Pet Pieve, Microwave Containers

[caryc]

Bought some new microwaveable containers. Of course the tops are now stained red from the first time you heat up something with spaghetti sauce.

Why can't they make the tops out of the same stuff they make the bottoms from? :evil:

 

[Jimbo357mag]

I cringe whenever I have to put plastic in the microwave. I just know I am killing myself slowly with the stuff. I cover dishes with paper plates whenever possible to avoid the plastic but you can't get away from the stuff completely. :?

 

[Huhwhat?]

And in spite of plastic food containers, the average life expectancy - outside of the world's slums - is much longer than before we had plastic food containers.

 

[toysoldier]

We have a few glass and ceramic bowls that we use for microwave heating and food storage. A Corningware saucer makes a pretty good lid.

 

[6gun]

I use Pyrex glass bowls for the microwave they come with plastic lids for food storage in the fridge, but I don't put the lids in the microwave, I use plastic wrap or just set a plate over the bowl, Pyrex bowls are also made in America.

 

[Cholo]

I only use the top of the line Rubbermaid containers. If you try to heat something where it comes out as hot as you want it the 1st time, even the better bottoms will melt and stain a bit. The key is to heat it just enough, stir it, and heat it some more. This Pearl of Wisdom comes directly from a man who's been divorced since '91 :wink:

Next up: How to clean deep stains in white shirts...

 

[Huhwhat?]

That's what they make white spray paint for.

 

[caryc]

I use Pyrex glass bowls for the microwave they come with plastic lids for food storage in the fridge, but I don't put the lids in the microwave, I use plastic wrap or just set a plate over the bowl, Pyrex bowls are also made in America.

I haven't seen Pyrex with plastic lids for storage. I'll have to check around. As long as they have a tight plastic sealing lid, I wouldn't mind using a plate on top when in the microwave.

But with the plastic containers, I basically think of them as being thrown away after a while anyway. Pyrex sounds good, as long as they have the sizes I need.

 

[slippingaway]

Cary, check out Target. We got a couple nice sets of bowls with the plastic lids as wedding gifts, along with a set of casserole dishes that also have plastic storage lids. Very handy.

 

[Number9]

Something I've noticed...

Why does food that's heated/cooked in a microwave doesn't seem to stay hot as long as food cooked in a regular oven!?
Humm?

 

[Cholo]

I rarely nuke my leftover grub, but if I do, it goes from microwave to stomach way before it has time to start cooling off.

 

[6gun]

I use Pyrex glass bowls for the microwave they come with plastic lids for food storage in the fridge, but I don't put the lids in the microwave, I use plastic wrap or just set a plate over the bowl, Pyrex bowls are also made in America.

I haven't seen Pyrex with plastic lids for storage. I'll have to check around. As long as they have a tight plastic sealing lid, I wouldn't mind using a plate on top when in the microwave.

But with the plastic containers, I basically think of them as being thrown away after a while anyway. Pyrex sounds good, as long as they have the sizes I need.

I have bought them local as well as on their web site, they are clear glass with colored plastic tight fitting lids if I remember correctly my local store keeps them in bake ware supplies next to glass measuring cups, glass pie pans, etc... cause they can be used in the oven also, they don't keep them with the plastic storage bowls so you may have missed them at the store.

Check out pyrexware.com I see they now have some with glass lids, the ones I have are the Pyrex storage bowls you can see them if you page way down near the bottom of their home page, I have a bunch of the 4 cup and 7 cup bowls with red lids those size's work best for me.

 

[eveled]

I also use the PYREX bowls with the lids. I browse through Marshals and TJMAX every once in a while. When I am on the road and need a clean bathroom.

I check out the baseball hats for my kids, (have found $30 hats for $5), kitchen knives (have found Henckels, and other top brands for less than $10), and the PYREX bowls for cheap $$. Price varys depending on size. Most of the sizes are made so they can nest together for storage.

They also have jars of pickled aspargus that are awesome on hotdogs.

The really nice thing about the Pyrex bowls is they can go into the regular oven too. I have some small ones that are just the right size for making individual meat loafs. Bake them in the oven let them cool, snap on a lid, then put in the fridge or freezer for another day.

One word of caution about the Pyrex bowls, they can chip and the chips are razor sharp shards of glass. They seem really rugged then chip seemingly for no reason at all.

 

[BearBio]

Sorry-still trying to figure out what the OP has against churches (A pieve is a type of Italian church).

 

[caryc]

Sorry-still trying to figure out what the OP has against churches (A pieve is a type of Italian church).

Just not to partial to Italian churches.

 

[JohnBoy]

Cary - just take a plain coffee filter and lay it atop your food. Place the plastic lid over that if you are nuking something explosive. Coffee filters are way cheaper than paper towels - less linty - and about the perfect shape for a plate or bowl.

 

[Selena]

I cringe whenever I have to put plastic in the microwave. I just know I am killing myself slowly with the stuff. I cover dishes with paper plates whenever possible to avoid the plastic but you can't get away from the stuff completely. :?

