[Sca-cooks] Re: Boil in Bag

[sjk3 at cornell.edu]

> This is the first I'd seen of this thread or difficulty.
>
> The only reason you should have that sort of difficulty with a boil in bag
> is if you don't use a pot to boil the water in that's big enough. <snip>
>
> Phlip
>
>>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?

    I guess I wasn't clear in my original question.  Someone had
mentioned that saran wrap and other plastics didn't melt in boiling
water.  I took that to mean they were saying you didn't need a designated
"boil-in bag" to boil food in, but I was concerned about putting a
storage bag into boiling water and having it melt against the side of the
pan.  I'm sure I could work out a system where it wouldn't touch the pan
at all, but it would be quite a contraption!  I guess I'm just paranoid
because I remember the time (many long years ago) when my mom asked me to
heat up the rolls and I threw the entire bag in the oven and turned it on...

Sandra