The 2 lb cans that I buy are cardboard, too. They hold lacquer thinner for
washing parts without a problem, but I am not putting one on a stove in my
westy.

I punched holes in a 1 lb can, but the way my camper is parked in the
garage, I can't get to the driver's side to turn the gas on. The test will
have to wait until I am back in town later in the week.

I will let you know.

Jim

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > Sounds convenient!
> >
> > But who buys coffee in cans any more?  For us coffee snobs, who buy fresh
> > roasted beans and travel with coffee grinders (and in my case, because I
> > couldn't find a decent manual grinder, who also had to buy an inverter so
> > we could run the electric coffee grinder in the van), this would be kind
> of
> > like traveling to Logan, Utah to look for a Bentley in Tom's used
> > bookstore!
> >
> > Why punch holes in the bottom (now top) of the can, rather than simply
> > removing the bottom so it becomes a cylinder?  Does it toast better with
> > some small holes rather than one big hole?
> >
> >
> > Joy
> >
> >    Yuban coffee in cans is quite good....but the cans are made from
> cardboard.   Probably not so good for the stove.  I just toss the bread
> right on my stove....make sure the grill has a chance to be hot enough to
> clean off the germs.   Simple is good, when it comes to van camping.   And
> the toast tastes just fine, along with the canned coffee...There really is
> a huge difference between Yuban and say 'Folgers or some of the other
> brands, though.
>   Don Hanson
>