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Stop Wrapping Your Food in Plastic

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Plastic is one of the most common materials in most households. We have plastic containers, plastic bottles, plastic bags, used to store different foods. This material is making a huge difference in our lives, but for the worse. Everybody has heard of the dangers of plastic, but they are not truly aware of how dangerous it can be.  Health Problems with Plastic Plastic that is commonly used in food packaging and plastic containers is usually made out of PVC. This material is known to cause some harmful effects that can be dangerous to us. Some chemicals from this plastic packaging can migrate to the foods they contain. If it spreads in unhealthy amounts, it can cause birth defects, genetic changes, skin diseases and in some cases even cancer.  Many times we don’t know what kind of plastic we are using. We wrap food with plastic, and sometimes even warm them up in plastic containers. This can be detrimental to our health, hence we have to use the right kind of packaging for our foods.  W

Why is Parchment Paper important in the Kitchen?

  Food is an indulgence that people across the globe find comfort in. The idea of leaving your stressful job and coming home to a relaxing evening of fine wine and luxuriously rich chocolate is a fantasy dream come true. The wafting vapours of a big bowl of delicious spaghetti signifies the wafting off of our troubles into thin air. Food, both the process of preparing it as well as savouring it, is the sole antidote to all our worries. There can be nothing more therapeutic for a day of unwinding better than relishing a plate of gooey delectable brownies or a creamy sponge cake that is lighter than air. Baking these sumptuous treats gives us the cherished happiness that we so long for in all our lives. However, how heartbreaking is it when these yummy foods do not turn out as perfectly as we had hoped? When, after pouring our heart and soul into meticulously baking them, they come out looking misshapen or crumbled or burnt by the edges? And worse yet, when the treats come out looking as