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I have some cute little single serve cans of Bush's baked beans that I want to be able to cook at the campfire. What's the right way to do it though? I know the cans are probably lined with some kind of plastic so the safest rout would be to just transfer it to a cooking pot, but if they burn they will be a bitch to clean out.
I was thinking it *might* be safe to put the can on my grill over some hot coals (no open flame) but again, I don't know what the melt temperature on that inner lining is so that is probably not a terribly safe option either, albeit it would probably pass any hobo's safety standards easily.
My best guess is that I could try putting the can directly in my cooking pot, with the can's seal broken, and add just enough water to go up the sides of the can so I can essentially double-boil it in the can. Is that going to be safe enough? If my knowledge is correct, most canned food is cooked in the can during the canning process at boiling or almost boiling temperatures.
If double boiling is a viable way to cook the beans that would also be great because it means it won't stick to the bottom of the can or my cooking pot.
