Well sure you could move, but the lil buggers might FOLLOW you....like those ghosts you
hear about...or the Shark in Jaws 3. lol But the fact is we all live in a world filled with life
we can't see. We can sanitize our living spaces, but we still have to LIVE there. And
like Malcom said in Jurrassic Park, "life finds a way'.
However, because this is apparently the first time something of this nature has happened to you,
it may simply be an isolated incident. May not even have to do with temperature, but like Mary
mentioned, couldn't hurt to temp test your crock pot at various settings. I do that with my toaster
oven now and then, cuz I dont trust it.
I doubt this is a spore problem, and Im still leaning away from bacteria, although its possible.
But if so, Id wager its Aerobic, and came from some ingredient. If you gave us your complete
ingredient list, (including any secret ingreds, sorry!
) we might be better able to narrow it down.
All that said, I'm still crouching in the Fermentation camp. With the Honey, and now it turns out,
peaches too, I think the little Yeasties thought you were trying to make mead, and they're there
to help you!
The "hisssssssing" sounds like Co2 release... Co2 is water soluble and releases
when agitated. Like Sodie Pop!
You didn't happen to get a WHIFF of that hissing release did you? The odor could be a big clue.
Being as these were canned peaches, was there any hiss when it was opened?
As a rule I always try to taste canned fruit when first opened--for some reason
canned pineapple seems to be often fizzy, maybe 1 can outa 7 or 8.
I'm also still curious what it tasted like--any discernable off flavors.....
.