Does plastic wrap go bad?

[JRStern]

Now there's a question you don't see every day! And Google didn't
spit out an answer that I could see.

I just need to wrap a few leftovers, plastic wrap should do fine, I
have a roll in the drawer - but it hasn't been out of the drawer for
how long - five years, longer?

Assuming it still seems mechanically sound, is it really, or does it
start leaking nasty invisible chemicals or something?

I'll probably buy a new roll next time I'm in the market now that it's
come up, two bucks every five years whether I need it or not seems
reasonable, but even so, how about it?

Thanks,


J.

[Nunya Bidnits]

"JRStern" wrote in message
news:8ihj1bhj4igs2hh88...@4ax.com...

I'd expect the roll integrity to fail first, sticking together
and tearing instead of unrolling. If it is handling normally,
I'd use it.

MartyB

[Ed Pawlowski]

Over time, exposed to UV it can deteriorate, but that could be years.
In the dark, it should last 10 years or more. First signs is easy to
break or brittle.

[notbob]

On 2015-10-11, Nunya Bidnits <nunyab...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote:

> I'd expect the roll integrity to fail first, sticking together
> and tearing instead of unrolling.

A terrible problem with Saran Wrap brand. So bad, I quit buying SW and now
buy only Glad Cling Wrap. I've had 1 outta 3 rolls of GCW go wonky
on me, whereas almost every roll of GW failed to unroll all the way.

These are the two most common brands found in most sprmkts. Those huge
commercial rolls of plastic wrap may be better, but I have no access
to them, here.

nb

[Nancy Young]

I saw (on ATK!) that there are two kinds of plastic wrap.
One is airtight and the other has different qualities. I wonder
if one of those types is prone to that kind of problem

nancy

[Embudo]

On 10/11/2015 1:50 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> There is no reason to
> consult these circle-jerkers.
>
> -sw


...with a woman-stalker like you to splooge all over them....

[Embudo]

On 10/10/2015 8:45 PM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> I'd expect the roll integrity to fail first,

You have ZERO personal integrity, you worthless greaseball Groupkilla
motherfucker!

[Janet]

In article <8ihj1bhj4igs2hh88...@4ax.com>,
JRS...@foobar.invalid says...

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401234/Is-Plastic-Wrap-Safe.html

Janet UK

[graham]

You must be careful about taking advice from this guy! He's part of the
CAM/Quack fringe.
Graham

[notbob]

On 2015-10-11, Nancy Young <rjynlyo...@verizon.net> wrote:

> I saw (on ATK!) that there are two kinds of plastic wrap.
> One is airtight and the other has different qualities. I wonder
> if one of those types is prone to that kind of problem

Seeing as you fail to mention specific brands or what those "different
qualities" are, you've submitted a post that raises more questions
than it answers. IOW, thanks fer nothing. ;)

nb

[Nancy Young]

It was nothing. De nada, as they say.

I don't remember the specifics as I don't really use plastic
wrap all that much. I cared more before I had a foodsaver
because I had problems with freezer burn. I just remember
it was interesting to know because I thought plastic wrap
was all pretty much the same.

Anyway, I did do a quick look and there were all kinds of
science-y words like WVTR (water vapor transmission rate) and
LDPE (low density polyethylene) that maybe you'll find to be
informative.

I did learn how Glad Press and Seal works, but I'm keeping that
information to myself, too.

nancy

[graham]

Remember that Glad used to sell "shower cap" like covers for bowls etc.
I found these useful for covering bannetons while bread dough was
rising. I haven't seen them for a long time so i suppose they were not
commercially successful.
Graham

[Nancy Young]

On 10/11/2015 2:08 PM, graham wrote:
> On 11/10/2015 11:51 AM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> I did learn how Glad Press and Seal works, but I'm keeping that
>> information to myself, too.
>>

> Remember that Glad used to sell "shower cap" like covers for bowls etc.
> I found these useful for covering bannetons while bread dough was
> rising. I haven't seen them for a long time so i suppose they were not
> commercially successful.

Funny, Jill just mentioned those the other day, she has
a bunch of them. I'd bought a spectacularly useless stretchy
thing that was supposed to cover bowls. What a waste.

I see shower cap type bowl covers are to be found on amazon.

nancy

[Cheri]

"Nancy Young" <rjynlyo...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:aHxSx.20614$9Q3....@fx19.fr7...

Also at the Dollar Tree, the thick shower caps work well, I think they come
4 to a package.

Cheri

[jmcquown]

I did mention them but I don't still have those shower cap looking
things. My mom bought them. It took me a while to figure out what they
were! I remember wondering "why are there shower caps in the pantry?"
When I figured out they were bowl covers I was sort of stumped since Mom
didn't cook enough to worry about storing leftovers. I deemed the bowl
covers useless and threw them away.

Jill

[JRStern]

I guess so. Hey, I have plastic leftover bowls I've been using for
ten years and more.

Actually, some very old plastic stuff, from the 1970s, did slowly go
bad. But it had a lot of time, and I think they make it better now.

Anyway, the wrap seems fine.

Thanks all.

J.

[graham]

On 11/10/2015 5:53 PM, Je�us wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015 11:35:51 -0600, graham <gst...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> On 11/10/2015 11:15 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article <8ihj1bhj4igs2hh88...@4ax.com>,
>>> JRS...@foobar.invalid says...
>>>

>>> http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401234/Is-Plastic-Wrap-Safe.html

>>>
>> You must be careful about taking advice from this guy! He's part of the
>> CAM/Quack fringe.
>

> I don't know what 'CAM' is, but I saw nothing seriously wrong with his
> comments on plastics. There are plenty of legitimate health issues
> with plastics, but they are so indispensable and ubiquitous in this
> day and age that nobody want to confront the issue. The whole issue is
> a bit of a sleeping giant...
>
CAM = Complementary and Alternative Medicine" otherwise known as Quackery.
Graham

[Embudo]

On 10/11/2015 9:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Was reading some of the circle jerkers.
>
> -sw

You're a very lonely man, aren't you?

[Brooklyn1]

On Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:43:18 -0500, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost>
wrote:

>On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:10:08 +1100, Jeßus wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015 02:50:34 -0500, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost>
>> wrote:

I use pitifully little plastic wrap.... after many years the cardboard
box it's packaged in falls apart but the wrap is fine.