338828 Tue Oct 31 22:00:40 -0800 2006 5 29 Not About Food 0 1986874 I know what a No. 10 can refers to as far as what the size of the can looks like, but where did that classification/standard come from, who came up with it, what is the logic behind it? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks. Tue Oct 31 22:00:40 -0800 2006 16301 Non Cognomina 1 2019790 Good question you had me curious, but only source of information seems to be Wikpedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_can_sizes Tue Nov 14 05:55:57 -0800 2006 1986874 11914 monku 1 2020011 What I know is that all cans have a standard number; most people know #5 and #10 size, but little cans that we would call 14 or 28 oz have numbers too, like 303 etc. I would guess it was originally determined by some government agency. Tue Nov 14 12:44:23 -0800 2006 1986874 11097 coll 1 2255635 I googled this a bit further and found a few interesting websites, which left me MORE confused then when I started!!! But the general consensus seems to be, a #10 can holds approximately 12 cups, or 6 pounds, and if you ask again we're gonna smash-a-you-face-in. The math doesn't make sense no matter how I look at it (its not like, gee, #10 means there are exactly 10 cups or something easy)... so, there is some fascinating reading about the history and production of cans, if nothing else..... http://www.cancentral.com/standard.cfm#foodcan http://www.amescompany.com/CAN_SIZES.htm http://whatscookingamerica.net/Information/CanSize.htm Perhaps you are better off just singing the ShopRite "Can-Can' jingle and slowly walking away...... Fri Feb 02 22:23:22 -0800 2007 1986874 21871 Sethboy 2 2257403 This web site has a pretty reasonable sounding explanation. Whether it's true or not is another question. http://www.ochef.com/1032.htm Sat Feb 03 17:29:39 -0800 2007 2255635 63713 tony michaels 1 2256558 I have no idea whatsoever what any of it means. But in my cookbook collection I have a little one my mom made when she was in home ec class many years ago and gave to my grandma. It's called "Tried and True," and is basically a bunch of 4x6 recipe cards punched and strung on a couple of rings. On the very first card inside of the cover Gram wrote the following: Size & Contents of Cans No 1 Can-- 1 1/3 c. No 2 Can-- 2 2/3 c-- No 2 1/2 Can-- 3 3/5 Cup-- No 3 Can-- 4 c-- No 10 Can-- 13 3/4 c. Sat Feb 03 11:18:48 -0800 2007 1986874 32586 revsharkie