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16 Comments:
both-depending on the purpose! Foil for stuff in the oven, plastic wrap for storing food in the fridge generally speaking
psychsarah at 10:44AM on 05/08/07
Foil since you can use it more than once and it can go into the oven as well.
homesicktexan at 10:44AM on 05/08/07
Alufoil. I use plastic boxes when I store things in the fridge.
caley at 10:47AM on 05/08/07
Plastic wrap. I buy the huge wide box from Gordon Food Service. I love it! I do own foil, but hardly ever use it... maybe while baking every once in a great while.
jsholar at 10:53AM on 05/08/07
Foil.....the plastic wrap always seems to stick to itself on me! I'm plastic wrap impaired! lol
mepolo at 12:41PM on 05/08/07
vacuum packing is the way to go. it will rock your world.
Dish at 1:07PM on 05/08/07
Plastic wrap, aluminum foil, mayonnaise jars, tupperware, Ziplocs, Press 'n Seal (though I am pained by the missing second apostrophe), brown-paper lunch bags, whatever is appropriate for the food at hand. I can't look at this as an either/or.
Barbara Hanson at 1:42PM on 05/08/07
Will chime in with both, plus QuickCovers and those gallon-size freezer bags that zip. I'm the baby of 2 Depression-era babies, so I reuse my stuff until it cries uncle!
Livingtoeat at 2:07PM on 05/08/07
plastic wrap is such a bitch to handle, but it's so much better for sealing containers than aluminum foil.
à la mode at 3:34PM on 05/08/07
They both have their place. I use foil more often, but I'm more likely to eat my leftovers if I use plastic wrap, because I can see what it is easily.
Joshua Bousel at 3:49PM on 05/08/07
Reynolds non-stick foil...incredible! GFS food service isze roll of plastic wrap, Great under foil in the oven for lasagna and such, but rarely use otherwise), vacuum sealer (still gettin in the habit of using it, but I love it) and rubbermaid containers. Oh and gallon ziplocs for soft items (Buns, etc.) that I don't want to crush the life out of with the vacuum sealer. Love the non stick foil, better than my silicone sheets for baking 'cause you can see some browning!
Cary at 4:55PM on 05/08/07
If I have leftover veggies (ie, half a tomato), I'll use plastic wrap - it just somehow seems wrong to have the acidic tomato be smashed up against aluminum foil!
charm city cupcake at 7:44PM on 05/08/07
I have 3 kinds of foil. Heavy duty for roasting, regular for regular oven tasks and non stick for things that stick. I have food service plastic wrap. I use it for packing things for the freezer when i don't use freezer paper.
I also use tupperware, zip lock bags and containers for leftovers and they have lids.
I also use the plastic wrap for when I bake to chill dough or to wrap cakes before I freeze them seals in moisture.
Tupperware has this little tomato/onion keeper thingy that hangs in the refrigerator. I love it.
JerzeeTomato at 12:04AM on 05/09/07
Foil...I can't seem to use wrap without making a bigger mess than I already have.
Ash at 1:14AM on 05/09/07
What?
This seems a bit like asking "Which do you use: Spoon or Fork"?
I use a spoon to eat cereal . . . I use a fork to eat steak.
It depends upon the task at hand.
Like a poster above, I keep THREE types of foil on hand: cheap (75-foot Reynolds regular), non-stick, and heavy-duty.
I also keep PLENTY of plastic wrap on hand.
And since you didn't ask, I will tell you anyway . . . Wal-Mart's "Sam'sChoice" plastic wrap is the BEST on the planet, in my humble opinion.
DocChuck at 3:15PM on 05/09/07
I never think to buy plastic wrap, though once in awhile I wish I had some. For leftovers storage and taking lunches to work, I use those "disposable" Gladware containers (most of which I've had for at least a year!) - I have little ones for things like half an avocado. For everything else, I use foil, because it's recyclable and seems less wasteful (probably because I'm all thumbs with plastic wrap like some folks above)...
producestories at 12:07AM on 05/10/07