Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic

[Anonymous]

I think it’s a losing battle and apparently the plastic we ingest from living near roadways far outweighs plastics from the kitchen. But this is what I do:

Glass or ceramic storage containers
Stainless steel straws
Stainless steel pans and pots
Natural blueland sponges
No microfiber towels (I miss them)
Bees wrap as much as possible instead of plastic wrap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s a losing battle and apparently the plastic we ingest from living near roadways far outweighs plastics from the kitchen. But this is what I do:

Glass or ceramic storage containers
Stainless steel straws
Stainless steel pans and pots
Natural blueland sponges
No microfiber towels (I miss them)
Bees wrap as much as possible instead of plastic wrap

Your clothing, bedding, carpets, curtains, houses, AC filters, etc. will contribute much more plastic than any road/tire use would.

Your dryer is ground zero for microplastics, besides all the food containers that are not glass.

[Anonymous]

Beeswax wrappers instead of saran wrap, also subs in for some ziploc bags (ie wrap a sandwich in it instead of a bag).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s your goal?

NP here. I’m trying to do the same as OP. The goal is to reduce microplastics in the environment and especially in our bodies.

[Anonymous]

I threw it out. I’ll never use it again good stuff you can give away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have no Teflon or nonstick in our kitchen. Our countertop convection oven is steel interior. Pots and pans are stainless steel, cast iron, and ceramic from France. Wooden cutting boards, maple or acacia. Stainless steel utensils including straws. Glass food storage for leftovers and for sugar and flour. We have a team ball for loose tea and use Republic of Tea for tea with tea bags. Coffee maker is entirely metal or glass except for the filter holder that is plastic.

We drink a lot of La Croix. The new study about more micro plastics in glass bottles than plastic was interesting. I'll look more deeply into that.

We eat food from cans with BPA free lining, which just means it's lined with something else. The cartons for milk and half and half are lined with plastic. Meat comes in plastic containers, as do frozen veggies. We reduce plastic as much as possible but there's still a significant amount in our kitchen.

which coffee maker did you choose?

BUNN 52700 CSB2G Speed Brew Elite Coffee Maker

And the chamber that holds and heats the water is not plastic? That's what I'm having trouble finding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have no Teflon or nonstick in our kitchen. Our countertop convection oven is steel interior. Pots and pans are stainless steel, cast iron, and ceramic from France. Wooden cutting boards, maple or acacia. Stainless steel utensils including straws. Glass food storage for leftovers and for sugar and flour. We have a team ball for loose tea and use Republic of Tea for tea with tea bags. Coffee maker is entirely metal or glass except for the filter holder that is plastic.

We drink a lot of La Croix. The new study about more micro plastics in glass bottles than plastic was interesting. I'll look more deeply into that.

We eat food from cans with BPA free lining, which just means it's lined with something else. The cartons for milk and half and half are lined with plastic. Meat comes in plastic containers, as do frozen veggies. We reduce plastic as much as possible but there's still a significant amount in our kitchen.

which coffee maker did you choose?

BUNN 52700 CSB2G Speed Brew Elite Coffee Maker

And the chamber that holds and heats the water is not plastic? That's what I'm having trouble finding.

Yes, the reservoir is metal, not plastic. It is always hot so it brews very quickly, which is nice, but we were most interested in the hot water tank being metal instead of plastic rather than speed of brew. It also brews really good coffee.

"The BUNN Speed Brew uses a commercial grade stainless steel internal hot water tank that keeps 70oz of water always hot so you can quickly brew at the flip of a lid."

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Anonymous wrote:We have no Teflon or nonstick in our kitchen. Our countertop convection oven is steel interior. Pots and pans are stainless steel, cast iron, and ceramic from France. Wooden cutting boards, maple or acacia. Stainless steel utensils including straws. Glass food storage for leftovers and for sugar and flour. We have a team ball for loose tea and use Republic of Tea for tea with tea bags. Coffee maker is entirely metal or glass except for the filter holder that is plastic.

