Canned tuna

I mistakenly purchased Starkist solid white albacore tuna in "oil" rather than in water.  When I opened the can this morning, I was so mad at myself for not paying attention to the label.

I put the tuna into a strainer and rinsed it under hot water...of course it got rid of a lot of the oil, but I also lost a lot of the tuna with it. 

I'm curious if this will be acceptable as tuna in water now.  I bought 8 cans!

Why not just donate those cans to a food bank and buy tuna in water? That way, you don't have to rinse your tuna (or lose half of it down the sink), and someone else gets good, energy-dense food to eat.

Just use it, and adjust portions accordingly.

UD

Do you have a cat?

Original Post by ildako:

Do you have a cat?

You really don't want to go that route. lol

UD

Original Post by kriklaf:

Why not just donate those cans to a food bank and buy tuna in water? That way, you don't have to rinse your tuna (or lose half of it down the sink), and someone else gets good, energy-dense food to eat.

I second this ^_^ Not like you wasted a bunch of money..canned tuna isn't too expensive :)

1. oil isn't bad

2.  if you really don't want it, bring it back to the store and exchange it for tuna in water. 

Original Post by laura916:

1. oil isn't bad

2.  if you really don't want it, bring it back to the store and exchange it for tuna in water. 

Oil may not be "bad" but I can't stand the taste/feel of tuna in oil. Yech

Was going to recommend taking it back to the store and just ask for exchange for the water one. Most places have no issue with this what so ever because it is still a sale whether it is the water or oil one.