Filled Tin Can
Shelf-stable IC2 canned food crafted in the Canning Machine from one Empty Tin Can plus raw meat or fish.
Description
Unlike vanilla Minecraft, where cooking happens in the Furnace and meats retain limited stack sizes, IC2 turns food preservation into an industrial pipeline. Filled Tin Cans restore hunger and grant saturation comparable to cooked meat, which makes them ideal field rations for long mining trips, nuclear reactor maintenance, or expeditions to the Nether and the End.
This item exists in both IC2 Experimental (1.6.4 through 1.12.2) and IC2 Classic (1.7.10, 1.10.2, 1.12.2, 1.19.2), so any modpack that ships IC2 will recognise the registry id `ic2:filled_tin_can`. Because there is no vanilla equivalent, you must install IC2 to obtain it; recipe viewers like JEI or NEI list it under the Canning Machine category.
Guide
How to make Filled Tin Cans in the IC2 Canning Machine
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Smelt tin ingots
Mine Tin Ore with a stone pickaxe or higher and smelt it in a Furnace to obtain Tin Ingots. You need at least four ingots per Empty Tin Can.
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Craft Empty Tin Cans
Place four Tin Ingots in a U-shape on the 3x3 crafting grid (left column, bottom row, right column) to craft Empty Tin Cans. The recipe yields several cans per cycle.
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Build a Canning Machine
Assemble a Canning Machine using IC2 components such as a Machine Block, Electronic Circuits and a tin-plated frame. Place it next to a power source like a Batbox or MFE.
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Supply power and ingredients
Wire the Canning Machine to a Generator or Solar Panel chain. Insert Empty Tin Cans into the container slot and raw food (Raw Beef, Raw Porkchop, Raw Chicken, Raw Fish) into the input slot.
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Collect Filled Tin Cans
Wait for each canning cycle to finish, consuming EU per operation. Retrieve Filled Tin Cans from the output slot. Stack them to 64 and store for long expeditions.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Filled Tin Can in IC2?
It is a canned ration produced in the Canning Machine by combining an Empty Tin Can with a raw food item. It never spoils and stacks to 64.
How does it differ from cooked meat?
Cooked meat is made in a Furnace and follows vanilla food rules. A Filled Tin Can has comparable hunger and saturation but is industrially produced and storage-friendly for large bases.
What is the recipe for an Empty Tin Can?
Place four Tin Ingots in a U-shape on the 3x3 crafting grid: left column top and middle, bottom-centre, right column top and middle. The pattern mirrors the Empty Cell recipe.
Does it work in vanilla Minecraft?
No. The item belongs to Industrial Craft 2. You need IC2 Experimental or IC2 Classic installed to craft and use it.
Can you eat a Filled Tin Can?
Yes. Right-click while holding it to consume the ration; it restores hunger and grants saturation similar to cooked meat.
How many Filled Tin Cans can stack?
Up to 64 per inventory slot, which makes the item ideal for compact food storage in chests or fridges.