[Sca-cooks] boiling bags

[Sandra Kisner]

>BTW, saranwrap and other wraps don't melt in boiling water, so just about
>any ziplock bag should handle boiling water without flinching.  It's always
>a good idea to *under* bag though.  If you fill the poor thing to the brim,
>it'll just want to explode ;-)

     It's been a long time since I tried boiling something in a bag, but I seem to recall that the problem was the bag touching the side of the pot, not the hot water, causing melting problems.  Is this the case in the experience of anybody else?

Sandra