Anonymous
06/23/2025 09:06
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
Anonymous wrote:which coffee maker did you choose?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.
BUNN 52700 CSB2G Speed Brew Elite Coffee Maker
Anonymous
06/23/2025 06:33
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
which coffee maker did you choose?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.
Anonymous
06/23/2025 03:16
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
Anonymous wrote:If you already own the plastic items, what good is it that you are throwing the items away? Just don’t buy plastic in the future.
Well not using the plastic helps reduce the amount of microplastics you’re ingesting, for one.
Op switch to stainless steel cookware, not nonstick. Switch to Olive wood cooking utensils instead of plastic ones. Glass storage containers. Don’t microwave things in plastic, use your ceramic dishes or glass storage containers. Buy beeswax wraps- they’re reusable over and over for food storage and reduce plastic waste.
Anonymous
06/22/2025 19:38
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
Anonymous wrote:Well plastic is now found in sperm so I guess men should start all start wearing condoms because..
And not to scare you but shrimp has the most concentrated amount of plastic you can consume.
Where will it end?
Shrimp huh? Interesting. The cockroach of the ocean.
"They's a million ways to cook up shrimp Forrest!" mmmmmm plastic! Overcooked ones taste like rubber basically. Same with lobster.
Anonymous
06/22/2025 18:56
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
Well plastic is now found in sperm so I guess men should start all start wearing condoms because..
And not to scare you but shrimp has the most concentrated amount of plastic you can consume.
Where will it end?
And not to scare you but shrimp has the most concentrated amount of plastic you can consume.
Where will it end?
Anonymous
06/22/2025 18:50
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
Cast iron
Copper
Stainless steel
Glass
Wood
Copper
Stainless steel
Glass
Wood
Anonymous
06/22/2025 18:26
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
Anonymous wrote:I choose not to worry about it.
+1
I’m gonna be dead in 50 years. Who gives a shit?
Anonymous
06/22/2025 18:26
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
Anonymous wrote:Would love to hear from others who have done the same—specifically, plastic food storage, cutting boards, utensils, etc.
I'm slowly upgrading to glass storage. Any recs for products you like are welcome. Thanks in advance.
I prefer plastic. More durable.
Anonymous
06/22/2025 18:24
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
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.
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.
Anonymous
06/22/2025 18:09
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
My 18yo switched to drinking out of glass cups only
Anonymous
06/22/2025 17:57
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
I transitioned a little at a time, as I needed to replace things. Some of what I use now:
- Pyrex glass storage- has held up well, but the plastic lids crack over time. Don’t put the lids in the dishwasher. You can replace them, but then you are just buying more plastic.
- Mason jars for some pantry items, storing berries, leftover sauce/soup, salads to take to work.
- Wooden cutting boards- mine are bamboo, Greener Chef brand on Amazon. I’ve also seen stainless steel and glass cutting boards, but don’t have any. Wood holds up with a little bit of maintenance (oiling them every so often, cleaning up quickly to avoid stuck-on food and stains), but it is also heavy.
- Utensils- I have a hodge podge of wood, stainless steel, and silicone. Still a few plastic stragglers in there, too.
- Pyrex glass storage- has held up well, but the plastic lids crack over time. Don’t put the lids in the dishwasher. You can replace them, but then you are just buying more plastic.
- Mason jars for some pantry items, storing berries, leftover sauce/soup, salads to take to work.
- Wooden cutting boards- mine are bamboo, Greener Chef brand on Amazon. I’ve also seen stainless steel and glass cutting boards, but don’t have any. Wood holds up with a little bit of maintenance (oiling them every so often, cleaning up quickly to avoid stuck-on food and stains), but it is also heavy.
- Utensils- I have a hodge podge of wood, stainless steel, and silicone. Still a few plastic stragglers in there, too.
Anonymous
06/22/2025 17:56
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
If you already own the plastic items, what good is it that you are throwing the items away? Just don’t buy plastic in the future.
Anonymous
06/22/2025 17:48
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
I choose not to worry about it.
Anonymous
06/22/2025 17:47
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
What’s your goal?
Anonymous
06/22/2025 17:42
Subject: Trying to rid kitchen of unnecessary plastic
Would love to hear from others who have done the same—specifically, plastic food storage, cutting boards, utensils, etc.
I'm slowly upgrading to glass storage. Any recs for products you like are welcome. Thanks in advance.
I'm slowly upgrading to glass storage. Any recs for products you like are welcome. Thanks in advance.