PSA: Don't make a ziplock Omelet

[fustercluck]

I've wanted to try making a Ziploc Omelet for a long time, which is making an omelet by putting the ingredients in a ziploc bag and boiling it. Was going to try it this morning but googled around (not remembering where I originally saw the recipe) and found many articles highly advising against it.

Ziploc Omelets: A toxic cocktail

Bummer! I thought it'd be an easy way to do it. I guess just the standard way is the only way to go.

 

[Tristicus]

Gross.

 

[shortylickens]

Lame anyways. If you need convenient eggs just do them scrambled and put them in a ziplock afterward.

 

[spidey07]

So just don't have the water boiling. Poach the bag instead. It's better in a pan anyway.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

Hmm. My vacuum sealer recommends putting the bags in boiling water to cook food.. I've never done it, but I wonder if this falls in the same category.

 

[Key West]

What's wrong with pan frying it?

 

[lxskllr]

It takes me 10 minutes from absolutely nothing, to a delicious fried omelet. I think there's better ways of cutting corners for time.

 

[spidey07]

I'm also raising the shenanigans flag on this "article". If that's true then microwaving or defrosting food in a bag would be just as bad.

 

[LTC8K6]

Hmm. My vacuum sealer recommends putting the bags in boiling water to cook food.. I've never done it, but I wonder if this falls in the same category.

Bags that are meant to be boiled should be fine.

As should Ziploc bags kept at lower water temps.

 

[LTC8K6]

Success boil in bag rice is a good example. It's made with plastic that is meant to be boiled.

 

[Brainonska511]

I'm also raising the shenanigans flag on this "article". If that's true then microwaving or defrosting food in a bag would be just as bad.

There is more than one type of plastic that is used to make plastic bags. Just because one type is safe to throw into boiling water or a microwave does not mean that others are also safe to do the same.

 

[SlowSpyder]

"Since the egg and cheese contained in an omelet includes fat of their own the mixture tends to get even hotter then the boiling water."

How does it get hotter than the surrounding boiling water?

 

[Udgnim]

got me wondering about plastic wrap and microwaving since I do that sometimes.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-microwave-dioxin2.htm

 

[nerp]

Worst poor man's immersion circulator ever.

 

[Train]

I've seen scrambled eggs/omelets cooked this way in Iraq. Sometimes boiling water is all you've got.

Its not as good as pan frying it, but its not bad either.

 

[bignateyk]

My sister has a Ph.D in polymer science and she won't microwave or boil food in plastic. I trust her more than I trust the people responsible for warning the public if things like that are dangerous or not.

They will just keep saying how safe it is until there is so much evidence to the contrary that they are forced to change their view.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

My sister has a Ph.D in polymer science and she won't microwave or boil food in plastic. I trust her more than I trust the people responsible for warning the public if things like that are dangerous or not.

They will just keep saying how safe it is until there is so much evidence to the contrary that they are forced to change their view.

I don't microwave food in Ziploc bags or covered in plastic wrap, but are Tupperware and other reusable containers also unsafe for being microwaved?

 

[DrPizza]

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/plastic-cancer-link-hoax.html

That is all.

 

[Aikouka]

I had someone tell me about the whole plastics thing once. I just bought some Pyrex glass containers and used those instead. They're a bit nicer since my Gladware containers actually ended up stained from the tomato-y foods I had in them .

EDIT:

Oh and I'd just make an omelette the normal way... and definitely with bacon (bits) and cheese.

 

[bignateyk]

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/plastic-cancer-link-hoax.html

That is all.

People are worried about more than just cancer. What about BPA? Besides, are you really gonna believe what the FDA says?

They work on the assumption that products are innocent until proven guilty. Plastics, chemicals, medicines, etc... should be guilty until proven innocent.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I have read that you shouldn't boil the water when cooking omelettes this way anyway. The trick is to cook at a lower temperature, kind of like a sous vide. But I'm no kitchen expert so maybe I'm wrong.

 

[xSauronx]

It takes me 10 minutes from absolutely nothing, to a delicious fried omelet. I think there's better ways of cutting corners for time.

yeah, 10 tops here, if that. thats with toast and juice on the side (or coffee), and cheese in the omelet.

good, cheap, quick breakfast

 

[sdifox]

boiling plastic = bad idea ok.

 

[0roo0roo]

totally unnecessary risk.

 

[moshquerade]

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/plastic-cancer-link-hoax.html

That is all.

Did you read the comments?

melly

02/03/2010 05:40 PM
According to my doctor the problem is with estrogens in the plastics. And estrogen and cancer have been linked several times over.

Kim Smith, M.A., M.S.

12/15/2009 11:04 AM
Check your facts on this one. Chemicals in plastics including plastic water bottles, plastics in microwaveable dinners etc do contain chemicals that mimics the function of some hormones including estrogen. This is very concerning because excess estrogen is linked to endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, and breast cancer. This does not mean that someone is going to get cancer from putting a plastic dish in the microwave once, it is the accumulation of these chemicals in the body that is of concern. One might want to reconsider how often they reuse plastic bottles and the conditions that they expose them too. In general, the softer the plastic is, the more likely it is to release chemicals, although these estrogen mimicers are in many plastics. Please see the link http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19274472 This was published in March of 2009. I have an MS among other degrees in molecular biology and studied cell signaling. I have read about this many times.