January 29, 2008: Cheeseburger in a can

Via our old IotD haunt Spluch comes this item... an item most foul. now this is obviously a product photo, and thus barely qualifies for IotD but... uh... it's a cheeseburger in a can.

Now take your eyes off the nice plump ordinary cheeseburger in the front of this image.. and look at the can. And consider what, exactly, might be in there. What it might look like. What it might smell like. How long it can last, and why.

Yes. A new low, of sorts, has been achieved here.

Ahh yes... I remember as a boy in the Scouts being fed a miserable device called a "Westlers" burger. These came in a can withno bread bun. And come to think of it, no meat! The firm had illegal vendors carts in Newcastle. When the Police used to turn up, the operatives used to run away & hide. The only people who ate them were drunk.

I'm always surprised by the things people eat/buy in other countries. I would expect that nowhere in the U.S. could you buy cheeseburgers in a can. Actually it doesn't look too bad, but, like the man said, obviously a promotional photo. No telling what they really look like. It reminds of a phrase my buddy used to describe me the morning after a hard night out. He said I looked like a can of smashed assholes. And that was from a friend...

Probably better than chewing pine cones and sucking a wet mitten.

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr I'm always surprised by the things people eat/buy in other countries. I would expect that nowhere in the U.S. could you buy cheeseburgers in a can.

Trekking Mahlzeiten is a subsidiary of Katadyn, who are famous for hiking gear, especially water filtration equipment.

T.M. also make a powdered wine to go with your canned cheeseburger.

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And a powdered chocolate mousse for dessert.

I expect the cheeseburger would taste like rubber, and I cannot believe that it has lettuce on it - the picture on the can doesn't show this and I can't see how it would survive the canning process.
They have, nevertheless, answered a very important question:


Yez. You can haz cheezeburger. Anywhere.

I'll bet White Castle burgers come in a can.

I can't imagine how the lettuce and tomato on this thing would taste/feel. Burgers get gooey after sitting around for more than a few minutes -- and this thing exists for weeks at a time inside a can?

Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

Where's that "Buy it now" button when you really need it?

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

The real question is: when is somebody going to order one of these things, and post a video on YouTube of themselves eating it?

You could be the first! Imagine the instant fame and celebrity you could achieve! Act now, strike while the iron is hot! Do it now!

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl I can't imagine how the lettuce and tomato on this thing would taste/feel.

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce Looks like a mountain lake to me.

teehee :p

would you eat cheeseburgers from a can?
I would not could not Sam I am.

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Originally Posted by Flint The real question is: when is somebody going to order one of these things, and post a video on YouTube of themselves eating it? You could be the first! Imagine the instant fame and celebrity you could achieve! Act now, strike while the iron is hot! Do it now!

For a second i thought the IotD was Nick Cannon's Special edition of "Drumline." Now thats hilarious. Then again i ask myself the same question when looking at the two...

Why?

gmr2048
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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I am in awe! How is that possible?

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl But you guys have Cheez Whiz for goodness sake. And Easy Cheese. Like normal cheese is too tricky for Americans?

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Originally Posted by Aliantha I was thinking exactly the same thing. You lot in the US eat some pretty weird stuff yourselves you know. On the subject of spray on cheese. It recently showed up in one of the supermarkets over here, so my husband bought some. We threw it in the bin after opening it. I can't imagine why you'd eat it.

yes silly me. I should know that if I want something to taste like cheese I should eat something labled cheese.

i'd try one. what the fuck?

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Originally Posted by classicman gmr2048 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 8 I am in awe! How is that possible?

Somebody at Something Awful forums actually bought and tried the canned cheezburger. With pics and full review: And the dude ate it!

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Originally Posted by Undertoad Sir is responsible for a lot of IotD suggestions too.

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Originally Posted by lumberjim i'd try one. what the fuck?

It doesn't look as bad as I thought it would

It didn't look nearly as bad as I expected.

i thought the can farting on his hand when he opened it was rather unappetizing.

I think the Rat King looked more appetizing.

well has anyone tried it yet? curious about how it tastes
Morie

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

I remember years ago when we were kids my mother gave us canned whole roast chicken and I nearly barfed when this gloopy thing slid out of the tin covered in jelly.
God knows how old it was but because of the canning process i guess the actual bones of the chicken were soft,I'm just about heaving thinking about it now

Unless you've been clandestinely fed octopus flavored crackers by one of your kids, you really don't grasp the full import of just how fucked up other nationalities dietary oddities can get.

