Operation ditch the plastic: Bee's Wrap giveaway
Friday, November 29, 2013 at 10:00AM
As operation ditch the plastic continues to play out in our house, I’ve been dismayed by how cling wrap remained a pesky mainstay. It’s not so much the potential for plasticizers leaching into foods (if purchasing brands that don’t specifically state which chemicals they do and don’t use), but my issue lies in the responsibility I feel to not dump copious amounts of plastic into the trash.
When friends over at MightyNest posted about Bee’s Wrap, a reusable food storage wrap that cinches thanks to beeswax-coated cotton and a little ol’ fashioned body heat, I was immediately intrigued. MightyNest sent me some of this magic wrap to try out and also offered up three sets of Bee’s Wrap to HGGH blog readers.
The set comes with three pieces of wrapping, 7”x8”, 10”x11”, and 13”x14”. To use the wrap, shape it around the object and use the heat from your hands to activate the beeswax, jojoba oil, and tree resin (all ingredients besides organic cotton). When heat source is removed the wrap cools and hardens in the pressed shape.
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I love the way the wrap smells, like candles and honey. I also love how the wrap clings to things that even cling wrap eludes. Dry ingredients for three Thanksgiving GF piecrusts awaited my attention, stacked neatly in their metal mixing bowls and the Bee’s Wrap adhered beautifully.
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And the finished sweet potato pie rested in the refrigerator wrapped neatly on Thanksgiving eve. (Oh hey, PieBox!)
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To reuse, just wash the wrap with cold water and dishsoap and allow to dry. I store my Bee’s Wrap in a wide-mouth quart mason jar to keep it clean between uses. This would make a lovely stocking stuffer, new-parent or out-of-the-blue gift for anyone into loosening their grip on plastic in the kitchen.
Disclosures: Mighty Nest provided me with a complimentary set of Bee’s Wrap. They will be shipping the winners’ sets of Bee’s Wrap directly. Opinions and support for this product and company are my own. MightyNest is not a paid advertiser on this site.
Reader Comments (120)
I loathe plastic wrap. This seems like a great alternative, and I'd love to try it!
I would wrap cheese.
The idea to use Bees Wraps for rising dough sounds good.
That is seriously the coolest thing I've seen in a while! Adding it to my wish list now!
I will use it for leftovers or to cover baked goods.
I would love to use this! I just got so frustrated with cling wrap this week and told myself I was going to try something else.
Amazing. Simple. Smart. Those bees do so much for us!
These sound like such a great idea!
These wraps sound absolutely fantastic!! Whether I win or not this item goes on My List (of things to get!) I dislike plastic wrap & this looks like the best way to get rid of it!
Looks very interesting! I want to try this out.
There are so many uses...for starters I would use it for baking projects.
I'm super excited about this product! I've never seen or heard of it before. I have been trying to get rid of plastic as well, I hate plastic everything! This is one step closer to my goal :)
I am delighted to know that this invention is helping diminish the plastic waste on our kitchens, thank you for having this prize in your site.
Have a good weekend.
To end the use of plastic wrap and know there's always a wap available to use would be great!
I would use it right away to cover up the dish of leftovers to have the next day for lunch! :) Looks like great stuff!
Great product!
I'd love to see how these would work for wrapping fresh veggies like half a head of cabbage or a head of broccoli.
I would use these to cover rising dough!
I love Bee's Wrap and would love to have more. I haven't used plastic wrap in years!
I so want these! I hate plastic!
Planning on buying some for Christmas gifts! Hope I win some for me!
These are great!
I will start using these (as soon as I win them!) in my kitchen instead of all the plastic wrap that I use for too many things lately!
I hate plastic wrap. This looks wonderful.
These are so amazing!!