I didn't see the plastic soaker pad on my roast and cooked it. Will it ruin the meat?
Been there, done that -- lol. Here's what I found on the Internet when I checked my own cooking error: Sometimes meat or poultry is accidentally cooked with some of the packaging materials. For example: giblets cooked inside the turkey in their packaging; a beef roast cooked with the absorbent pad from the fresh meat packaging underneath; or a ham with the plastic bone protector or brown paper left on. These packaging materials are clearly not intended to be cooked, however if this happens and the packaging materials remain unaltered (that is, do not melt or come apart) the cooked meat will not pose an imminent health hazard. If the packaging materials have melted or changed shape in some other way do not use the product because harmful chemicals may have leached into the surrounding meat.
Is melted plastic dangerous for my food?
When you melt plastic, molecules of the plastic come off onto the food. This is why your onion rings smell like plastic, because they are coated with it. You should never use plastic containers for heating in the oven. They are only safe for microwave use. Although a one time exposure to the chemicals in plastic may not do too much to you, different plastics have been linked to cancer. Personally, I would just throw it all out and eat something else. I don't think ketchup and salt would kill that nasty flavor either. Also, if you do reheat foods in the microwave, do not do it in styrofoam. Move your food to a microwave safe plate.
Melted plastic in oven/fumes- please help, I am freaking out!!?
LOL, I'm sure you're not going to die. The fumes coming out of the oven while they were actually melting were toxic I'm sure but there weren't a lot of them and you didn't breath them in for very long at all. Once the plastic was no longer melty it wouldn't be putting off any fumes at all. By the time you got back to the apt the fumes had disappated to the point that your room mate didn't even notice the smell and was just kicked back watching TV. If it had been really toxic your apt would have smelled horrible. Tomorrow try to peel the stuck cutting board off the rack again. You'll probably have to throw the whole deal out because unless you can get all the plastic off you won't want to use that rack again. I'm sure you can replace the rack for not to much money and you should be able to get along with just the one rack for now. I never use both racks in my oven myself. Also don't feel to stupid - s hit happens - I once melted a big spot in the carpet which is also just plastic. The place smelled terrible for two days.
Would a plastic pitcher melt if I poured boiling water into it to make iced tea?
why would you boil water to make ice tea????ooh want to know a tip for hot sunny days you make sun tea! you fill a pitcher with water than you put 6 tea bags in it and you leave it out for like an hour or two then take it inside pour it in a ice cup with some ice cubes than you put as much sugar as you want in it and your good to go its Delicious my mom made that recipe up.
Help PLEASE Help, I just ate melted plastic..I think?
okay so I was cooking eggs and I toasted some bread.. and I put them in a liike brevel maker type thing but its like flat.. and it flattens stuff.. anyways I had the bread bag next to it and when It was cooked I smelt something bad..I thought the thing had been washed in a while anyways I put my sandwich aside and I went to put the brevel thing away but a tiny bit of the bread bag was melted to it.. my sandwich hadnt been near it like its a massive square type brevel thing and my sandwich was in the middle so I ate it anyways..and I had other eggs and stuff but the sandwich was like smouthered in tomato sauce so I threw it out after a few bites.. I was eating just eggs then and there was a bit of the crust left on my plate but because it was covered in tomato sauce I kindve didnt know and ate it. now my throat feels real weird but it didnt even melt a whole in the bread bag or anything it was just a tiny bit but enough to make the kitchen smell like burning plastic what should I do? I dont wanna get an ambulance out here because im home alone im 15 and I dont like to make a fuss over stuff.. mums at work dads at work brothers at work, school and the others picking up hes GF now im kinda feeling a tiny sick.. help is there anything else I can do other than ring an ambo or stick my fingers down my throat? FYI: its kindve serious so any kid that says im not spelling correctly.. I JUST ATE MELTED PLASTIC! im not gonna spell check every freaking word..and the only reason I aksed on here is because I dont like making a fuss and It might not be melted plastic thankyou!
If you can see knife marks on a cutting board after using it for a short period of time, does that mean it's cheap or poor quality?
