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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 4:00:58 PM
Anyone have any good ideas for alternatives to plastic wrap? I currently use it for covering bowls, wrapping food for sack lunches, wrapping pie dough to chill, etc. I'd like to eliminate it completely. I wanted to make some bowl covers, shower cap style, but I'm not sure what to use to make them moisture resistant. I know some people use PUL fabric, but that is expensive, and not available anywhere locally.
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| texdane |
Posted - Mar 13 2010 : 06:50:47 AM
I, too, recently have become a 'wax paper girl'. I've been doing what my grandmother did and send my family's sandwiches wrapped in wax paper. I am trying to eliminate using so much plastic. I seal it with a tiny bit of tape, or twine could work too. In the fridge, I use wax paper and seal it with a rubber band, or put the food wrapped in wax paper in a plastic bag and then try to reuse that plastic bag. Wax paper is great at keeping moisture out. Also, i am looking for the little victorian type cloth and bead bowl covers. I have one (think I lost or gave away the other two I had). Would like more, don't know where to get them (maybe I should post that question). Anyway, for example on my ice tea pitcher, I put a piece of wax paper over the top then cover with fabric one. Wax paper is cheap and better for the environment.
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| Cozynana |
Posted - Mar 13 2010 : 06:15:27 AM
I got tired of using plastic wrap and tin foil so I started buying all the little covered dishes I could find. Pyrex, corning, etc made tons of small 1-2 serving dishes. I now have enough and have cut down on our consumption of plastic wrap and tin foil by about 85%. |
| nouveau_farmchick |
Posted - Dec 14 2009 : 06:14:07 AM
I enjoy using vintage glass cheese containers, many are wedge shaped, all have lids. These can be found at thrift shops, garage sales,and e-bay. I've found the classic ones (often seen on the tables in British movies) and whimsical ones with mice on the lid. Lots of fun and very functional.
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Dec 11 2009 : 07:59:15 AM
I have a glass pyrex casserole type dish with a lid that I use to store cheese in the fridge. I just lay a well wrung out clean, damp tea towel over the dish and under the lid to keep it from drying out. I put all the cheese in there like that. I wouldnt put a particularly pungent cheese in there, like one of the blue cheese varieties, but with our limited diet of cheddar, provalone, brie, gouda etc it works great.
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| Alee |
Posted - Dec 11 2009 : 07:52:08 AM
Did you wrap the wax paper with a rubber band or tape of some sort to make sure the cheese stayed wrapped? Or you could tie with string?
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Dec 11 2009 : 05:34:25 AM
All great ideas! I'm still stumped as what to do with things like my block of cheese - I tried waxed paper on that and it just didn't work very well - kind of dried up. Any thoughts on that?
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| 2quilter |
Posted - Dec 10 2009 : 6:11:22 PM
I also like to use wax paper -- great to cover food while warming in the microwave to eliminate spills...I'm trying to get away from so much plastic, but it sure is tough to do....oh yeah, one other (seemingly obvious) possible solution that my grandma used to do....cover the bowl with a similar sized (or not) plate/saucer when a lid is not available....if it is simply covering something in the fridge that doesn't require a lot of moving around, this idea works great!
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Nov 21 2009 : 5:41:32 PM
I use wax paper to wrap sandwiches for lunch but I have also used with a rubber band to cover the tops of bowls. Works well for short term storage.
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Nov 21 2009 : 1:22:16 PM
THese are such fantastic tips ladies, thank you!
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| quiltin_kate |
Posted - Nov 21 2009 : 11:53:12 AM
Muslin bags are easy to make and can be used for storinh lettuce and leafy greens in the fridge. They are very easy to clean and re-use. You can buy unbleached muslin and make a few different sizes, some just hemmed, some with drawstrings.
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| N@n |
Posted - Nov 20 2009 : 06:11:55 AM
Wow I'm excited. I will do this. I use sooooo much plastic and alum foil and plastic bags and I am truly going to try to cut wayy down. I found http://moscowfood.coop/archive/oilcloth.html. Great instructions.
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| knittingmom |
Posted - Nov 14 2009 : 10:07:39 AM
I've seen the reusable shower cap style bowl covers at the discount store and some grocery stores. They are made of plastic but they're ready made. There should be product like that you can find in the States. Another alternative if you want to make them yourself is wash bread bags, cut them into the desired size and sew elastic on them.
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| Alee |
Posted - Nov 14 2009 : 09:49:09 AM
The boiled linseed oil is toxic because they add stuff to make it dry faster like mercury I think? But the regular non-boiled type is a-ok! :D
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Nov 14 2009 : 08:49:49 AM
I guess I missed seeing that in my magazine - goody! - a good excuse to go through them again! So linseed oil is ok to use with food? Somewhere else I saw it mentioned to make oil cloth and I wondered if you could use linseed oil with food. I always think of it as being used for painting and that it might be toxic.
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| Alee |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 9:05:21 PM
You can make it with Linseed oil (Not the Boiled Kind- just regular Linseed oil). MaryJane did an article in one of this summer's magazines. I'll have to look to see which one it was in for you
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 8:28:00 PM
Do you know where you can buy oil cloth Alee? I have looked around here to no avail. I may have to order online if I can't find it locally. Or do you mean you know how to actualy MAKE the oil cloth?
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| Alee |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 7:10:15 PM
You can do Oil Cloth! I am going to spend some time this winter making a bunch of oil cloth and then sewing it with elastic to make those types of covers.
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