First steps - Pots and bags
I heard that heating plastic was not a good idea and that our lovely teflon covered pans and pots were included in that. http://news.emory.edu/stories/2012/08/jj_rsph_PFCs_obesity/campus.html
Sorry husband, that fleet of lovely pots we bought need to go.
The pots like the one on the left were taken to recycling and the stainless steel ones took their place. (Had to keep one for husband's fly fishing lines???) Apparently non-stick coatings are not made with the same molecules any more, but are the new ones any safter? More on that later.
Sorry husband, that fleet of lovely pots we bought need to go.
The pots like the one on the left were taken to recycling and the stainless steel ones took their place. (Had to keep one for husband's fly fishing lines???) Apparently non-stick coatings are not made with the same molecules any more, but are the new ones any safter? More on that later.
At the same time, no more heating things up in plastic containers in the microwave. This is difficult to avoid if you do take-away. You could bring your own container for your take away. It's difficult to know if food is being reheated in plastic in restaurants when you sit down to eat. A request to peek around the kitchen or talk to the chef maybe?
Apparently paper cups and food containers may also be covered with a PFC like substance to reduce sticking. Sounds more and more like it's better to bring your own. More on this later.
About the same time my nieces and sisters came to visit us in France. Everyone was given a reusable bag. I thought it had cats on it and ever since I've called it my cat sack. Well, if you take a moderately conscientious look at the photo below, you'll see an orange bag with ugly dogs on it.
That's my cat sack, which is actually a dog sack. But hey, I'm stickin to the name. It's been 10 years!
Also in this photo you see the bags we use for shopping every week, smaller cloth bags for buying goods in bulk to avoid plastic packaging (dry good, vegetables, fruit).
Do we have plastic bags? Yes, people give you things in them and they are useful when buying meat and fish. However, as husband does the shopping for meat and fish, he washes and reuses his plastic bags.
If you have a dog, I sympathize. Can't think of another poop cleanup method. However, make sure you put those 'doggy-do' bags in the garbage and don't throw them in the bushes.
Paper bags? There are some in the closet which we also reuse. Most of them end up in the compost when they are no longer useable.
Food storage. Jars for dry goods, ceramic bowls with bee wax covers for the fridge.
You can buy bee wax covers (@Mybeewrap shown above) or make your own like my sister Sue. More on that later.
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