No Plastic Wrap, No Aluminum Foil, no baggies..what do you use?

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I store almost everything in mason or recycled(food) glass jars. I freeze portions of soups, casseroles in mason jars as well. As for cooking, most of my glass pans(pyrex) have a glass baking lid that i use to cover the dish with. Instead of using a long rectangular i use the square glass container with a glass lid. So you get more of a small, thick lasanga. lol I don't use any plastic baggies, wrap or anything like that anymore. It used to seem impossible but really it isn't hard at all. When packing sandwiches for the park i do wrap them in wax paper.

You might also consider investing in a ziploc bag washer. I can't remember what it's called, but someone invented a "baggy wash" thingy that allows you to easily put your ziploc's through the dishwasher cycle. Basically, you can buy one box of ziploc's and never need another box again. I think it was called "Bag-E-Wash" or something like that.

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Now, I heard that there was a problem with doing this as the heat cycle in the dishwasher would begin to affect the plastic and it would leach. I dunno though. Anyone else?

I have never seen glass tops. Where'd you find them? They all seem to come with plastic lids now. Or am I not looking in the right place?

Yes where DO you find the glass covered pans?

Meat and fish you can go the old route and use newspaper. Pat the meat dry and wrap in a few sheets of news paper; tie with string or use a rubberband. Then pop it in the freezer. Take the paper off and thaw the frozen meat in a ceramic/glass dish. I do this all the time and have never had a problem.

If you don't get a newspaper, use wax/freezing paper the same way.

Aluminum foil can be washed and recycled. I have reduce how much I use it by having lids (pyrex) but I also wash it off and put it in our can collections.

I also wouldn't use newspaper. Ink is supposably non-toxic but at one time it was toxic and it also can be very dirty. I purchase freezer paper. We get the non-wax kind bulk 'cuase the kids can draw/paint on it also.

What about baking potatoes. I've always pierced them, then wrapped them in foil. How do you make them?

I always just pierce the potato and put it straight on the oven rack. With sweet potatoes I put them in a dish since they sometimes ooze but with white potatoes I just toss them in on their own.

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I don't wrap mine in anything--just slather in a little safflower oil and a little salt and pepper on the skin.

I use the corningware with glass lids for casseroles ect. If I need to use my big glass pyrex with no lid, I do the baking sheet (non-aluminum - stainless steel) on top as a lid. I use the Pyrex glass (with plastic lids) for leftover storage or carrying food to work. Recycling plastic bags or aluminum foil is great for the planet but not exactly non-toxic - so we are gradually moving away from those options and trying to find the replacements.

That's an awesome idea about putting a cookie sheet over a baking dish! I don't have any cookie sheets, I use my Pampered Chef round stone for everything cookie/pizza wise...do you think that would work?

What do you use for those odd sized items that would usually be wrapped up? Every Friday night is homemade pizza night. I usually put the leftovers in a baggie or wrapped in aluminum foil as I don't have a bowl big enough for them.