Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Hello all, As the outdoor cooking season is upon us I was wondering what your thoughts were in regards to cooking food in Aluminum foil? Although the convenience appeals to me as well as the marinate staying with the veggies (as opposed to a grill wok) I am vaguely troubled by the thought of cooking with it. Am I being paranoid? Do you use it to ccok? Thanks, Fran The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 , Fran Yarger <cmcxena> wrote: > Hello all, > > As the outdoor cooking season is upon us > I was wondering what your thoughts were in regards to > cooking food in Aluminum foil? Although the > convenience appeals to me as well as the marinate > staying with the veggies (as opposed to a grill wok) I > am vaguely troubled by the thought of cooking with it. > Am I being paranoid? Do you use it to ccok? Why on earth not? Be well, Hadass (puzzled in Winnipeg). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Fran Last summer I started to have misgivings about cooking with aluminum foil and slowly started to phase it out. I no longer use it to cover dishes that are baking in the oven either-a real annoyance since my son broke the lid to my large baking dish. Now, whenever I eat out, I can really taste the difference if a food has been prepared in AF. I have no info/evidence to back up this choice. Just seemed to make sense to me-and now it just tastes so much better. It would be nice if there were a convenient alternative though. Madeline >Fran Yarger <cmcxena > > > Cooking with Foil >Tue, 20 May 2003 05:33:51 -0700 (PDT) > >Hello all, > >As the outdoor cooking season is upon us >I was wondering what your thoughts were in regards to >cooking food in Aluminum foil? Although the >convenience appeals to me as well as the marinate >staying with the veggies (as opposed to a grill wok) I >am vaguely troubled by the thought of cooking with it. >Am I being paranoid? Do you use it to ccok? > > >Thanks, >Fran > > > >The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. >http://search. > _______________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Hi Fran, I can't comment much on the health issues related to cooking with foil. I've seen a lot of " worry pieces " , but not much real science on the issue (but I haven't searched for it). Certainly it may be problematic. I do have another reason to not use foil - environmental. Producing aluminum foil is Extremely resource intensive, so in order to grill your corn (or whatever) you are consuming a lot of petroleum and other products. Perhaps reusing foil could be acceptable - but if you can get away from it altogether that would be great. I have used water-soaked corn husks to wrap things in, eventually it will dry out and burn, but most of the foods I'm making are done by then. Perhaps there are other good alternatives out there? I haven't purchased a box of foil in years, and find that I can get by without it. - jeanne - " Fran Yarger " <cmcxena Tuesday, May 20, 2003 8:33 AM Cooking with Foil > Hello all, > > As the outdoor cooking season is upon us > I was wondering what your thoughts were in regards to > cooking food in Aluminum foil? Although the > convenience appeals to me as well as the marinate > staying with the veggies (as opposed to a grill wok) I > am vaguely troubled by the thought of cooking with it. > Am I being paranoid? Do you use it to ccok? > > > Thanks, > Fran > > > > The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search. > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 I heard a lot about a link in between cooking with foil and using deodorants with it and alzheimer . I will try to find out more. Lion's Ima <heviatar wrote: , Fran Yarger <cmcxena> wrote: > Hello all, > > As the outdoor cooking season is upon us > I was wondering what your thoughts were in regards to > cooking food in Aluminum foil? Although the > convenience appeals to me as well as the marinate > staying with the veggies (as opposed to a grill wok) I > am vaguely troubled by the thought of cooking with it. > Am I being paranoid? Do you use it to ccok? Why on earth not? Be well, Hadass (puzzled in Winnipeg). