"Barbtail" > wrote in message
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> I'm curious. What have you heard?
>
>
> It sure bugs me when my family heats up leftovers and such in some
> types
> of plastic. A lot of my Tupperware has not survived the microwave age
> *laughs*. Fortunately there is a new generation of plastic that seems to
> have a
> higher melting point. Those fumes worry me-- they can't possibly be
> healthy. I
> still prefer glass over any kind of plastic for the microwave. I am
> ambivalent about those new bendable silicone bakeware thingies- seems too
> good
> to be true ya know *laughs*.
>
> As for food storage, plastic is king these days. Glass has the clear
> advantage of being sterilizable (omg is that a word?) if you bother to
> takes
> those steps. Most people don't. Dishwashers are only good till ya open the
> door
> on a microscopic level anyway. Glass has the disadvantages of being
> heavier
> and breaking/chipping into dangerous pieces. In most cases I'll stick with
> plastic for most food storage but I do miss the brown paper bags in the
> produce section of most stores. Paper rules for dry root veggies and
> mushrooms.
> There's nothing grosser than slimy mushrooms-- really puts the *mush* into
> mushrooms-- YUK!
>
> side note-
> And what's with all the automatic *rain* in the produce aisle now-a-days?
> I
> guess it's good or they wouldn't go the expense *laughs*. I feel silly
> shaking the water out of my romaine lettuce in the store but I am not
> gonna pay
> 2 bucks a pound for water.
>
> *evil grin*
>
> Barb Anne
>
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<giggling> Barb Anne, you are SO cute! I needed this today!

I'm also in agreement with you about the bags and the water...

Ummm, <giggle> I think the word you were looking for was "sterilized",
maybe? <shurg>

Cyndi