lindas
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Post by lindas on May 30, 2015 15:38:25 GMT
Here you go, Homemade creamers. Great idea recycling the bottles for dressing. Care to share some of your favorites? |
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Post by elaine on May 30, 2015 15:59:48 GMT
I would do some research on the type of plastic used in your creamer bottle before I used it to store salad dressing. Salad dressings tend to be VERY acidic with lemon juice and vinegar, which can eat away at some plastics. Since creamer isn't very acidic, they might not use an acid-friendly grade of plastic, which is probably fine for making dressing you are going to use up quickly, but maybe not great for longer term storage in the fridge.
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Post by papersilly on May 30, 2015 17:52:06 GMT
I would do some research on the type of plastic used in your creamer bottle before I used it to store salad dressing. Salad dressings tend to be VERY acidic with lemon juice and vinegar, which can eat away at some plastics. Since creamer isn't very acidic, they might not use an acid-friendly grade of plastic, which is probably fine for making dressing you are going to use up quickly, but maybe not great for longer term storage in the fridge. I wondering about that. But then again, they sell vinegar in plastic bottles so it must be okay. |
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Post by elaine on May 30, 2015 19:16:57 GMT
I would do some research on the type of plastic used in your creamer bottle before I used it to store salad dressing. Salad dressings tend to be VERY acidic with lemon juice and vinegar, which can eat away at some plastics. Since creamer isn't very acidic, they might not use an acid-friendly grade of plastic, which is probably fine for making dressing you are going to use up quickly, but maybe not great for longer term storage in the fridge. I wondering about that. But then again, they sell vinegar in plastic bottles so it must be okay. There are different grades of plastic bottles. When buying plastic bottles for homemade scented products, there are some that are safe to use and others that aren't because they will degrade with acidic scents and oils. Not all plastic is the same - this is very important to keep in mind when you are using plastic to prepare and store food - some may contaminate the food you eat. There are different numbers in the recycling triangles because they indicate different grades/types of plastic. My recycling used to only take number 1 plastic, but they decided to include all numbers about 2 years ago. Most yogurt or sour cream containers aren't recyclable because they use a different type of plastic in them. If the OP was recycling vinegar bottles, I wouldn't worry about checking for salad dressing safety. Since she is using a creamer container for a different type of food product, I would check for safety's sake. |
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Post by papersilly on May 30, 2015 20:44:50 GMT
Great info!! Thank you. Better safe than sorry.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on May 30, 2015 22:41:52 GMT
I have made homemade dressing and just used a glass bottle that originally had a dressing or olive oil in it. My question is if the dressing needs to be kept cold? I put mine in the fridge but It solidified and then was hard to get out and mix up again.
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Post by elaine on May 31, 2015 0:03:50 GMT
OK. Some reuse of plastic scoop. First off, we all know glass is more natural and likely safer for us than any plastic at any time. That said I did a little digging online quickly and here goes. Coffeemate flavored creamer that is the liquid refrigerated type comes in a #1 bottle. So do many bottled salad dressings evidently. American Plastics Council, or something similar, says it is safe for reuse. A group called Eco Green, or something similar, cautions about heating it to high temperatures causing potential leaching. International Delights refrigerated creamers come in #2 bottles. Evidently that is considered a stable plastic with no restrictions in reuse. Now, I have not done exhaustive research. Just read through the first three sources that came up in a Google search. I'm working with my phone right now so I can't even tell you exactly what sources I consulted, but I do remember one of them was a Live Strong link. Oh and it appears that #6 plastic has the most issues, so I would be leary of those for sure. Sounds like a good use of your creamer bottles then!  |
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Post by gale w on May 31, 2015 0:04:50 GMT
I bought a salad dressing bottle with recipes printed on it from Amazon. The bottle is identical to the ones that Briannas brand dressing comes in (minus the printed recipes) .
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Post by gale w on May 31, 2015 0:05:53 GMT
I have made homemade dressing and just used a glass bottle that originally had a dressing or olive oil in it. My question is if the dressing needs to be kept cold? I put mine in the fridge but It solidified and then was hard to get out and mix up again. I would not leave it out of the fridge. |
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caro
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Post by caro on May 31, 2015 2:37:12 GMT
I would just use mason jars since I love them and they are cute.
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