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 The only problem I know about (having read it in a cooking book somewhere) is that you should not use aluminum foil with tomatoes and tomato sauces. The acidity in the tomatoes mixes with the aluminum foil and is absorbed into the food. What I use instead is parchment paper. It is a little harder to work with because you can't form it around your pan like you can with aluminum foil. But it comes in environmentally friendly versions; I get mine at the health food store. I think it can be used in temperatures as high as 600 degrees (but check the box). I haven't used it on the grill so I am not sure if that would work. You'd probably have to check your grill temperature before placing it down. I know that Vegetarian Times isn't the greatest at this time, however, previous summer issues (last year or the year before) had suggestions about grilling veggies. They may have previous issues online or at your library. Hope this helps. Joann in Akron, OH --- Jeanne Wishengrad <jeannewish wrote: > Hi Fran, > > I can't comment much on the health issues related to > cooking with foil. > I've seen a lot of " worry pieces " , but not much real > science on the issue > (but I haven't searched for it). Certainly it may > be problematic. I do > have another reason to not use foil - environmental. > Producing aluminum > foil is Extremely resource intensive, so in order to > grill your corn (or > whatever) you are consuming a lot of petroleum and > other products. Perhaps > reusing foil could be acceptable - but if you can > get away from it > altogether that would be great. I have used > water-soaked corn husks to wrap > things in, eventually it will dry out and burn, but > most of the foods I'm > making are done by then. Perhaps there are other > good alternatives out > there? I haven't purchased a box of foil in years, > and find that I can get > by without it. > > - jeanne > > > - > " Fran Yarger " <cmcxena > > Tuesday, May 20, 2003 8:33 AM > Cooking with Foil > > > > Hello all, > > > > As the outdoor cooking season is upon us > > I was wondering what your thoughts were in regards > to > > cooking food in Aluminum foil? Although the > > convenience appeals to me as well as the marinate > > staying with the veggies (as opposed to a grill > wok) I > > am vaguely troubled by the thought of cooking with > it. > > Am I being paranoid? Do you use it to ccok? > > > > > > Thanks, > > Fran > > > > > > > > The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > http://search. > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please > visit the VRG website at > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially > useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 I do have another reason to not use foil - environmental. Producing aluminum foil is Extremely resource intensive, so in order to grill your corn (or whatever) you are consuming a lot of petroleum and other products. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WOW! I never knew this! Thanks for the info! Tracey =^..^= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 > Why on earth not? Ingestion of aluminum is linked with Alzheimers Disease. So the concern would be if the aluminum leaches onto the food it is wrapped around. There may be other concerns but this is the one I know of. Does it leach? I have no idea? Rachael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 in back to eden there is an article which states the poisonous effects of cooking with aliminum pots, pans and foil. I avoid aluminum foil like the plague... - Jeanne Wishengrad Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:10 AM Re: Cooking with Foil Hi Fran, I can't comment much on the health issues related to cooking with foil. I've seen a lot of " worry pieces " , but not much real science on the issue (but I haven't searched for it). Certainly it may be problematic. I do have another reason to not use foil - environmental. Producing aluminum foil is Extremely resource intensive, so in order to grill your corn (or whatever) you are consuming a lot of petroleum and other products. Perhaps reusing foil could be acceptable - but if you can get away from it altogether that would be great. I have used water-soaked corn husks to wrap things in, eventually it will dry out and burn, but most of the foods I'm making are done by then. Perhaps there are other good alternatives out there? I haven't purchased a box of foil in years, and find that I can get by without it. - jeanne - " Fran Yarger " <cmcxena Tuesday, May 20, 2003 8:33 AM Cooking with Foil > Hello all, > > As the outdoor cooking season is upon us > I was wondering what your thoughts were in regards to > cooking food in Aluminum foil? Although the > convenience appeals to me as well as the marinate > staying with the veggies (as opposed to a grill wok) I > am vaguely troubled by the thought of cooking with it. > Am I being paranoid? Do you use it to ccok? > > > Thanks, > Fran > > > > The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search. > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 ****I heard a lot about a link in between cooking with foil and using deodorants with it and alzheimer . I will try to find out more. ******* I recollect hearing concerns re cooking with aluminum pans & Alzheimers years back. However, I also remember that scientists were never able to confirm this. I believe that they did some studies on aluminum & Alzheimers & came up with no connection. Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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