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0 pointsdwater2y ago0 comments

Plastic use in commercial kitchens is pretty high too. Taking boiling hot food and putting plastic wrap over it or putting it in a plastic container is pretty common. With sous vide the food is cooked inside a brand new plastic bag. The only way to avoid it is to be fanatical.

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beebeepka2y ago

Only speculating but something tells me mineral water is often bottled while it's at still hot.

I didn't know what sous vide is. According to the wiki article, containers are either plastic or glass. It boggles the mind. Why would anyone cook in a plastic container

arthur2e52y ago

Sous vide is long waterbath at around 55 C or lower. Not a typical plastic safety issue temperature.

Cooking in plastic (or any "original package") has a food safety point in restaurants. Keeping it sealed until the outside is sterilized reduces possible contamination. Immersion also makes for easier and faster heating.

simmerup2y ago

I imagine because it’s easier. The plastic doesn’t soak up as much of the heat and is easier to shift around and takes up less space

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