Maybe.More likely, though, is that you're not cleaning the board sufficiently.In restaurants we clean the boards ... used to be weekly, now it's often daily...Using a chlorinated cleaner like 2T of bleach in a gallon of water, or a product called Stera-Sheen.Soak for 20- 30 min (plastic) or wipe with a dampened cloth, pull out, rinse, drain and let air dry.We also use 3 boards. One for meat, one for chicken, one for veggies in order to prevent cross contamination.The retail stores in the US now sell them in color coded sets.Green = VeggiesRed = MeatsYellow = PoultryIt works, but really is unnecessary if you clean your boards properly by taking the time, and planning your prep session properly.Veggies (or salads) get cut first, a quick rinse of the board and knife, then cheeses, then meats or poultry. Then the key... Aftereach prep session the board and knife get thoroughly cleaned and sanitized (both sides of the board... not just the side you used). It matters less if everything you're cutting is being cooked. I usually have at least two boards so that if I "Oops" in the cutting order (say I'm making a meat chili and decide at the last minute to add a salad), I have a spare, and can just grab it to keep going.I keep some Sterasheen cleaner under the sink for the cleaning of prep tools... works fine and it's a one step cleaner and sanitizer.Another way to do it is to keep a 16 oz. spray bottle of water with 1 Tbsp. bleach and 1 tsp. dish soap under the sink. After washing, spray, let stand 5 min., rinse and air dry.
Are fumes from melted plastic harmful? We accidentally melted some plastic bottles (#5, Polypropylene) and had a lot of smoke/fumes in our house. We've aired the house out pretty well, but are still concerned because we we have a one-month old.
I am sorry to hear of your mishap. It sounds like everything came out all right. I suspect there is no cause for alarm, and that you have taken care of all issues. Let me lay out two possible scenarios. Pick the one that fits:When polypropylene melts, depending on the particular material, you may release plasticizers, stabilizers, and biocides. Most of these materials will have a very low vapor pressure, so they will probably form aerosols (white smoke) and should be taken care of with a little fresh air followed by vacuuming all surfaces. Having the carpets and upholstery professionally steam-cleaned is probably not necessary, but would insure that you had minimized any issues. Now if you have actually burnt the polypropylene (black smoke, and/or flames) you can form a large number of organic compounds (oxidation and/or decomposition products). These will include some formaldehyde, an eye and respiratory irritant, as well as related compounds. Again, airing out the house is good, and will take care of the formaldehyde, but if you think the smoke might have gone into the baby's room, I would consider having the carpet and furnishings in that room professionally cleaned by a company specializing in fire/smoke damage restoration. Depending on how bad the fire was, this could be (and probably is) over-kill.Let me emphasize that from your description you have probably taken care of all the issues. If you were going to have your carpets steam-cleaned anyway, this would be a good time to do so (and have them steam clean the upholstery as well). If there was black smoke or fire, and if, after a few days, you can still smell it when you come in from outdoors, consider having a fire damage restoration professional give you a quote.
Does a plastic cover melt in the oven?
The directions don't talk about the plastic or plastic cover at all. It just says: 1. Place tray on a baking sheet, center rack. Cook 75 minutes. 2. Uncover, continue cooking 15 minutes 3. Remove baking sheet from oven. Let stand 5 minutes Step #2 assumes it is covered, but the directions don't make it clear that they mean the existing plastic cover. One might logically conclude you don't put plastic in an oven for 75 minutes. They could include this in step #1 (e.g., leave plastic cover on lasagna). They could also say in step #2 something like "Uncover by removing plastic". One might read these instructions and assume you must remove the plastic and replace by a different (metal) cover for the oven. One might assume the plastic cover is only for the microwave. If one put the lasagna in the oven with the plastic, and it burned and caught on fire, everyone would call that person an idiot for not removing the plastic. Note that I'm trying it now with the plastic, assuming that it is heat resistant, but it would have been nice if Stouffer's clarified.
Can I eat bread that was in the same oven as melted plastic?
I recently forgot a dough scraper (with a plastic handle) in the oven when I turned it on to preheat it. I ended up with a small oven fire where the melting plastic fell onto the oven element and a very noxious smell. What to do?I had 2 sourdough loaves (which take 16 hours to complete) one in a cast iron dutch oven, the other in a clay baker, and ready to go. Leaving them any longer would result in over proofing and ruining the bread. Alternatively, if the bread absorbed the odor, it would also be ruined.I removed the oven racks from the hot oven (450 F.) scraped the melted plastic off the bottom of the oven with a metal scraper,(by now the plastic on the element had dripped onto the floor of the oven) and left the oven door ajar as i cleaned the racks. Once clean, I returned the racks to the oven, placed the baking vessels inside and hoped for the best. The bread turned out fine and happily, there was no residual aftertaste.I suspect that what saved the bread was the fact that it was already in covered containers before the fumes were created and by the time they had finished baking, the worst of the fumes had dissipated in the house as I’d opened the windows and turned on the fans.In any event, I enjoyed the bread, and, as this happened several weeks ago with no noticeable after affects, I’d say although not a recommended situation, I don’t think there’s any harm done.