Favorite canned tuna?

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Quoted message said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

Thanks all.

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I like Bumble Bee in water.

sandi said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

Thanks all.

Any low sodium brand is the way to go! Much fresher tasting.

mc

sandi said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

Thanks all.

Remember to squeeze out all the mercury before you feed it to your
cat. dkw

sandi said:

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna?  And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid white or
chunk light. I only buy solid white... chunk light is too much like
cat food, cheap cat food. I prefer oil pack but it's becoming more
difficult to find so I settle for water pack most of the time. I find
Bumble Bee and Star Kist to be the same, in fact the store brands are
just as good (likely the same cannery). Personally I don't see the
point to squeezing out every last drop of oil because then most folks
just add twice the mayo. I find the water pack saltier than oil
pack. Obviously the canners are cutting back on oil pack because
water is cheaper.

Sheldon

Sheldon said:

More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid white or
chunk light. I only buy solid white... chunk light is too much like
cat food, cheap cat food.

Did something happen to chunk tuna in recent years? I hadn't bought tuna in
many years, then started trying it again. I could have sworn chunk tuna used
to have actual chunks in it. I thought there were three grades at one time:
solid, chunk, and flaked. The chunk I've seen recently looks like flaked to
me, and I noticed that flaked isn't sold anymore.

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Sheldon said:

More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid white or
chunk light. I only buy solid white... [snip]

I agree completely with this. I usually buy TJ's "albacore solid
white tuna" in olive oil but I will buy another brand on sale if it's
solid white. -aem

Sheldon wrote on 25 Mar 2007 16:16:22 -0700:

S> sandi wrote:
??>>
??>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
??>>
??>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or
??>> without oil?
??>>
??>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

S> More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid
S> white or chunk light. I only buy solid white... chunk light
S> is too much like cat food, cheap cat food. I prefer oil
S> pack but it's becoming more difficult to find so I settle
S> for water pack most of the time. I find Bumble Bee and Star
S> Kist to be the same, in fact the store brands are just as
S> good (likely the same cannery). Personally I don't see the
S> point to squeezing out every last drop of oil because then
S> most folks just add twice the mayo. I find the water pack
S> saltier than oil pack. Obviously the canners are cutting
S> back on oil pack because water is cheaper.

The only reason I buy canned tuna is for tuna salad and I get
water packed tuna. I open the can, add two tablespoons of lemon
juice, wait 5 minutes and drain it. I have never seen much
difference in actual brands and the local Giant stores's stuff
seems as good as any, whoever actually makes it.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

sandi said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

Thanks all.

Starkist "Gourmet's Choice Tuna Fillet solid light tuna in olive oil"
In a 6 ounce can with a bright blue label. The tuna is about like
"chunk light" tuna used to be a long time ago, except maybe a
little firmer, and there are only 2 or 3 really big chunks stuffed in
the can, and a little bit of oil. There's enough tuna to make 2
sandwiches and still have a couple of bites left over.

Bob

sandi said:

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

Skipjack tuna in rectangular tins. Various brands.

Steve

Try one of the foil-packed tunas.
You'll never go back to "canned".

sandi said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

Thanks all.

<rj>

RJ said:

Try one of the foil-packed tunas.

Can't do that... reminds me of a colostomy.

Sheldon

wff_ng_7 said:

Did something happen to chunk tuna in recent years? I hadn't bought tuna in
many years, then started trying it again. I could have sworn chunk tuna used
to have actual chunks in it. I thought there were three grades at one time:
solid, chunk, and flaked. The chunk I've seen recently looks like flaked to
me, and I noticed that flaked isn't sold anymore.

Yep. The "chunk light tuna" used to be at least 50% chunk and
the rest flake. Now it's all ... mush. It all sqeezes out the
side of the lid when you drain it.

I think they're putting all the chunks into those plastic/foil
pouches, and then the scraps go in the cans. The "invention" of
those pouches coincides with the quality decline in canned tuna.

-sw

sandi said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

Thanks all.

I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that matter,
neither can my cat.

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sandi said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

Thanks all.

For eating with pasta, I like the Italian solid tuna that comes in a jar
in olive oil. Saute it in oo with chopped scallions, celery, garlic,
capers, peas, and maybe some chile flakes and mix with the cooked pasta
in the frying pan..

For a tuna sandwich standard brand solid pack in oil.

sandi said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

For me it's tuna, no oil.... no matter what brand.

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jmcquown said:

sandi said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

Thanks all.

I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that matter,
neither can my cat.

You canned your cat?

Steve Wertz said:

wff_ng_7 said:

Did something happen to chunk tuna in recent years? I hadn't bought tuna in
many years, then started trying it again. I could have sworn chunk tuna used
to have actual chunks in it. I thought there were three grades at one time:
solid, chunk, and flaked. The chunk I've seen recently looks like flaked to
me, and I noticed that flaked isn't sold anymore.

Yep. The "chunk light tuna" used to be at least 50% chunk and
the rest flake. Now it's all ... mush. It all sqeezes out the
side of the lid when you drain it.

I think they're putting all the chunks into those plastic/foil
pouches, and then the scraps go in the cans. The "invention" of
those pouches coincides with the quality decline in canned tuna.

-sw

Nope, the foil patches lagged behind the decline in quality by several
years.

Bob

Quoted message said:

I agree completely with this. I usually buy TJ's "albacore solid
white tuna" in olive oil but I will buy another brand on sale if it's
solid white. -aem

TJ's solid white definitely is a bit better than Bumble Bee,
Star-Kist, and Chicken of the Sea. I've done a side by side.

sandi said:

Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

Sprouts Farmers Market has a house brand that I really like.
http://www.sprouts.com/

I like it in water, but oil is okay.
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