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)
What a wonderful idea...and a great way to replace plastic!
I've been wanting to try these for a while now. I try to avoid wasting plastic wrap and aluminum foil and these would be a great reusable option
Covering leftovers, wrapping veggies or cheeses and covering dough.
I've never even thought of this before. This blues my mind! Woot, woot! What a concept!
These look so cool. I've been wanting to try and find a solution for this around my house too. These look super fun, I think it miht even get my hubby to clean up after dinner more often. :-)
I would use it to cover glass bowls that don't have lids and anything else that I currently need to cover using plastic wrap.
I would use it to wrap everything, leftovers, fresh muffins etc.
Nice! I keep meaning to try this out after hearing such great things about it. Of course, wining a set would make that even easier. :)
I sure think these are neat. I MUST have some lol. I would for sure use them on all my cheeses!
I would definitely use it to cover all sorts of containers/bowls of food in the fridge. And for bread dough while it's rising.
What a great idea. Can't wait to try it!
I didn't even know anything like this existed so excited. I would love to have this.
I'm excited to try bee's wrap. I've always disliked plastic wrap. We used to keep bees so the idea of bees wax infused cloth is appealing.
I'd use it in place of the never ending supply of plastic wrap I seem to use. :)
All my leftovers for work are packed in reusable bags or Pyrex!
I bet they're great for cheeses!
This looks amazing! I hate plastic wrap... So much!
I would love to try these!
This is brilliant and just what I've been looking for to replace plastic wrap in my kitchen. I've been working on replacing all the plastic containers and the plastic wrap was the one hold out. Thank you Kate!
I have never seen this product before! So excited, always wondered what an alternative to plastic wrap would be. Definitely need to invest in some of these, thanks for the info!
Interesting concept. Well, I've had a friend sew up some heavy-duty shopping bags so I can skip the plastic, and I ordered and started using net product bags so I can skip the plastic...I guess this is the next step.
It's not used much, but I'd love to stop with the plastic completely!
What a brilliant idea! I had taken to covering dishes with an overturned plate or bowl, but I just broke one of my soup bowls that way. Bee's Wrap is better. ;-)
This looks like I could use it for everything!
I'm desperate to reduce the amount of plastic wrap we use.
Coming from the restaurant/catering biz, its a challenge