by offering a "lower
fat" version, which simply meant packing the fish in water instead of
oil. When was that, twenty years or so ago? I dunno. Now the
pendulum has swung back in favor of taste and choice over low-fat this
and that so tuna is widely available packed in both water and oil. You
just have to look at the label to see which.

Personally, I much prefer oil packed tuna, but then I'm old, and old
fashioned. -aem

Andy wrote:
> I re-stocked some cans of Bumble Bee solid white albacore tuna a few days
> ago.
>
> I opened a can to make lunch and as I squeezed out all the water, my hands
> got slimed!!! WTF???
>
> I looked at the label and it's packed in oil!?! I have NEVER seen Bumble
> Bee albacore in oil. When did that start?
>
> It didn't taste noticably different.
>
> I just wasn't prepared for it. It was gross for a brief moment.
>
> I hate when that happens.
>
> Andy

Rinse it to get most of the oil off, and next time check the label more
closely.

-L.

-L. wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > I re-stocked some cans of Bumble Bee solid white albacore tuna a few days
> > ago.
> >
> > I opened a can to make lunch and as I squeezed out all the water, my hands
> > got slimed!!! WTF???
> >
> > I looked at the label and it's packed in oil!?! I have NEVER seen Bumble
> > Bee albacore in oil. When did that start?
> >
> > It didn't taste noticably different.
> >
> > I just wasn't prepared for it. It was gross for a brief moment.
> >
> > I hate when that happens.
> >
> > Andy
>
> Rinse it to get most of the oil off.

RU Nutz... wash away most of the flavor and then you're gonna use
double the mayo.

Just drain some oil, then use less fat in the recipe... I often add oil
pack tuna to a salad (green, mixed, pasta, etc.) and don't drain any
oil. I just use less oil in the
dressing... just some fresh lemon works.

Sheldon

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan said...

>> Personally, I much prefer oil packed tuna, but then I'm old, and old
>> fashioned. -aem
>
> I'm old.Oil packed is my choice.
>
> Michael <-51 and feels it



For awhile I was trying to find the oil packed tuna (something about
higher omega-3 fatty acid content), but I could only find it at the
wholesale club in 5 pound (?) cans!

Now I find it by not paying attention.

Figures!

Andy

P.S. 51? Ya gotta slow down, bro! --A

I have not seen Solid White ALBACORE packed in oil either -- only the
light Tuna in oil or water.

Andy wrote:
> I re-stocked some cans of Bumble Bee solid white albacore tuna a few days
> ago.
>
> I opened a can to make lunch and as I squeezed out all the water, my hands
> got slimed!!! WTF???
>
> I looked at the label and it's packed in oil!?! I have NEVER seen Bumble
> Bee albacore in oil. When did that start?
>
> It didn't taste noticably different.
>
> I just wasn't prepared for it. It was gross for a brief moment.
>
> I hate when that happens.
>
> Andy

AZ baby wrote:
> I have not seen Solid White ALBACORE packed in oil either -- only the
> light Tuna in oil or water.

I buy Trader Joe's tuna. The label says,

Albacore
Solid White Tuna
the next line tells you if it's packed in olive oil or water.
-aem

Andy wrote:

Why was it when I read the subject line I heard Harry Nilsson's "Lime in the
Coconut"? <wink>

Jill

Its about how your brain senses flavor .
Humans who like oil , have a "lack" .
Their body finds it easy to just digest oils and
use these instead of making ALL body oils from
simple carbohydrates . No healthy human needs
dietary oil supplements .

Carbohydrates are converted to esters ( oils) in the liver .
This is the base for all your bodies "oils" .
Healthy people dont like taste of oils . But oils hold in some
flavors
make the flavor last longer on the tongue .
bread tastes good , but cook flour in oil , add water , salt
tomato paste and the oil taste is gone .
same with apple pie crust , loads of fat , but no fat taste .
All protein is difficult to digest and turn into sugar .
If you eat enuf carbohydrate to raise your blood sugar ,
you can eat meat .
But fish is even harder to digest , produces less sugar .

Asians like fish . They cant do carbs nor lactose
as westerners can . They cant make the glucose from carbs !
They cant get fat as healthy white can on carbs .
And they cant taste food ! Mexicans cook better than
Thais , i lived in Thailand for last 5 years ....

If a body can make glucose from many foods , they
arent as interested in "variety" for they arent desperately
searching for energy ( glucose ) .
They know they can get glucuse from any simple , cheap carb .
So mind says simple stuff tastes good ,
like butterd slice of sour dough , instead of a hamburger .
There is more energy from bread than hamburger because
of the high cost of digesting the meat compared to the glucose
produced .

