Re: SLOW foods

in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kenneth at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 2/12/03 9:26 am:

> On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:49:51 -0700, "Mike Avery"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> On 1 Dec 2003 at 9:45, Kenneth wrote:
>> 
>>> On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 14:41:00 GMT, HeatherInSwampscott
>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> For anybody out there
>>>> looking but not finding free ones, you can also buy them brand new at
>>>> Home Depot in 5 gal. and I think 2 gal. sizes (pizzarias tend to
>>>> re-use the pickle buckets as grease waste buckets. )
>>> 
>>> Hi Heather,
>>> 
>>> I would be careful about the HD source unless I knew that these
>>> buckets were food grade. Same issue for folks who use plastic trash
>>> bags for food storage. The food grade plastic really is different in
>>> that it does not have the nasty stuff that can, and does, leach into
>>> food.
>> 
>> They are the same hdpe plastic that is used in the pickle, mayo, and other
>> food storage buckets.  No added films.  The last bakery in town used them
>> extensively, and the health inspectors never raised an eyebrow about the
>> matter.
>> 
>> Mike
> 
> Hi Mike,
> 
> When I posted the term "HD" I meant "Home Depot" rather than "high
> density."
> 
> My home depot has two different 5 gallon buckets neither of which are
> food grade. My understanding is that not all high density polyethylene
> is appropriate for contact with food because the manufacturers use
> different plasticizers depending on the intended purpose.
> 
> All the best,
Almost all of the Greek delis in Vancouver have food grade buckets which
they leave near the door.  sometimes they are free, sometimes 50 cents or a
dollark.  Feta and other things come in them.  Ellen