Tip of the Day: How frequent bakers can waste less plastic

by Shayna Glick (Subscribe to Shayna Glick's posts)
Posted Sep 30th 2008 6:00AM
Filed under: Tip of the Day

If you bake bread a lot, you waste a lot of plastic while the dough is rising. Here's a suggestion on wasting less.
A box of reynolds plastic wrap.

I bake for a living. I have to cover dough to let it rise at least a few times a day, so I'd go through a lot of plastic for the proofing process. However, someone gave me this tip when I first started.

Keep one piece of plastic and use it for all your baking needs. At work, I cut up a large plastic garbage bag because I need to cover a larger area. After every use I clean it off (if necessary), fold it up, and put it away for the next use.

For home, I cut up a gallon size plastic bag, but any piece of plastic will work. Just fold it up and tuck it away, then pull it out whenever you need it.

Tags: baking, dough, plastic wrap, PlasticWrap, proofing, tip of the day, TipOfTheDay, waste

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9-30-2008 @ 11:41PM

MARY said...

WHAT HAPPENED TO OLD FASHIONED CLOTH? MY GRANDMA USED TO BAKE BREAD ALL THE TIME AND COVERED THE RISING DOUGH WITH MUSLIN-MADE DISH TOWELS.

10-01-2008 @ 5:57AM

susan said...

I have heard that plastic, like garbage bags, is not intended to use with food. Plastic is fine if manufactured to use with food. Garbage bags can be toxic otherwise and not use it for storage for foods. Also not to use for ice that can go into drinks, like at a picnic. I use dish towels to cover bread. A cheap bath towel, bought for purpose of covering the dough would be okay, for large batches.
Anyone have knowlege on toxic bags?

10-02-2008 @ 9:49AM

Frank Wolkenberg said...

I only bake bread a couple of times a week, but use the disposable shower caps that hotels give you. They are easy to rinse out and reuse and form a good seal over the bowl.

10-01-2008 @ 9:20AM

Amy Samida said...

I, too, have heard that unless it's labeled for food use, the plastic is toxic. I would be pretty leery about using a garbage bag. I use either a damp dish towel or I invert a bowl or plate over the top of the one the bread dough is in. If I'm doing several loaves, I turn them out onto the counter and invert a bowl over each loaf, or a roaster pan over several. I find if I get creative, I never have to use plastic wrap. I hate plastic, and try to avoid using it if at all possible.

Amy Samida
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