Category Archives: Cooking

Wooden Cutting Boards Pwn Plastic

I was reluctant to say that wooden cutting boards are safer than plastic. Luckily, somebody else did a great job of assembling the conflicting research and concluding that it is inconclusive. The bottom line is that careful food safety is … Continue reading

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I Can’t Believe It’s Not Plastic

I have been having a hard time avoiding plastic since I have moved. Most of the shopkeepers and street vendors are very eager to provide me with plastic bags. I am not a fluent speaker of either local language. Telling … Continue reading

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Plastic Cheese Graters?

I saw a bright and colorful display of plastic cheese graters in the grocery store today. I was legitimately surprised by this as I thought the metal kind was the penultimate human achievement. OK, that’s an exaggeration. Plastic cheese graters … Continue reading

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Making Use of Constructive Criticism…

The BBC blogger who documented a month without plastic received a LOT of comments. I remember all the cranky old people phoning in to berate the folks at the CBC when I was a listener back in Canada. There is … Continue reading

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An Individually Wrapped Blog Post

I think the next big life change that I am going to make with regard to reducing plastic consumption is to start baking. The catalyst for this decision was opening a guilty pleasure called Pavesini. I was guilty because it … Continue reading

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Overdue Diligence

The key aim of this blog is to promote reduced use of plastic. I know as well as anybody that using plastic stuff is almost unavoidable. With this in mind, I am adding a link to some information about which … Continue reading

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Something Old, Something New…

This blog is about reducing our personal consumption of plastic. So far, it has been a hodgepodge of old ideas and new ideas. Old ideas can make a lot of sense, most of the time. Plastic has only become a … Continue reading

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Cooking Without Plastic

Teflon is a plastic. Using non-stick cookware also precludes the use of metal utensils. Many people choose to use plastic spatulas. I recommend wooden spatulas. I have a non-stick pan that was supplied with my rented house. I do not … Continue reading

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