We only eat normal stuff in Australia.

I get the feeling that you will spend more time in the can than the burger if you eat it.

and that comes from an authority on having meat in the can.

ha ha ha ... lumberjim must have been lurking around this thread, waiting for Sheldon to post!

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Originally Posted by lumberjim and that comes from an authority on having meat in the can.

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr What? You never heard of seacows?????

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Originally Posted by DanaC Jimmy Dean

@ Flint

Clearly due to nefarious MBAs in senior management...

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Originally Posted by classicman gmr2048 Questionist Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 8 I am in awe! How is that possible?

I'd take "cheese" (sorry, cheesestuff) in a can over that slimy looking meat in the pics of the guy actually eating one of those things. That looks like botulism just waiting to happen.

To go with it, how about a pickle in a can

http://www.germanpickles.com/shfgetonedill.html

Hey, Dana,

You may have to spell out to these merkins that you find that combination a little weird....

(when I try to explain the sweet/savory thing, it doesn't work. Savory means strong-tasting, not non-sweet. Sweet only being for dessert is a WTF type-of-idea here)

you guys amaze me - srsly.

I just cannot reconcile chocolate chip pancake with meat product....that's like eating ice cream sprinkled with bacon bits....the two are not meant to coexist.

I totally agree with you Dana. Those yanks are weirdos.

talk about odd food combinations!

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Originally Posted by ZenGum @ Flint Clearly due to nefarious MBAs in senior management...

you're asking the people who put maple syrup on bacon.

(and bacon bits on ice cream, I'm sure)

It's taken me 5 days to realize it, but a Yorkshirewoman is mocking us for our food??!



Black pudding: blood and offal tied into natural intestine wrappers. The blood makes it black. Have a nice day!

some times a black pudding is just a black pudding.




and sometimes, it's a big black cock.

I wondered when someone would remember the black pudding.

And vegamite :BARF:

Hey now, that's good stuff!

Weird. This morning getting ready for work for some reason the song Land Down Under was running through my head. I remembered when it came out we had never heard of vegamite, I thought he was saying "he just smiled and gave me a bit of my sandwich." LOL

I've tried it. Um...yuck!

Nowt wrong with a good bit o'black pud with yer Full English breakfast!

aha!

always wondered how that word came to mean what it means.

Next it's haggis ye'll be wantin'

Ooooh. I love haggis!

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 Next it's haggis ye'll be wantin'

My husband just sent me an email with a picture of the cheeseburger in a can. When I told him I'd already seen it on the cellar, he said, "I should have known that all knowledge springs forth from the cellar.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxox"

My favorite breakfast, one pineapple pancake (with the crushed fruit in the batter, not on it) one slice of ham, one egg sunny-side-up.
Stack it up and cover with maple syrup. Simply awesome. Since moving to the south I want to try it with a slice of country ham.
For lunch, try a peanut butter sandwich made with toasted pumpernickle and a thick slice of onion.

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Originally Posted by beauregaardhooligan My favorite breakfast, one pineapple pancake (with the crushed fruit in the batter, not on it) one slice of ham, one egg sunny-side-up. Stack it up and cover with maple syrup. Simply awesome. Since moving to the south I want to try it with a slice of country ham. For lunch, try a peanut butter sandwich made with toasted pumpernickle and a thick slice of onion.

Nano technology

... it boggles the *mind*!

My uncle was just saying the other day that he's very upset that one of the stores around here recently stopped carrying their "bacon in a can" apparently it was a whole pound of bacon, wrapped up, and stuck into a can...so you didn't have to refrigerate it see....so he stocked his RV with it.

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Originally Posted by DividableFiend ... it boggles the *mind*!

Dazza wants to know when they're going to invent 'fries in a can' to go with the cheeseburger.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary Are you really from PEI?

Dazza wants to know when they're going to invent 'fries in a can' to go with the cheeseburger
http://www.frenchsfoodservice.com/re...stick.jsp?fc=1
Used to be in a can

ok, a good review can be found here. With video.

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Originally Posted by DanaC Nowt wrong with a good bit o'black pud with yer Full English breakfast!

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Originally Posted by lumberjim aha! always wondered how that word came to mean what it means.

Other Curious Food in Cans

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Originally Posted by dar512 Other Curious Food in Cans