Comments on: Why I Don’t Use Plastic Water Bottles

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Nalgene Plastic Bottles to be Eliminated | Healthy Living — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:30:07 +0000

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By: sky

sky — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:47:12 +0000

Namaste’ Will I just started buying these a bit ago so thank you for posting this GREAT post, I do a ton of hiking and biking. I do hope people follow the link to purchase them here if they haven’t, not to mention for those fashion conscious hahaha hey some people are, especially teens, they are funky looking to boot so you not only reduce water bottles being thrown into landfills due to becoming icky, you get something that looks really good ! YAY YAY for writing a blog about them. :0)

sky

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:14:32 +0000

Great!

Stainless steel is good, but of course aluminum has been moved to the “do not use” list along with Teflon coated items.

I’m sure you know this, but for readers who may not, don’t put glass or ceramic cookware over the fire if they have just come from the refrigerator and are cold. Applying flame may make them crack or break.

Happy cooking!

By: Will

Will — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:28:17 +0000

Aha! I have both Corning and Pyrex pots, but did not know they were gas burner safe. Thanks, I have just used them in the oven. I use stainless steel pots and pans on the surface now. It is good to know I can use the others if I need to.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:46:35 +0000

Hi Will,

Supposedly, a company called The Sharper Image uses these anti-bacterial chemicals in their plastic food storage containers, but that is not speifically stated on their website. They just say that their “specially treated polypropylene containers” help retard spoilage. They call it their “Fresher Longer Miracle Food Storage” containers.
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/sku__ZN024

I posted a story about it a while ago…..this stuff is in the washing machines, clothing, food containers…quite a lot of things. I put the link to my post on it….just click my name, and especially check out the third paragraph from the bottom of the story.

As for class cooking pots, Corning Glassworks makes them; they’re called Corning Visions cookware; there are small, medium and large pots with lids, a couple sizes of frying pans (the large one has a lid), and a 5-quart Dutch oven, all for stove-top use.

My set is amber color, but I think it comes in cranberry color, too. I use a lot of the other Corning ware on the stove as well. Anything Pyrex (also a Corning label) is save to use on the stove as well.

I’ve been using them for years, and I just love them.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:36:39 +0000

Wow, Michelle! I did not know anything about the antibacterial chemicals in plastic food storage containers. I’ll have to check that out. Has anyone seen advertisements for these?

Do you use glass on the stove top also, Michelle? I did not know there were glass pans that were safe to use on burners.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:17:28 +0000

Hi Will,

I, too, have stopped using plastic water bottles, and have stopped storing foods in plastic containers.

I understand that some plastic food storage containers now have built-in anti-bacterial stuff, and I don’t want that in my food, either.

Storing food in glass bowls or jars isn’t inconvenient, and I think they wash up better and easier than plastic anyway. I cook in glass pots and pans, too, and they are much easier to clean than metals.