[Nfb-krafters-korner] Glad® SimplyCooking™ Microwave Steaming Bags

[Dixie]

Hi Eileen,

I completely agree with you.  I no longer cook in plastics either.  If I was to try something like this, I might use a mason jar as they are designed to be cooked in hot water.  Crack the eggs into a mason jar, add the additional toppings beat it with a fork, then cover with the sealing lid and cook in a pot of hot water.  The eggs in the bags were to take 13 minutes.  I might add a couple minutes for the glass to conduct the heat.

On further thought, I wonder if the sealed mason jar would float as it isn't completely full so then lighter than water.  

It sounds like I need to try an experiment when I get home where the canning jars are.


Dixie

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-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 3:10 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Glad® SimplyCooking™ Microwave Steaming Bags

I'm a little confused & concerned about the bags & the safety issue.  I no 
longer cook or reheat ** anything ** in my microwave in plastic containers. 
I'll only use glass/ceramic in the microwave because of being afraid of the 
carcinogens/toxins  that get released from plastic products in the 
microwave.  Now I see that these bags are made by Glad & are called 
microwave steaming bags, and I can't help but wonder if they are truly safe 
to use and could you drop them into a pot of boiling water without melting 
or partially melting the bags?

Does anyone know if they make a foil bag that would serve the same purpose 
to be used in boiling water?  I also hate, hate cooking food in the 
microwave.  My MW is pretty much used for reheating, but no cooking of foods 
other than the occasional frozen dinner.  Just wondering since I'm not the 
best cook but am interested in the eggs in a bag being boiled.

Eileen


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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Glad® SimplyCooking™ Microwave Steaming Bags

>
> For your information:
>
>
> Now you can have crisp, tender veggies without the pots  and pans—no more
> waiting for water to boil or clean up. With Glad®  SimplyCooking™ 
> Microwave
> Steaming Bags getting healthy, great tasting food to  the table takes just
> minutes. Use it for veggies and much more.
> _Recipes_ (http://www.glad.com/pdf/glad_simply_cooking.pdf)
> _Cooking  Times_ (javascript:popup_cooking_chart('cooking_chart'))
> _FAQs_ (http://www.glad.com/faqs/steamingbags.php)
> (http://www.glad.com/demos/glad_chef/index.php)
>
>
>
> (http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/)
> You are exiting the Glad.com website. The  Clorox® company is not
> responsible for the content or data collection of  that independent site.
>
> Produce for Better Health Foundation‘s new Fruits  & Veggies—More Matters™
> health initiative is to help eat more of the  good stuff.
>
>
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> You are exiting the Glad.com website.  The Clorox® company is not
> responsible for the content or data collection  of that independent site.
>
> Consumers should know Glad® SimplyCooking™  Microwave Steaming Bags are
> backed by the Good Housekeeping Seal.
>
>
>
>
> _http://www.glad.com/simplycooking/steaming.php?utm_source=google&utm_medium
> =cpc&utm_term=cooking+bags&utm_campaign=SEM-NonBrand_
> (http://www.glad.com/simplycooking/steaming.php?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=cooking+
> bags&utm_campaign=SEM-NonBrand)
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