Comments on: Cooking Without Plastic

By: Thi Steenberg

Thi Steenberg — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:58:43 +0000

Great idea this. It is always difficult to thin of varied things to cook especially for a hungry family and some of the ideas here and elsewhere on your site have given me some great ideas so thak you!

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:53:34 +0000

Shopping without plastic. It’s entirely doable. Even if you are buying bulk rice, brown sugar, loose grapes & greens. There are plenty of “produce” reusables on the market. I encourage you to try them all and figure out what is a good fit for you. I have two lines of reusables. Carebags are the cadillac, they will last you for life most likely. Super strong, stretchy and useful for everything. “Got it!” is our new line still strong stretchy and cute as hell, cheaper price point so they are aimed at mainstream shoppers.
Our competitors have good products too. The important thing is to give up plastic.
Best,
Diana Twitter: @carebags @coolearthprod

By: Plasticless

Plasticless — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:11:04 +0000

Jennifer, I seem to remember my mom using a huge bowl and a large tightly woven piece of cotton. I can’t be sure what you mean when you say something didn’t work out too well. I think some of the most widespread uses of plastic got to be that way because nothing else worked quite as well. I have stuck to it with my old school razor for the most part but I will admit to anyone that asks that it doesn’t work as well as a state of the art plastic multi-blade.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:32:32 +0000

Great suggestions. Sustainably-sourced bamboo utensils are also nice to use. I have just started baking and many times recipes call for using plastic wrap to keep the dough from drying out. I didn’t like the idea too much, so I used a damp towel instead, and that didn’t quite work. Do you have any suggestions?

By: ruth wimsatt

ruth wimsatt — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:03:53 +0000

there is a website which promotes safe stainless steel alternatives, with locking tops, for freezing. can’t see through it, but stacks well.

By: Plasticless

Plasticless — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:07:11 +0000

Good question. I don’t use my freezer much because we are trying to eat fresh, in season, local stuff as much as possible. I think plasticless options for the freezer is worth making a post, I will have to do some research and maybe try a couple of options first. You can sometimes get ice cream treats that are in paper packaging. Butchers paper might be another option for some things as well.

By: passionategreen

passionategreen — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:56:35 +0000

Great post! I’ve been really concerned about plastic lately. But I like to make meals in large batches and freeze some of it … not sure how to freeze stuff without plastic. Can use freezer safe glass containers, but they don’t stack well and take up a lot of room. What do you think?

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By: Plasticless

Plasticless — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:53:17 +0000

James, nothing beats a good quality mason jar for many food storage purposes...

By: james

james — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:20:53 +0000

what about non-plastic means of food preservation/storage? alternatives to saran wrap, ziploc, tupperware, etc?