They dont like to experiment in Thailand , they just gave up
and instead make food that looks like it would taste good .
They refused to learn to cook with cor n . I tried .
Mexicans add a pinch of CaOH- to convert the niacin and
reduce acidity of tortillas .
I love Mexican ( enchiladas , tamales ) .
Enchiladas are NEVER hot .

So the mystic is gone , westerners cook far better than
any Asian .







Sheldon wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > I re-stocked some cans of Bumble Bee solid white albacore tuna a few days
> > ago.
> >
> > I opened a can to make lunch and as I squeezed out all the water, my hands
> > got slimed!!! WTF???
> >
> > I looked at the label and it's packed in oil!?! I have NEVER seen Bumble
> > Bee albacore in oil. When did that start?
>
> What're you, like 12 years old? There was oil pack long before the
> friggin' diet freaks with their ignorant demand for water pack.... then
> they put all that oil back plus more by adding lotsa mayo so they don't
> have to eat fishy sawdust.
>
> Consider yourself lucky... it's no longer so easy to find tuna in
> oil... and tuna in oil is much better than the flavorless salty water
> packed.

In ,
jmcquown > typed:
> Andy wrote:
>
> Why was it when I read the subject line I heard Harry Nilsson's
> "Lime in the
> Coconut"? <wink>
>
> Jill

Because you are an idiot?

arse ole said...

> In ,
> jmcquown > typed:
>> Andy wrote:
>>
>> Why was it when I read the subject line I heard Harry Nilsson's
>> "Lime in the
>> Coconut"? <wink>
>>
>> Jill
>
> Because you are an idiot?


Well ain't you just a ray o' sunshine!

Andy wrote:
> arse ole said...
>
>> In ,
>> jmcquown > typed:
>>> Andy wrote:
>>>
>>> Why was it when I read the subject line I heard Harry Nilsson's
>>> "Lime in the
>>> Coconut"? <wink>
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Because you are an idiot?
>
>
> Well ain't you just a ray o' sunshine!

Not to worry, it's just Barry again, the non-contributing troll.

Jill

> What're you, like 12 years old? There was oil pack long before the
> friggin' diet freaks with their ignorant demand for water pack.
Demand is demand. The market dictated that people wanted tuna packed in
water. Also, health conscious concumers tend to be wealthier than
people that don't care what sort of crap they eat. It makes little
sense to market things to trailer trash with little spending power.
> Consider yourself lucky... it's no longer so easy to find tuna in
> oil... and tuna in oil is much better than the flavorless salty water
> packed.
Actually, most brands use a vegetable/soy broth instead of just "salty
water".
Bottom line--you are a ****ing idiot.

striped_shirt wrote:
> > What're you, like 12 years old? There was oil pack long before the
> > friggin' diet freaks with their ignorant demand for water pack.
> Demand is demand. The market dictated that people wanted tuna packed in
> water. Also, health conscious concumers tend to be wealthier than
> people that don't care what sort of crap they eat. It makes little
> sense to market things to trailer trash with little spending power.
> > Consider yourself lucky... it's no longer so easy to find tuna in
> > oil... and tuna in oil is much better than the flavorless salty water
> > packed.
> Actually, most brands use a vegetable/soy broth instead of just "salty
> water".

Vegetable/soy broth is a euphemism for salty water, oh pinheaded one.

> Bottom line--you are a ****ing idiot.

Bend over, I'll show you a ****ing bottom line, idiot!

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . . .

Oh pshaw, on Thu 21 Sep 2006 12:49:02p, Andy meant to say...

> I re-stocked some cans of Bumble Bee solid white albacore tuna a few days
> ago.
>
> I opened a can to make lunch and as I squeezed out all the water, my
hands
> got slimed!!! WTF???
>
> I looked at the label and it's packed in oil!?! I have NEVER seen Bumble
> Bee albacore in oil. When did that start?
>
> It didn't taste noticably different.
>
> I just wasn't prepared for it. It was gross for a brief moment.
>
> I hate when that happens.
>
> Andy
>

They've been packing tuna in water for decades now, but I clearly remember
when that wasn't the norm. Personally, I think oil-packed tuna has a
better flavor and texture. Even if you squeeze out as much ol as you can
and even rinse it, it's still better.

I do buy water packed tuna for diet purposes, but I definitely do not like
it as well.

The average tuna on the market today has gone way down hill from what it
used to be. But don't get me started on that!

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> The average tuna on the market today has gone way down hill from what
> it used to be. But don't get me started on that!

Does the "Consorcio" brand exist in US/UK? It's a very good boxed tuna in
olive oil, made in Spain. It'a a bit more expensive than other boxed brands,
but way cheaper than the glass canned ones, which are usually the top but
cost too much.
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'