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Thread Number: 96956
/ Tag: Recipes, Cooking Accessories
The greatest thing since sliced bread? |
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Post# 1217459 10/27/2024 at 09:16 by JoeEkaitis  (Rialto, California, USA) |
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Well, if it's bread-related, I nominate the switch from cellophane to the plastic bag with its wire tie or small plastic closure device.
When you open cellophane, it starts to tear along the initial cut. Since you can't close it back up, you had to put the rest of the loaf in an air-tight container like a Tupperware or Rubbermaid keeper.
Cellophane is still used to package most store-brand dinner napkins. You can recognize it by its thinness and texture along with the wrinkly heat seal at both ends of the wrapper.
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Post# 1217468 , Reply# 1 10/27/2024 at 12:53 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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I’m old enough to remember when sliced bread was packaged and sold in wax paper wrappers, before cellophane, which was an improvement over the wax paper. Some of the kids that I went to school with even used to have their lunch box sandwiches wrapped in the wax paper bread wrappers sometimes if their mother had happened to run out of wax paper.
In about 1958 or so wax paper sandwich bags appeared which were an improvement over plain old wax paper for lunchbox sandwiches. It wasn’t until about ‘61 or so that plastic sandwich bags came on the scene. Yes I would have to agree with you Joe that plastic bread bags are a great improvement over cellophane bags, and they’ve been around for decades now. I guess bread wrapping has reached it’s zenith. Eddie This post was last edited 10/27/2024 at 13:22 | ||
| Post# 1217469 , Reply# 2 10/27/2024 at 13:00 by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1217472 , Reply# 3 10/27/2024 at 13:13 by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1217474 , Reply# 4 10/27/2024 at 14:41 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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I still always have wax paper on hand and use it all the time. I personally think that it’s better for wrapping sandwiches because if you wrap them properly the sandwich holds together better because it’s a closer, tighter wrap. A sandwich wrapped in a Baggie has all kinds of room to toss around in and come apart before it’s lunch time or picnic time.
Before I retired I packed lunch for both of us every work night for the next day while I was preparing dinner. I used to eat my lunch in the car and the unfolded wax paper covered my lap so I didn’t get crumbs and condiments all over myself. People at work used to ask me why I never went out to lunch? I would tell them that I came to work to make money, not spend it! Economizations like this is how we were able to pay off our mortgage in 15 years instead of 30 and enter retirement debt free. I hope that they never stop making wax paper. Eddie | ||
| Post# 1217477 , Reply# 6 10/27/2024 at 17:11 by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1217498 , Reply# 7 10/28/2024 at 06:52 by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Wax paper instead of plastic
I still use wax paper regularly. It’s much more biodegradable than plastic. In fact sometimes I’ll throw water wax paper down the disposer cause it gets ground up and turned into fertilizer.
I also often use it to line tins. I just made peanut brittle the other week and use it to line the cans that I packaged the peanut brittle in to give away. | ||
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Post# 1217658 , Reply# 9 10/30/2024 at 14:03 by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ) |
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Wax paper is perfect for covering food when reheating in the microwave oven. | ||
| Post# 1217681 , Reply# 10 10/30/2024 at 20:55 by whatsername (Denver, CO) | ||
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Post# 1217702 , Reply# 11 10/31/2024 at 13:07 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Two more great uses for wax paper are:
1. Lining the bottoms of layer cake pans, just fold a square of wax paper in half, then in half again into a triangle and then once more into a triangle, turn the pan over and place the point of the triangle in the center of the pan and then mark the edge of the pan on the wider end of the triangle and cut it off at that mark, unfold and voila you have a circle the same size as the inside of the cake pan. Now lightly spray or grease the inside of the pan, lay the wax paper circle in the bottom and then grease and flour or spray the sides of the pan and wax paper. After the cake has baked and cooled the layer will slide right out of the pan when you invert it. No more cake stuck to the bottom of the pan or breaking up while you’re trying to remove it because it stuck to the pan, 2. When shredding cheese or anything else that you will be adding to something you’re preparing shred it on a piece of wax paper. You save having to wash a plate or bowl or having to wipe off the counter. If you are shredding cheese that you’ll be using later on just fold the wax paper to encase the cheese and put it into the fridge then when ready to use the cheese all you have to do is open up the wax paper and toss the cheese into the pan, bowl or onto the cooked food and throw away the wax paper. No more mess to clean up. This works great when making tacos, burritos or anything that calls for shredded cheese. Wax paper is less expensive than parchment paper and can be used for lower heat cooking, but not to line cookie sheets or bread pans, but for cakes it is fine because the uncooked batter keeps it from getting too hot and possibly burning. Eddie | ||
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Post# 1217758 , Reply# 12 10/31/2024 at 21:41 by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Eddie, that's exactly how I do it for round cake pans. I always do it when making a German Chocolate Cake - I just peel the wax paper off each layer. I also used it with rectangular and square pans when I want to remove the cake from the pan. | ||
| Post# 1217924 , Reply# 13 11/4/2024 at 18:59 by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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Post# 1217927 , Reply# 14 11/4/2024 at 19:14 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Post# 1217936 , Reply# 15 11/4/2024 at 21:11 by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Covering food for the microwave, etc.
I would never use plastic or wax paper for that purpose. It’s so easy just to cover food with another dish, no trash to throw away nothing to buy, I guess that’s the advantage of using the dishwasher. There’s nothing to wash either.
I do use wax paper for a few things, but never anything that involves heat as I don’t really want to eat the wax although it’s probably not that harmful. John | ||
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Post# 1217978 , Reply# 17 11/5/2024 at 17:57 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Post# 1218010 , Reply# 18 11/6/2024 at 05:27 by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Cookie sheets in the dishwasher
I can’t imagine how stainless steel cookie sheets would be hurt by the dishwasher, yes, I would not put aluminum or plain steel ones in of course.
These stainless steel cookie sheets were actually made by my brother Phil as a shop project when he was in high school, they should last forever and they work great.
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Post# 1218020 , Reply# 19 11/6/2024 at 08:03 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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