Omelet in a bag
#11
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This may be old stuff to you but for some reason I never heard of it until this past Christmas day while celebrating with a group of relatives at my sister's house.

Rather than cooking omelets in a pan and having delivery time spread out, cook them simultaneously in zip lock bags.

Place the contents of two eggs plus cheese, ham, onions, whatever into a a zip lock and close it up. Mix the contents thoroughly. Place the bag(s) into a pot of rolling boiling water and cook for exactly 13 minutes, dump the omelet on your plate and eat up (after toasting with Bloody Marys of course).

The 13 minute timing is for two eggs.

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Buzz

I have kleptomania,
but when it gets bad,
I take something for it.
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#12
  Re: Omelet in a bag by buzzard767 (This may be old stuf...)
Welcome Buzz

I have a friend who does this all the time - great for big getfamily occacions

will have to try this do you use any oil or butter?

Marye
Everything will be all right in the end. So if it is not right, then it's not yet the end.
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#13
  Re: Omelet in a bag by buzzard767 (This may be old stuf...)
I haven't had a chance to welcome you to C@H yet - so welcome.

As many here know I am a breast cancer survivor and as such I am aways looking out for products that might affect my survival and that of my family. There are a lot of things that affect this - and this is one of them. From About.com

" Can I boil in ZiplocĀ® Brand bags?
No. ZiplocĀ® Brand bags are not designed to withstand the extreme heat of boiling.

I also received a letter from Megan O. Maginnis, Consumer Specialist for S.C. Johnson & Son, makers of Ziploc baggies.Megan was replying to my inquiry about boiling with baggies.

"Thank you for asking about using Ziploc bags to make omelets. While we appreciate hearing about new and innovative ways to use our products, we must be cautious that these new ideas follow label directions.

"Ziploc bags are not designed or approved to withstand the extreme heat of boiling and therefore, using Ziploc bags to make any recipe that requires the bag to be boiled is not recommended.

"Like all of SC Johnson's products, Ziploc bags cam be used with confidence when label directions are followed. All Ziploc containers and microwaveable Ziploc bags meet safety requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for temperatures associated with defrosting and reheating food in microwave ovens,as well as room, refrigerator, and freezer temperatures.

"Please share these facts with others who may have this misleading information. We also encourage people to go to www.ziploc.com for more information on the proper use of this product."

Ziploc is a registered trademark of the SC Johnson Co. If you have concerns about cooking with Ziploc bags, you can call the SC Johnson Product Safety Department at 1-866-231-5406. They will address any questions you may have."

and. . "Facs] Omelet in a bag safety concern
Peggy Wild pwild at doe.state.in.us
Fri Apr 28 12:36:54 EST 2006

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Interesting discussions all around, on the activity and related issues.
Thank you all!

Some "shopping" on the Internet revealed products that ARE designed to
be cooked in. For example, the Seal-A-Meal system includes bags and
rolls that can be used for boiling and microwaving. The website at
http://www.seal-a-meal.com/products/bags/ describes what they have
available, either on line or in retail stores that carry the product. I
see on Target's website that the bags can be purchased in their stores.
I am sure there are other boiling bags and I'm not pushing the Rival
product; it's just the one that I came across when I searched out a
solution to meet the need for a bag that's intended for this use.

Peggy

Peggy Wild, PhD, CFCS, State Specialist
Family and Consumer Sciences
Indiana Department of Education
229 State House (mail)
151 West Ohio Street (delivery, shipping)
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2798n
Phone 317-232-9169
Fax 317-232-9121"

I use Zip lock bags for storage - but I don't cook in them or use plastic or foam containers for reheating food on the stove or in the microwave. Just too risky IMHO
You only live once . . . but if you do it right once should be enough!
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#14
  Re: Re: Omelet in a bag by Harborwitch (I haven't had a chan...)
Hmmm.

No oil, Marye.

I'll have to ask my sis what kind of bags they were. All ten of us are still alive so it wouldn't bother me to do do it again zip lock or not.
Buzz

I have kleptomania,
but when it gets bad,
I take something for it.
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#15
  Re: Re: Omelet in a bag by buzzard767 (Hmmm.[br][br]No oil,...)
I know FoodSaver bags can be boiled or microwaved, but they are kind of expensive if you don't intend to wash them and use them again.
Don't wait too long to tell someone you love them.

Billy
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#16
  Re: Re: Omelet in a bag by bjcotton (I know FoodSaver bag...)
FoodSaver bags are approved for "boil in bag" applications. They are more expensive - but at least there aren't any chemicals leaching into your food! I'm way cautions - just don't need to take any more risks that I have to.
You only live once . . . but if you do it right once should be enough!
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#17
  Re: Re: Omelet in a bag by Harborwitch (FoodSaver bags are a...)
The problem with Ziplocs is not any kind of chemical leaching, but the physical integrity of the bags. As the quote you posted (which actually came from the Ziploc website before it was ever in about.com) said, they are not made to withstand the heat. Thus, they could break, causing one to be scalded by the hot contents.

Although there ARE, occasionally, some products found to pose risks of cancer, the carcinogenic threat of heated or microwaved plastics has long been proven an urban legend.
If blueberry muffins have blueberries in them, what do vegan muffins have?
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#18
  Re: Re: Omelet in a bag by labradors (The problem with Zip...)
Like I said, we all lived....
Buzz

I have kleptomania,
but when it gets bad,
I take something for it.
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#19
  Re: Re: Omelet in a bag by buzzard767 (Like I said, we all ...)
i think it's more the long term affects it may have. I know my uncle and aunt used to cook salmon in a similar manner and were told to stop as well. I know there are bags that can be boiled. Just not sure which ones other than the foodsaver bags, which Billy mentioned can be expensive.
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#20
  Re: Re: Omelet in a bag by DFen911 (i think it's more th...)
Exactly! Cumulative long term effects - some plastics contain things that cause cancer. So if you lived, and you don't mind exposing yourself to the chemicals that leach into your food go for it - just please ask your kids and your wife if they want to take the risk.

You only live once . . . but if you do it right once should be enough!
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