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Title: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: bijou on May 31, 2011, 11:42:56 AM
The American makers of the Candwich, a sandwich in a can which can be dispensed by vending machines and is opened like a can of Coke, say it's the best thing since sliced bread.


The Candwich, which has a shelf life of a year, has just gone on sale in the US and online, selling for £7 for a four-pack or £44 for 24.

Twelve flavours are planned, including US-style peanut butter and grape jelly, BBQ chicken and pepperoni pizza.

The peanut butter version requires diners to spread sachets of the filling on to the bread but the rest have the fillings baked inside, like a pasty.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/864889-finally-a-sandwich-in-a-can-check-out-the-candwich#ixzz1NwuM7aIG

(http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2011/05/31/article-1306857547303-0C58121300000578-387186_304x456.jpg)

Yummo! :sarcasm:
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: Eupher on May 31, 2011, 11:47:26 AM
this is the kinda stuff that gives "hardtack" a good name.  :p
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: Karin on May 31, 2011, 01:45:53 PM
Stupid.  As if you need someone else's culinary expertise to make a PBJ.  And, you even have to do the work?  What are you paying for exactly? 
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: CG6468 on May 31, 2011, 04:38:35 PM
It's enough to gag a maggot.
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: compaqxp on May 31, 2011, 05:47:47 PM
It might be something to consider putting in an emergency kit, nothing more.

this is the kinda stuff that gives "hardtack" a good name.  :p

Hardtack is good :)
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: docstew on June 01, 2011, 06:13:23 PM
It might be something to consider putting in an emergency kit, nothing more.


For slightly more money, one could get some MREs and have full meals that would have a shelf life of years.  This thing is worthless
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: NHSparky on June 01, 2011, 06:32:44 PM
You mean like the 2 cases of MRE's I've got?

But to be fair, I kinda like the frozen ones once in a blue moon.
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: FreeBorn on June 01, 2011, 06:45:12 PM
It might be something to consider putting in an emergency kit, nothing more.

Hardtack is good :)
Only if one is blessed with teeth like yours, commy.
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: debk on June 01, 2011, 07:57:34 PM
A sandwich that will keep in a can for a year?

I don't even want to try it.... or imagine the kind or amount of preservatives involved.  :o :o :o

Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: thundley4 on June 01, 2011, 08:02:58 PM
A sandwich that will keep in a can for a year?

I don't even want to try it.... or imagine the kind or amount of preservatives involved.  :o :o :o



Preservatives, or radiation?
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: NHSparky on June 01, 2011, 08:10:21 PM
A sandwich that will keep in a can for a year?

I don't even want to try it.... or imagine the kind or amount of preservatives involved.  :o :o :o



Twinkies, my dear--remember how long they're supposed to last?
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: NHSparky on June 01, 2011, 08:13:51 PM
Preservatives, or radiation?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN7rOZLbGP4[/youtube]

I'll stick with radiation myself.
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: debk on June 01, 2011, 08:20:20 PM
Twinkies, my dear--remember how long they're supposed to last?

Not a fan of those things either...
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on June 02, 2011, 09:53:58 AM
In over a third of a century of military service, I certainly ate stranger things, and even some similar things, but the price point on those seems pretty scandalous.
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: SaintLouieWoman on June 05, 2011, 11:00:29 AM
For slightly more money, one could get some MREs and have full meals that would have a shelf life of years.  This thing is worthless
I forgot about those MRE's. I don't recall unpacking them after our move from St Louis. I guess the nasty old man who bought the house is enjoying them. (He made me move a fence at a cost of $1k even though the homeowner's association said they would give him a waiver and let him keep the fence on the preserve area.

No MRE's for him---gotta look out in the garage and see if there are still unpacked boxes.
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: rich_t on June 05, 2011, 05:48:28 PM
For slightly more money, one could get some MREs and have full meals that would have a shelf life of years.  This thing is worthless

MREs have gone up in price lately.
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: rich_t on June 05, 2011, 05:49:38 PM
Twinkies, my dear--remember how long they're supposed to last?

Twinkies last forever don't they?
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on June 06, 2011, 11:05:56 AM
Twinkies last forever don't they?

Anything with fats in it eventually goes 'Off.'  It may or may not still be edible long after the the fats start to break down, though, and some of them are more stable than others.
Title: Re: Candwich: Sandwich in a can goes on sale
Post by: CG6468 on June 06, 2011, 11:14:33 AM
25 days. That's the shelf life of a Twinkie.

Quote
April 12, 2010
Twinkies do, in fact, have a shelf life

LANDON HALL The Orange County Register

Twinkies do, in fact, have a shelf life — 25 days, to be precise, according to Hostess Foods. It only seems like the yellow sponge cake injected with vanilla cream filling lasts forever. Maybe because it’s been around as long as anyone can remember.

LINK: One of numerous sources (http://www.timesleader.com/news/Twinkies_do__in_fact__have_a_shelf_life__04-11-2010.html)