When Did Canned Food Start?

By 1810, Englishman Peter Durand had introduced a method for sealing food in "unbreakable" tin cans. The first commercial canning establishment in the U.S. was started in 1912 by Thomas Kensett.

When did canned goods become popular?

During the mid-19th century, canned food became a status symbol among middle-class households in Europe, being something of a frivolous novelty.

What were the first airtight canned foods packaged in?

Nicolas Appert, a candymaker and chef from Champagne, won the challenge. His initial experiments packed food into Champagne bottles, sealing them with corks and wax, then boiling them. Appert then “moved on” to glass containers with larger openings, and experimented with tin cans.