I want to make note that the following information came from Jeri’s Organizing and DeCluttering News (a blog that I subscribe to). It is a hot topic for all of us right now and she offers some great solutions for our left-overs and re-heating those left-overs!
Glasslock Food Storage
Concerns about BPA are not new – but a recent article in The Atlantic explains that BPA “may be even worse than anyone imagined.”
So if you’d like to avoid plastic food storage – especially containers you use in the microwave – what are your options? Almost all of them come with plastic lids for tight-sealing storage; you can choose to as I do, and use a cloth napkin as a lid when I put such containers in the microwave.
Cooks Illustrated has evaluated three products, and the top-ranked one was Kinetic Go Green Glasslock – available from Chefs and many other places.
Frigoverre Fun Line
Besides the Anchor Hocking and Pyrex options – also mentioned in Cooks – there’s the Italian-made Frigoverre line, from Bormioli Rocco Glass Co. Frigoverre has standard clear containers – and has recently added the Frigoverre Fun line, available at The Container Store and many other places. An interesting feature: “You can use a pencil to label what and when you have stored so there’s no confusion. The label easily wipes clean for the next use.
Corningware Pop Ins
Another option would be the stoneware products from CorningWare; the Corningware Pop-Ins were “designed for use in oven, microwave, refrigerator, and freezer.”
I hope this information was helpful and will make you re-think how you re-heat those left-overs! I would love to hear your solutions that you have implemented in your family!
Happy Left-Overs! Bridges