We drink a lot of La Croix. The new study about more micro plastics in glass bottles than plastic was interesting. I'll look more deeply into that.

We eat food from cans with BPA free lining, which just means it's lined with something else. The cartons for milk and half and half are lined with plastic. Meat comes in plastic containers, as do frozen veggies. We reduce plastic as much as possible but there's still a significant amount in our kitchen.

which coffee maker did you choose?

BUNN 52700 CSB2G Speed Brew Elite Coffee Maker

And the chamber that holds and heats the water is not plastic? That's what I'm having trouble finding.

Yes, the reservoir is metal, not plastic. It is always hot so it brews very quickly, which is nice, but we were most interested in the hot water tank being metal instead of plastic rather than speed of brew. It also brews really good coffee.

"The BUNN Speed Brew uses a commercial grade stainless steel internal hot water tank that keeps 70oz of water always hot so you can quickly brew at the flip of a lid."

Do you unplug it when you are not using it? Keeping water hot all the time seems a wasteful use of electricity. I like the nonplastic water tank though.

[Anonymous]

I won't throw away any plastic item that is still useful. Yeah yeah microplastics, but that's unavoidable now. I consider it my own moral duty to minimize what I send to landfills, and my own petty joy is to give the finger to amazon and other conduits of mass-produced garbage and keep on using my old, stained stuff instead of buying new.

Am I tempted by the shiny, tidy, "non toxic" stacks of food storage containers I see on ig? Sure! But then I remember... this constant churn of manufactured goods is killing the planet. Resist!

That said, when something is truly, fully depreciated, replace it with something you'll keep forever. That wasn't always an option, financially, but now I'm way more likely to buy an enameled cast iron than a $15 nonstick pan.

[Anonymous]

I just ordered a Mixpresso stainless steel Percolator. It looks like most of the parts that touch the water are stainless steel. I’ll chime in once it is delivered.

https://mixpresso.com/product-category/percolators/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have no Teflon or nonstick in our kitchen. Our countertop convection oven is steel interior. Pots and pans are stainless steel, cast iron, and ceramic from France. Wooden cutting boards, maple or acacia. Stainless steel utensils including straws. Glass food storage for leftovers and for sugar and flour. We have a team ball for loose tea and use Republic of Tea for tea with tea bags. Coffee maker is entirely metal or glass except for the filter holder that is plastic.

We drink a lot of La Croix. The new study about more micro plastics in glass bottles than plastic was interesting. I'll look more deeply into that.

We eat food from cans with BPA free lining, which just means it's lined with something else. The cartons for milk and half and half are lined with plastic. Meat comes in plastic containers, as do frozen veggies. We reduce plastic as much as possible but there's still a significant amount in our kitchen.

which coffee maker did you choose?

BUNN 52700 CSB2G Speed Brew Elite Coffee Maker

And the chamber that holds and heats the water is not plastic? That's what I'm having trouble finding.

Why not try a glass french press or a moka pot?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I choose not to worry about it.

+1

I’m gonna be dead in 50 years. Who gives a shit?

Yeah, f anybody that lives after me. F 'em!

[Anonymous]

Appreciating the coffeemaker recommendations! I can tolerate plastic is some places but the idea of heating water in a plastic chamber every day is particularly bad.

I love French press but my husband likes a traditional coffee maker and I can compromise if we find one without plastic!

[Anonymous]

We use “Pyrex Ultimate” for food storage. The lids are silicone and glass, and not plastic.

This is easier to find online factory direct at pyrex. They also sometimes will sell the silicone+glass lids separately online.

[Anonymous]

Ive found nice Corning dishes with glass lids I use instead of Tupperware, at thrift stores.
Glass and stainless straws. Stainless or glass cups/mugs. Cast iron pans. Silicone stretch lids instead of plastic wrap. Stainless steel air fryer basket for pressure cooker. Walnut utensils for cooking at ikea. In fact, ikea has a lot of great products without plastic.