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Drifter
Oct 22, 2000

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Soiled Meat
He's asking about the effects of whatever plastics they use - BPAs and other endocrine disruptors and poo poo. Favela, those are generally one-use dishes. They're going to be made from the shittiest most cost-disposable poo poo the company can find that's made in China or Mexico. I've always thought those tv dinner plates had a pretty low average time to failure.

There's some concern about leeching and chemical breakdowns, whether it can happen at room temperature or just at higher temperatures from a dishwasher or microwave or how long it takes to begin leeching once exposed to foods. It's your call, as I'm not a doctor. Usually if the FDA's allowed it for people use it's not enough to harm you in any particular way.

You're not likely going to face any health issues by reuse and reheat of these dishes, but check the labels and see what it's made from. Because you could.

I'd definitely at least throw them away when they start to get warped. They're likely to break apart or crack much sooner than regular containers. I'm surprised they've lasted to your satisfaction for so long.

If you're concerned about heating things up in them (as I'd probably be), pop out the frozen food and heat it up in a microwave safe glass or ceramic dish. I wouldn't worry if you're just holding food in the TV Dinner trays and freezing them. If I were in your position I'd probably do this method.

In the long run you're probably better off getting a nice set of pyrex/glass bowls or whatever. Personally, I'd not keep them, but I'm not sure it would be for entirely scientifically sound reasoning. The idea of reusing those types of plastic dishes doesn't sit well with me.

Drifter fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Jul 23, 2015

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Drifter
Oct 22, 2000

Belated Bear Witness
Soiled Meat

Nooner posted:

"Well you are probably going to be fine but maybe youre not going to be fine"

great advice there bub, real helpful posting

:rolleyes:
Without knowing what materials it's made from how would I give an answer that's specific to his question?

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