Most tins are lined with a BPA plastic or similar on the inside. This melts at temperatures that are easily reachable in an oven, air fryer, or other common cooking device. Most tins are cooked with steam at the factory, which is only about 100°C / 212°F. This same plastic boils at 250°C / 482°F, and many modern broilers get to upwards of 260°C / 500°F
There are many tins out there labelled as "BPA Free" or "BPA-NI". These tins are still lined with plastic, just not BPA. Usually these are based on acryllic or polyester, which both have very similar melting and boiling points to BPA
Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A
https://industrial.sherwin-williams.com/na/us/en/packaging/valpure.html
TL;DR: Don't cook your cans. Your oven gets hotter than the factory does and you will eat plastic.
by rymlks
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Agree – just use heatproof ramekins, y’all – they are sooo cheap at your local restaurant supply store, or even at Walmart.
Just a minor correction. Standard steam temp for industrial fish canning is between 120-130C, 100C would just be boiling water.