As such, Ziploc bags are alleged to be “fundamentally unfit for microwave and freezer use” despite their labeling, which has been “leading consumers to believe they are fit to be microwaved and frozen without risk of microplastics leaching into their food.” Consumers may have “unwittingly exposed themselves and their families to undisclosed microplastics during routine kitchen practices,” per the filing.
As the Ziploc lawsuit asserts, even consumers doing their best to avoid exposure to microplastics can be lulled into a “false sense of security” by purportedly misleading labels.
I’ve been trying to convince people for years to just switch to jars. They last longer, glass doesn’t poison your blood, you can store dinner leftovers in a jar and bring it to work for lunch really easily, they make good cups, you can ferment stuff, they’re good for storing other things like maybe rubber bands or paper clips. I still use plastic bags sometimes for freezing bulk proteins (need to find a new solution for that I guess) but for nearly everything jars are just better
How well does heating up leftovers in jars work? Or do you take it out of the jar then heat it up? Thanks!
It depends on the food but I usually heat it up in the jar (without the metal lid of course). Dense thick stuff like refried beans can be tricky if you filled the jar to the top because it’s hard to stir for even heating. For the most part just be conscious of the room you have to move stuff around and it’s all good though. Obviously some stuff won’t work well like pizza unless you wanted to roll it up like a taquito. I’ve done soups, rice, hot dogs, stir fry, corn, various pastas, curry, oatmeal, potatoes, you name it. Lots of things that don’t microwave well normally are still just as okay in a jar such as steak bites, bread, fries, cream sauce, rangoons, or neatly stacked sliders
I like jars but they’re just nowhere near as space efficient. This is hell.
Excellent call on the jars! Would something like butcher paper work for freezing? Or is that plastic-y too…
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Looks like it’s just paper! Potential bleaches and waxes, but found rolls without fairly easily. My dad froze most of his venison in butcher paper and it always came out excellent.
Oh damn butcher paper is a great idea! I’ll have to grab some then I think that’ll cover all my food related plastic bags uses