My boyfriend and I have been arguing this one for a while. We both understand plastic can leach when microwaved and use non plastic. We never cover in suran wrap. I am the queen of wax paper. I know we eat wax all the time so I feel it is safe. People even ate it from honey. I told him we could get unbleached wax paper. He insists that he must cook uncovered and splatter because that is not safe. I also understand that paper towels without printing are fine and willing to go unbleached as well.
Has anyone got a real answer they read because they care about their family? A nutritionist? A food safety person? A link?
Please no uncaring answers. Just say you do not know if you do not and I may pick you. If all I get are mean answers I will delete the whole question. I do not know is fine. Other options for the microwave that are non plastic are fine also.
Thanks in advance. Moms wellcome.
2006-08-08 05:31:45 · 3 answers · asked by adobeprincess 6 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I don't know 100% if its safe, but I have used it on my microwaved food for me, my husband and 4 kids. You can use it to line pans when you are baking, so I don't see why you can't do it there without the harm. If you are concerned, you can use paraffin wax paper. That is the soy wax that is used in a lot of foods and cooking/baking items.
Also, if you are concerned about the food splattering in the microwave, then you can always put a paper towel over the dish. That way you will know for sure that nothing is leaching into your food. Also, I know for sure that there are Tupperware dishes, and probably other companies dishes, with a top that has a pop-up valve for ventilation. You might want to get something like that so, you know for sure that the food is getting cooked, heated evenly and everything stays clean.
2006-08-08 05:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by brittme 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Plastic wrap they say is toxic and so is warming up your food in plastic containers. I have never heard anything harmful in using wax paper. I use it to warm up by sandwiches, etc.
2006-08-08 05:55:11 · answer #2 · answered by Lunny2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.relfe.com/microwawww.
relfe.com/microwave.html ve.html
It is the microwave that you should be worried about.
My husband is a doctor, my sister is a nutritionist with a PHD and I am an RN. Absolutely not one of our relatives cooks with a microwave and not one of our relatives is overweight.
2006-08-08 08:07:19 · answer #3 · answered by toe poe gee gee oh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