Be Wary of Cooking in Plastic - Is it Safe?

[redsoxgirl]

Anyone else leary of cooking or reheating in plastic?
The post yesterday with the micro-cooker kind of added to my worries.

I just can't see how heating plastic to that high of a temerature can't leach out the chemicals from it in to your food. :yuck:

Maybe I'm just a worry wart...

 

[climbercanoe3]

I know this is another controversial subject. I remember reading an email about that recently and looked it up on snopes.com. They said that there is no proven truth that there is a problem microwaving with plastic. They did state that plastic companies have very high regulations on their products.
Here is the link to read it yourself:Urban Legends Reference Pages: Microwaving Plastic Releases Cancer-Causing Agents

 

[jcwarr]

plastici do not microwave anything in plastic. i have some info about it that i cannot access at the moment - but when i can i will post it here. no one in my family microwaves in plastic anymore and many do not store food in plastic anymore either. so - no, i do not think you are crazy! i think we are all crazy if we don't believe that all the chemicals in our lives are not affecting our health.

 

[allisonserna]

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[ChefBeckyD]

Re: plastic

i do not microwave anything in plastic. i have some info about it that i cannot access at the moment - but when i can i will post it here. no one in my family microwaves in plastic anymore and many do not store food in plastic anymore either. so - no, i do not think you are crazy! i think we are all crazy if we don't believe that all the chemicals in our lives are not affecting our health.

I totally agree on this point.....but I'm not quite as concerned about microwaving in plastic as I am about all of the chemicals in our food and water....and all of the cleaning products we use every day.

That being said - the only plastic piece I use in the Micro is my microcooker. I use prep bowls and stoneware for most things.


If you look on CC under Products and Recipes, you will see PC's official response to this question regarding microwaving in plastic.

 

[jcwarr]

i NEVER microwave in plastic. i will try and find my resources to post - but it's something i am really leary of!

 

[Ann F]

I've never liked plastic. Just one of my weird traits. Has nothing to do with cancer; I've been like this as long as I can remember. Glasses, plates, mugs, tupperware, generic tupperware, etc. I've never mentioned micro-cookers or Rice Cooker plus in my shows because I've never used them...They sell anyway!

 

[gingertannery]

How about this.. I don't even use the microwave.... We do need to be aware of what we do and how we do it. It is up to you to take care of yourself!! That is my choice... You are free to choose what you want to do. Just do plenty of research.. And beware of snopes. I have seen 3 things on there that are not true. Does anyone know who pays for the research snopes does?? I guess I sound so radical. I don't mean to.. LOL I always look at the researchers.. It is hard for me to believe say.. plastic is ok when the plactics companies pay for that research that says it is ok. Kinda what the tobacco companies did for years. You should never feel bad about checking out potential problems for you and your family.

 

[peichef]

How about this.. I don't even use the microwave.... We do need to be aware of what we do and how we do it. It is up to you to take care of yourself!! That is my choice... You are free to choose what you want to do. Just do plenty of research.. And beware of snopes. I have seen 3 things on there that are not true. Does anyone know who pays for the research snopes does?? I guess I sound so radical. I don't mean to.. LOL I always look at the researchers.. It is hard for me to believe say.. plastic is ok when the plactics companies pay for that research that says it is ok. Kinda what the tobacco companies did for years. You should never feel bad about checking out potential problems for you and your family.

I don't think you sound radical at all. I feel the same way about knowing who sponsors any research.

Personally, I hate / fear plastic and use as little of it as possible. This whole PBA thing has just added to my aversion. I use glass whenever possible.