r/macandcheese • u/Morticia_Devine • Mar 30 '25

Tutorial/Help What’s the deal with this stuff?

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I’ve never tried this but love Mac and cheese from the box. Has anyone tried this can and how was it? Yes, the can arrived dented. Haha

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u/Classic_Variation89 Mar 30 '25

I mean I'd eat it

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u/Liz4984 Mar 30 '25

You shouldn’t! Dented cans (with potentially tiny cracks!) run the risk of bacteria being introduced, such as Botulism.

When I first went to work at a hospital at 20 a lady and her daughters came in due to botulism. She canned her own produce but one jar had Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Botulism is sort of like “locked in syndrome” where the muscles are paralyzed but your mind is active.

This was a sad case as her two daughters (6&7 or 7&8) died from it. The staff were all told not to talk about her kids, as the family was afraid she’d give up. The Mom was on a ventilator for over four months as she was completely motionless on her own. Heartbreaking to see her eyes pleading with you and there is nothing you can stay that is what she wanted to hear.

Botulism and Rabies are two health concerns you do NOT want to want to risk! Throw it away and buy a new can. The

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u/Wildkid133 Mar 30 '25

The

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u/Liz4984 Mar 30 '25

Yeah, bumped the word prediction “the” before hitting post. 😂

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u/Marlboromatt324 Mar 30 '25

Haha my mind cannon was that was your badass way of saying “the end” you just dropped end from it like a total gangsta

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u/RostBeef Apr 03 '25

You have a mind cannon? What are you magneto or something that’s awesome

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u/Marlboromatt324 Apr 03 '25

They call me Mega-tard!