# How to can food so it is "sealed"

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**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [April 20, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-can-food-so-it-is-sealed/23339 "2020-04-20T20:54:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![gtgiygus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gtgiygus/32/6096_2.png) [@gtgiygus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/gtgiygus)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-can-food-so-it-is-sealed/23339/1 "2020-04-20T20:54:37Z")

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Went fishing, caught a bunch of fish, and butchered them. Decided canning with a 3L jar would be faster then smoking all the fillets. I did successfully put them in a can using the regular recipe [here](https://cdda-trunk.chezzo.com/fish_canned), but it only has a 2 day shelf life.

Is there some way of sealing the can after I cook it or am I missing something?

SOLUTION: Words are grey = its not spoiling (also says “Sealed” in item header)

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-can-food-so-it-is-sealed/23339/2 "2020-04-20T21:57:16Z")

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Unless it changed or there’s a bug or I misunderstood something, it actually **is** sealed and will not spoil until you open it and eat/use at least one portion of it (or dump it onto the ground…).  
Is the name of it in your inventory cyan colored or “neutral”/“normal” (white)? If it’s white, it should not spoil anymore (unless you’ll do something of the things listed above).

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**Author:** ![gtgiygus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gtgiygus/32/6096_2.png) [@gtgiygus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/gtgiygus)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-can-food-so-it-is-sealed/23339/3 "2020-04-20T22:19:57Z")

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I guess it does say sealed. The line where it says less then 1 day left made me nervous. I will assume it will not spoil and leave it there for awhile and check back. Thanks for the help

> **Summary**
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> ![canned fish](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/d/d198b6f8e9861d3ab122436ada3237762a4752a0.png)

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**Author:** ![Ragno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ragno/32/5935_2.png) [@Ragno](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ragno)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-can-food-so-it-is-sealed/23339/4 "2020-04-21T00:41:49Z")

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you need a canning pot irrc, or something that has the sealing quality

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**Author:** ![GiggleGrassGatherer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gigglegrassgatherer/32/7743_2.png) [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-can-food-so-it-is-sealed/23339/5 "2020-04-21T11:21:54Z")

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Sealed spoilable food still shows its spoil time counter but it should be in gray text, to show it is sealed. When it is opened and start counting for rotting again it should be in blue text.