Reusable bags for supermarket uncooked meat

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#306161 2-Jul-2023 11:00

Before July, we always put our meat e.g. Chicken, Steak into plastic bags provided by the supermarket. Basically, anything that was uncooked.

Whilst we have embraced reusable produce bags for vegetables, anybody found a reusable bag to transport uncooked meat from the supermarket?

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#3098577 2-Jul-2023 11:34

We use the insulated coolbags you can buy from the supermarket for a couple of $

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#3098578 2-Jul-2023 11:38

traditional it was wrapped in paper.

however i must admit most supermarket meats i get these days is typically shrink wrapped or in plastic bags already.

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#3098580 2-Jul-2023 11:44

tweake:

traditional it was wrapped in paper.

however i must admit most supermarket meats i get these days is typically shrink wrapped or in plastic bags already.

Not seen meat wrapped in plastic bags.

Shrink wrapped, yes. However, we have had leakages.

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#3098581 2-Jul-2023 11:46

shk292:

We use the insulated coolbags you can buy from the supermarket for a couple of $

We have some and may start to re-use them. I am more worried about blood leaking into the bag and then trying to clean the bag.

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#3098582 2-Jul-2023 11:48

I used to grab a plastic bag from the fruit and vege section on the way to the meat section, as some supermarkets would have plastic bags already by the meat but some don't. That's not possible now as plastic bags are banned completely. I've twice had raw chicken juice leak into my reusable supermarket bag from a shrink wrapped meat tray, hence the protection of an additional plastic bag.

I'm not really sure what the solution is now. I don't feel that I'm the one who should be paying for the solution to supermarkets not properly wrapping their meat. Using a paper bag doesn't seem like a reasonable solution if it's only going to become soggy with raw chicken juice.

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#3098586 2-Jul-2023 12:10

alisam:

I am more worried about blood leaking into the bag and then trying to clean the bag.

I am going to be that guy... That's not blood, it's water plus myoglobin.

Most blood is drained during processing. Myoglobin is an oxygen-binding protein found in muscle. Like the hemoglobin (found in the blood), myoglobin has some iron and that turns red when in contact with oxygen.

Sure, this is the answer for those who think "medium-rare steak is bloody" but you might still want to clean the bag.

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#3098587 2-Jul-2023 12:11

Use a plastic resealable box instead of a bag. Can go in the dishwasher or be washed out.

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#3098588 2-Jul-2023 12:12

Journeyman:

I don't feel that I'm the one who should be paying for the solution to supermarkets not properly wrapping their meat. Using a paper bag doesn't seem like a reasonable solution if it's only going to become soggy with raw chicken juice.

keep the try its in horizontal and the juices remain in the bottom.

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#3098637 2-Jul-2023 12:22

Jase2985:

Journeyman:

I don't feel that I'm the one who should be paying for the solution to supermarkets not properly wrapping their meat. Using a paper bag doesn't seem like a reasonable solution if it's only going to become soggy with raw chicken juice.

keep the try its in horizontal and the juices remain in the bottom.

True, but you have no control over the checkout operator, as they have to scan the barcode. If compromised, the juices have already contaminated the bottom of the tray.

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#3098658 2-Jul-2023 13:12

Jase2985:

Journeyman:

I don't feel that I'm the one who should be paying for the solution to supermarkets not properly wrapping their meat. Using a paper bag doesn't seem like a reasonable solution if it's only going to become soggy with raw chicken juice.

keep the try its in horizontal and the juices remain in the bottom.

I don't typically juggle my meat packs. I expect them to be properly sealed for food safety purposes. I don't think that's too much to ask.

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#3098663 2-Jul-2023 13:24

alisam:

tweake:

traditional it was wrapped in paper.

however i must admit most supermarket meats i get these days is typically shrink wrapped or in plastic bags already.

Not seen meat wrapped in plastic bags.

Shrink wrapped, yes. However, we have had leakages.

sorry shrink wrapped is probably not the best description, they are the plastic trays which are then sealed. some vacuum sealed some not. never had one leak but i think they are a massive waste of plastic. whole chickens or sausages are commonly in bags. some of the roasts etc are shrink wrapped which i find better as its not wasting a whole tray of plastic for one little thing.

i don't recall ever having issues with paper wrapped meat, tho it was a long time ago.

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#3098664 2-Jul-2023 13:29

this is what i mean by shrink wrapped and trays.

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#3098667 2-Jul-2023 13:35

You can get reusable silicone bags, they have a zip lock style closure. I've never used them myself.

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#3098849 3-Jul-2023 09:30

rscole86: You can get reusable silicone bags, they have a zip lock style closure. I've never used them myself.

We have these. They're great. We buy our meat from a butcher and they are happy to pack mince, stir-fry etc into silicone zip-loc bags (they tare the scales before packing). To clean the bag, it simply goes inside out in the dishwasher.

Steak, chops etc they put into plastic boxes for me. At home, I freeze these on a silicone sheet and put them back into a box free-flow.

We also get quite a bit of home-kill/hunted meat and the butcher we use has a paper packaging option. The paper seems to be water-resistant, and breaks down readily in the compost or garden.

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#3098856 3-Jul-2023 09:41

The meat I buy at our local butcher (Homegrown, Kuripuni, Masterton) gets wrapped in greaseproof paper then brown paper and never leaks even when kept in the fridge for a day.

The tray wrapped meat from the supermarket always seems to have leakage into the tray.

Perhaps our local butcher is a bit more careful in looking after quality :)

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