Can Tilia bags be boiled?

"Muckerheide" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does anyone
know
| if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can be
| vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant pouches?)
|

Yes
Debbie

Muckerheide said:

Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does anyone know
if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can be
vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant pouches?)

According to this site you can.

http://www.andale.com/stores/sf_itemHome.jsp?foo=bar&sid=238291&cid=13291409&lid=74839861&mode=1

Muckerheide said:

Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does anyone know
if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can be
vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant pouches?)

You don't need to vent them, and it's better if you do it at a simmer
than a hard boil. It also depends on the sizes of the bags and how full
you've made them. If the bag is relatively flat -like no more than about
an inch or an inch and a half thick - it should be fine. But, if it's
cram-full and rounded, it needs to happen at a considerably lower
temperature to get everything thawed before significant pressure builds
up. Boiling them will cause a pressure buildup, as your comment about
venting recognizes, and could cause it to burst if done for a long time.

So, the simple answer is, yes they can be boiled. Mostly.

Pastorio

Dave Smith said:

Muckerheide said:

Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does
anyone know
if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can
be
vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant
pouches?)

According to this site you can.

http://www.andale.com/stores/sf_itemHome.jsp?foo=bar&sid=238291&cid=13291409&lid=74839861&mode=1

Doesn't say anything about boiling. Green Giant pouches aren't "vented"
before you plunge them in boiling water. You can vent and microwave the
tilia bags, though.

Jill

Muckerheide said:

and boiled until ready to eat?

Yes

The Fine Art of Cooking involves personal choice.
Many preferences, ingredients, and procedures
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As with any recipe, you may find your personal
intervention will be necessary. Bon Appetit!

Muckerheide said:

Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does anyone know
if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can be
vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant pouches?)

Thanks

Howdy,

I know nothing whatever about Tilia bags, but I do have a
reaction...

Others have responded in ways that convey their focus on the
physical characteristics of the bags, that is, such things
as the need to vent them, or whether or not they might
burst.

Those are important issues, but no one has mentioned the
chemical characteristics of the bags at boiling
temperatures. For example, might components of the bags
leach out at those temperatures?

For information of that sort, I would suggest the
manufacturer as a source rather than Usenet.

All the best,
--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

"Muckerheide" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does anyone
know
if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can be
vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant pouches?)

Thanks

The video I received with my Tilia shows that food can be boiled in the
pouch.
Dee Dee

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"Kenneth" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 17:13:02 -0400, Muckerheide

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does anyone
know
if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can be
vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant pouches?)

I'm confused by the venting part ... if you vent them then boil ... some
will leak out, am I missing something?

Quoted message said:

Those are important issues, but no one has mentioned the
chemical characteristics of the bags at boiling
temperatures. For example, might components of the bags
leach out at those temperatures?

For information of that sort, I would suggest the
manufacturer as a source rather than Usenet.

Many people hear have Tilias ... and Tilia says you can boil
the bags.

nancy

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Dave Smith said:

Muckerheide said:

Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does
anyone know
if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can
be
vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant
pouches?)

According to this site you can.

http://www.andale.com/stores/sf_itemHome.jsp?foo=bar&sid=238291&cid=13291409&lid=74839861&mode=1

Doesn't say anything about boiling. Green Giant pouches aren't "vented"
before you plunge them in boiling water. You can vent and microwave the
tilia bags, though.

Jill

Isn't it printed on the bags themselves what you can do?

I have heated chilli in a bag in simmering water but I didn't vent it.

MoM

Muckerheide said:

Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does anyone know
if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can be
vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant pouches?)

Thanks

From the manufacturer's website:

http://foodsaver.jardendirect.com/uses.ad2

Prepare meals in advance. No time to cook every day? No problem. Cook
one day a week, vacuum package and freeze. When you're ready to serve,
just boil or microwave right in the same FoodSaver Bag.

http://foodsaver.jardendirect.com/products.ad2?ProductID=1071&CatalogID=1002

Special channels enable the efficient and complete removal of air so
none is left trapped in “pockets” around the food. Their 5-ply
construction makes them an especially effective barrier to oxygen and
moisture. FoodSaver Bags are safe to freeze, simmer or microwave, and
proven to prevent freezer burn better than leading freezer bags.
FoodSaver bags come in ready-made pint, quart and gallon sizes.

http://foodsaver.jardendirect.com/faqs-usestips.ad2#bagsrollsgeneral

Why do FoodSaver Bags cost more than other plastic bags?
A: Other plastic bags are usually made of one layer of polyethylene (a
type of plastic). FoodSaver Bags are 5-layer including an outer layer of
nylon. The nylon layer not only makes the bags stronger, it also creates
a complete air, moisture and odor barrier. Unlike other bags, FoodSaver
Bags can be simmered in water or microwaved (so you can reheat leftovers
or pre-cooked dinners).

http://foodsaver.jardendirect.com/faqs-usestips.ad2#bagsrollsgeneral

When simmering food in a FoodSaver Bag, it splits open at the seam.
A: Only place bags with frozen food inside the simmering water. The
coldness of the food will keep the bag from becoming too hot while the
food is heating up. If the food in the bag was frozen, but the bag split
anyway, your bags are most likely defective.

--Charlene

--
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Cynic's Dictionary, 2002

email perronnelle at earthlink . net

Bob (this one) said:

Muckerheide said:

Tried looking on their site but have run out of patience! Does anyone know
if the Tilia pouches filled with frozen cooked food (like Chili) can be
vented and boiled until ready to eat? (Like the Green Giant pouches?)

You don't need to vent them, and it's better if you do it at a simmer
than a hard boil. It also depends on the sizes of the bags and how full
you've made them. If the bag is relatively flat -like no more than about
an inch or an inch and a half thick - it should be fine. But, if it's
cram-full and rounded, it needs to happen at a considerably lower
temperature to get everything thawed before significant pressure builds
up. Boiling them will cause a pressure buildup, as your comment about
venting recognizes, and could cause it to burst if done for a long time.

So, the simple answer is, yes they can be boiled. Mostly.

Pastorio

At my house it's not a question of whether they can be boiled or not. They
in fact are boiled on a regular basis as are the 4mm bags from Sorbent
Systems. They are never vented. The previous comment about avoiding a
hard boil is appropriate. Check them periodically. The product is done when
the bag starts to swell from steam pressure inside.
--
The Brick said that (Don't bother to agree with me, I have already changed my mind.)

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