I have no idea where to even begin with this one. God loves you Jimbo, go in peace.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

I cringe whenever I have to put plastic in the microwave. I just know I am killing myself slowly with the stuff. I cover dishes with paper plates whenever possible to avoid the plastic but you can't get away from the stuff completely. :?

I have no idea where to even begin with this one. God loves you Jimbo, go in peace.

We don't know what we don't know. It is possible that what we don't know might be hurting us. Don't tell me this is one time that you believe the CDC the FDA and the EPA :?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plastic-not-fantastic-with-bisphenol-a/

BPA (Bisphenol A) is just one of the chemicals leaching out from plastics.

quote> The CDC data shows that 93 percent of 2,157 people between the ages of six and 85 tested had detectable levels of BPA's by-product in their urine. "Children had higher levels than adolescents and adolescents had higher levels than adults," says endocrinologist Retha Newbold of the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, who found that BPA impairs fertility in female mice. "In animals, BPA can cause permanent effects after very short periods of exposure. It doesn't have to remain in the body to have an effect."

But experts are split on the potential health hazards to humans. The Food and Drug Administration has approved its use and the EPA does not consider it cause for concern. One U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel agreed, but another team of government scientists last year found that the amount of BPA present in humans exceeds levels that have caused ill effects in animals. They also found that adults' ability to tolerate it does not preclude damaging effects in infants and children. <end quote

...and more. http://www.rodalenews.com/chemicals-plastic

 

[caryc]

How long would a list of everything that could kill you be? Sorry, I'm just not ready to crawl into some cave and eat roots and bugs. I could live my life avoiding everything that tastes good or is fun or is convenient and get run over by a bus tomorrow.

Get the point?

PS. Hopefully that bus would be running on clean burning propane. :!:

 

[BIGBISLEY]

The Pyrex is better than plastic, but you will need a good pair of welding gloves to retrieve it from the microwave.

 

[6gun]

The Pyrex is better than plastic, but you will need a good pair of welding gloves to retrieve it from the microwave.

Ever heard of a hot pad? :roll: most people have a few in their kitchen.

 

[caryc]

Trouble is that the round 7 cup size that I'd want has no handles on it.

 

[Selena]

I cringe whenever I have to put plastic in the microwave. I just know I am killing myself slowly with the stuff. I cover dishes with paper plates whenever possible to avoid the plastic but you can't get away from the stuff completely. :?

I have no idea where to even begin with this one. God loves you Jimbo, go in peace.

We don't know what we don't know. It is possible that what we don't know might be hurting us. Don't tell me this is one time that you believe the CDC the FDA and the EPA :?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plastic-not-fantastic-with-bisphenol-a/

BPA (Bisphenol A) is just one of the chemicals leaching out from plastics.

quote> The CDC data shows that 93 percent of 2,157 people between the ages of six and 85 tested had detectable levels of BPA's by-product in their urine. "Children had higher levels than adolescents and adolescents had higher levels than adults," says endocrinologist Retha Newbold of the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, who found that BPA impairs fertility in female mice. "In animals, BPA can cause permanent effects after very short periods of exposure. It doesn't have to remain in the body to have an effect."

But experts are split on the potential health hazards to humans. The Food and Drug Administration has approved its use and the EPA does not consider it cause for concern. One U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel agreed, but another team of government scientists last year found that the amount of BPA present in humans exceeds levels that have caused ill effects in animals. They also found that adults' ability to tolerate it does not preclude damaging effects in infants and children. <end quote

...and more. http://www.rodalenews.com/chemicals-plastic

No consensus? Your only saving grace is that you were consistent, now you are abandoning that as well. *sigh* you are not a bad man, go ye and repent.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

How long would a list of everything that could kill you be? Sorry, I'm just not ready to crawl into some cave and eat roots and bugs. I could live my life avoiding everything that tastes good or is fun or is convenient and get run over by a bus tomorrow.

Get the point?

PS. Hopefully that bus would be running on clean burning propane. :!:

I am not overly suspicious of the chemicals in our everyday environment but the point for me is a lot of the things that are common today could prove to be unhealthy in the long run. I think it is better to stick with things that have long track record of not hurting humans. Like I said, given a chance I will cover food in the micro with a paper plate. :shock:

 

[caryc]

How long would a list of everything that could kill you be? Sorry, I'm just not ready to crawl into some cave and eat roots and bugs. I could live my life avoiding everything that tastes good or is fun or is convenient and get run over by a bus tomorrow.

Get the point?

PS. Hopefully that bus would be running on clean burning propane. :!:

I am not overly suspicious of the chemicals in our everyday environment but the point for me is a lot of the things that are common today could prove to be unhealthy in the long run. I think it is better to stick with things that have long track record of not hurting humans. Like I said, given a chance I will cover food in the micro with a paper plate. :shock:

Of course a lot of thing are going to prove unhealthy. They are all made with chemicals. You can't turn on the TV any day without seeing some lawyers hawking a law suit against some new wonder drug that is killing people or maiming unborn children.

Go ahead and cover your food with a paper plate, I just don't think it's going to save your life. There are plenty of new things made every day that are going to kill you.

Aren't you worried about the microwave killing you? Now they're telling us not to stand in front of the microwave looking in the window.