Baking/roasting with plastic wrap involved? (recipes, tasty, better, kitchen)

[burdell]

I've seen both recipes and cooking shows calling for whatever you're cooking to be wrapped with plastic wrap and then aluminum foil before being placed in the oven. I contacted a plastic wrap manufacturer and they said don't do it. Anyone know which is correct? Is there some sort of 'high temp' plastic wrap made for this job?

[Northrick]

Yes. There are plastic "cooking" or "oven" bags made to withstand baking temperatures. I've used them a few times but have since thought better about it and don't use them anymore.

[Cida]

Why tempt fate? I'd stay away from plastic.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Northrick

Yes. There are plastic "cooking" or "oven" bags made to withstand baking temperatures. I've used them a few times but have since thought better about it and don't use them anymore.

I don't know, the shows I've seen they weren't bags but a film pulled off of a roll, of course they didn't show a label.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Cida

Why tempt fate? I'd stay away from plastic.

I'm just surprised they'd show something if it was that iffy given the potential for law suits.

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by burdell

I'm just surprised they'd show something if it was that iffy given the potential for law suits.

Oh I bet you can find some sort of "not responsible for outcomes. Attempt at your own risk" disclaimer for those shows if you search closely enough. As for what's safe, I found multiple articles on line. Just one:

https://kitchensnitches.com/is-it-sa...p-in-the-oven/

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Parnassia

Oh I bet you can find some sort of "not responsible for outcomes. Attempt at your own risk" disclaimer for those shows if you search closely enough. As for what's safe, I found multiple articles on line. Just one:

https://kitchensnitches.com/is-it-sa...p-in-the-oven/

Interesting, thank for this!

[lieqiang]

I've had plastic wrap semi-melt when I covered something in the microwave and heated it up too much, and that would be just from ambient heat of the food below it.

It is still weird to me how resistant to heat modern high quality silicone kitchenware products can be, there are silicone spatulas rated to 600 degrees. Not only can you leave them resting in the pan, most home ovens couldn't melt them if you tried unless in self cleaning mode! We used to always have the plastic vinyl type spatulas/turners where over time melting would happen and little pieces would chip off that were probably ingested for all I know.

[mainebrokerman]

I’ve never don’t it …

Tho I do sell “ cook in the bag” poultry and pork

I’d stick to just foil l

[Lodestar]

This sort of cooking was all the rage a couple of decades ago. Paper bags, foil, plastic.

I think the traditional way is safer and every bit as tasty if you learn old methods for keeping food moist.

Plastic molecules are cancerous to living things. I worked in a plastics molding factory at night when I was going to college. Many years later, running into people I worked with the thing we all had in common was surgery for cancer. Breathing in those hot fumes. . .

That's anecdotal I know but common sense tells me there's a correlation I'd just as soon avoid.