[Sca-cooks] Re: Boil in Bag

[Phlip]

> So where does one find bags for boiling...other than the seal a meal type.
I have looked in every grocery store I have been to and cant find anyting.
Lots of other bags, but none for boiling. I think they would be very
convenient for leftovers...but Im not sure I want to go out and buy the seal
a meal gadget.

I've always used the seal-a-meal bags, with or without the gadget. The
gadget is more convenient, of course, but if you leave the bags oversized,
you can seal them using an iron on a towel. I won't presume to tell you
which setting- it's been my experience that different irons tend to vary in
their actual heat, but it's usually one of the hotter settings- DON'T use
steam.

I found mine to be well worth the money. You might find one cheap at a yard
sale. Haven't used Margali's yet- she has one of the new-fangled type which
puts a vaxcuum seal in them, but I always found that removing as much air
space as you conveniently could and wiping the inside of the top of the bag
worked just fine. Keep in mind, though, that if you don't use the proper
equipment, you'll likely need an assistant.

> And come to think of it they used to have those bags for refrigerating
vegetables...you know the ones with the tiny holes in them....I cant find
those anymore either. :(

They might have been a test marketting item, which didn't pass the test. If
you want to make your own,  you can use regular baggies and take a steel
brush (normally used for getting rust and grunge off metal items) which is
dedicated to your kitchen, and press the bristles into the side of the bag,
using a double thickness of towel underneath. All you really need is a bunch
of tiny holes in the sides of the bag so the veggies can breathe.

You can also keep cut veggies longer by putting them in water in a plastic
container in the fridge- works fine for carrot or celery sticks, radishes,
and the like.

Phlip