Tupperware is at Target again. I just bought the 30 piece set for $79.99. The quality looks the same to vintage. I cannot wait to put these to use.
Tupperware is at Target
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I am still using Tupperware that I bought in the early 70s. Some of the lids are needing replacing, but I have so many pieces that I get by with other lids.
I think my sister is still using some of my mom's Tupperware from the late '50s and early '60s. There are a few pieces that still have an image of the "Tupperware Seal" on them.
Not really a Tupperware fan, got rid of all but 2 pieces that I do use regularly. That would be the large lettuce keeper and the celery keeper, but as of late I've just been leaving my celery in the veg. bin and it keeps better than in the Tupperware.
My mother had all kinds of it, jello molds, cake keeper, pie storage racks, cereal bins and on and on. She would go to T parties and feel obligated to buy something. I prefer glass or ceramic to plastic.
My mother had all kinds of it, jello molds, cake keeper, pie storage racks, cereal bins and on and on. She would go to T parties and feel obligated to buy something. I prefer glass or ceramic to plastic.
Old Tupperware
is damn near indestructible. I wonder about the new. Kind of cool that it's at Target.
I have a lot of old Tupperware ranging from the 50s through the mid 80s. We generally opt for Corningware or other non plastics, but when you want a plastic container, it's hard to beat Tupperware.
So, someone lay it on us. What kind of horrible chemicals have been leaching out of the Tupperware and into food for the last seventy years.
Sarah
is damn near indestructible. I wonder about the new. Kind of cool that it's at Target.
I have a lot of old Tupperware ranging from the 50s through the mid 80s. We generally opt for Corningware or other non plastics, but when you want a plastic container, it's hard to beat Tupperware.
So, someone lay it on us. What kind of horrible chemicals have been leaching out of the Tupperware and into food for the last seventy years.
Sarah
Happy New Year Sarah! Good to see a posting from you. Even if I have stored something in Tupperware, I do not warm it up in the microwave in Tupperware, but transfer it to Corningware first. I did read somewhere that they had a sealed case at the Orlando plant with those beautiful Wonderlier (sp?) bowls inside and they sort of decomposed over the years. Maybe like opals, the are kept alive by being used and washed.
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I never really like the stuff. Don’t know what all the hype was about. A lot of the knock offs were actually better.
I also didn’t like their original marketing scheme where you had to pay so much for it.
I don’t think I own a single piece of it anymore I always find it very hard to get the lids off if the item is cold from being in the refrigerator let alone if it was in the freezer.
John.
I never really like the stuff. Don’t know what all the hype was about. A lot of the knock offs were actually better.
I also didn’t like their original marketing scheme where you had to pay so much for it.
I don’t think I own a single piece of it anymore I always find it very hard to get the lids off if the item is cold from being in the refrigerator let alone if it was in the freezer.
John.
My favorite plastic storage containers are from takeout chinese food. The rectangular ones are usually marked "microwave safe".
Thanks for the welcome, Tom.
and Happy New Year.
I don't have a microwave, and if I did, I wouldn't warm plastics in it.
That's wild about the decomposed Wonderlier bowls. I'm not sure If I have any of the nesting mixing bowls, but I have Wonderlier tumblers and cereal bowls in my "to sell" stash.
They did a sort of reboot of the Wonderlier colors and it was featured on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. They are kind of neat but opaque.
and Happy New Year.
I don't have a microwave, and if I did, I wouldn't warm plastics in it.
That's wild about the decomposed Wonderlier bowls. I'm not sure If I have any of the nesting mixing bowls, but I have Wonderlier tumblers and cereal bowls in my "to sell" stash.
They did a sort of reboot of the Wonderlier colors and it was featured on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. They are kind of neat but opaque.
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Matt; re celery. After years I finally found out the way to keep celery fresh for a good week or more.. Wrap it tightly in tin foil.
Not a big celery user but found the Tupperware keeper with a dash of water was fine for a few weeks, but had rotten celery soon after. Now I just leave it in the bag it comes in and it lasts for well over a month in the veg. bin of my fridge. Just used some I bought mid December last night and it was fine.
I saw them in various colors tonight when in Target, but don't need any.
My mom had several pieces, such as cake and pie carriers, pitcher, measuring cup, and a couple bowls. I think the pie carrier is the only thing I have left. I noticed after a few years that the plastic started to feel sticky, and then become brittle. The measuring cup actually cracked and leaked.
I really prefer to store foods in glass or stainless steel containers, or alternately hard plastic. I have a couple Cambro polycarbonate containers, and just bought a 1 qt. one for my sister's Christmas gift. They don't seem to be any more expensive than Tupperware.
My mom had several pieces, such as cake and pie carriers, pitcher, measuring cup, and a couple bowls. I think the pie carrier is the only thing I have left. I noticed after a few years that the plastic started to feel sticky, and then become brittle. The measuring cup actually cracked and leaked.
I really prefer to store foods in glass or stainless steel containers, or alternately hard plastic. I have a couple Cambro polycarbonate containers, and just bought a 1 qt. one for my sister's Christmas gift. They don't seem to be any more expensive than Tupperware.
I rarely use plastic Tupperware or similar stuff. Instead if I want to put some leftovers in the fridge, I use glass Pyrex containers of various shapes and sizes, brand name is Snapware. The lids are plastic, but generally they don't contact the contents. And the glass doesn't exude nasties when it's microwaved.
There was a good documentary about 15 years ago on PBS on Brownie ___ who was the impresario of the Tupperware Party---she was a depression divorcee who did well with Stanley Home Parties in the late depression/WW2; then Earl Tupper got a bunch of war surplus polyethylene up in Massachusetts, and in the early 50s they got together and the Tupperware Party was born.
