Disposible foam plates

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Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I thought
I'd give them a try. Well, they are horrible. Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on the plate
and they melted right thru. Today I made pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they melted
thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing. Tomorrow I will return these plates to the store. Not
only are they useless for hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam does when I
eat it. I will never buy these again.

Has anyone else had this problem, or are these just lousy plates?

I think you just got some really poor quality foam plates. I buy foam plates for twice-monthly
dinner meetings at a club I belong to. We use about
90/month and have never had any problem. We use the Hefty brand heavy duty ,10 1/4 inch divided
plates and buy them in packs of 175 at Costco. Actually though, even when I have used cheaper
quality foam plates in the past, I never had a meltdown like what you are describing.

Quoted message said:

Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I thought
I'd give them a try.

How hard is it to wash one plate? Think of the savings, think of the improved dining experience?
Think of the world less more waste in the landfills? Geesh....

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[email hidden] wrote on 12/6/03 3:08 AM:

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Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I thought
I'd give them a try. Well, they are horrible. Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on the plate
and they melted right thru. Today I made pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they melted
thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing. Tomorrow I will return these plates to the store. Not
only are they useless for hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam does when I
eat it. I will never buy these again.

Has anyone else had this problem, or are these just lousy plates?

Any hot greasy substance will melt the styrofoam plates. Fat retains heat longer, so while the egg
cools down enough to eat it between the pan and the plate, the oil on the egg is still hot enough to
melt the plate.

Not sure about the pancakes, but it's probably similar.

What does being a bachelor have to do with anything? If you're gonna prepare yourself a meal, no
matter how simple or elaborate it may be, why can't you eat on a real plate? How long does it take
to wash one plate and one fork and knife?

They don't have to be expensive dishes. If you don't have dishes, run over to a thrift store and
pick up a couple plates, they don't even have to match--you could get 4 dinner plates that will last
you for years for the cost of 2 packages of paper plates! You will save a lot of money, because you
won't have to keep buying disposable plates, plus it's much kinder to the environment. And if those
aren't good enough reasons, food tastes SO much better on a real plate.

Just because you're a bachelor doesn't mean you can't treat yourself well. You DESERVE to eat on
real plates!!!! Please don't shortchange yourself just because you don't have a partner!

Quoted message said:

Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I thought
I'd give them a try. Well, they are horrible. Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on the plate
and they melted right thru. Today I made pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they melted thru,
pouring syrup all down my clothing.

You have the time to make pancakes but can't find the time to wash a regular plate?

You have issues.

-sw

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Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I thought
I'd give them a try. Well, they are horrible. Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on the plate
and they melted right thru. Today I made pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they melted
thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing. Tomorrow I will return these plates to the store. Not
only are they useless for hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam does when I
eat it. I will never buy these again.

Has anyone else had this problem, or are these just lousy plates?

Huh? People living alone don't wash dishes? What happens if you get married, will you wash dishes
then? Or do you expect the woman to do the dishes, and since you don't have one of those, you use
paper plates?

You want to save money? Buy some real plates, and wash them after each meal.

Michael

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Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on the plate and they melted right thru. Today I made
pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they melted thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing.
Not only are they useless for hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam does
when I eat it.

Hopefully they made you sterile; the next generation needs all the culling it can get.

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Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I thought
I'd give them a try. Well, they are horrible. Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on the plate
and they melted right thru. Today I made pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they melted
thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing. Tomorrow I will return these plates to the store. Not
only are they useless for hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam does when I
eat it. I will never buy these again.

Foam plates melt at about 200 degrees. Taking very hot food from the pan to the plate can be a
problem. Once cooled a bit, OK. The oils from cooking can be in the 300 degree range. While it is a
very good insulating material, there is a limit to the heat it can take. Spoon some green bean on
it, slice some cooked meat, no problem. Fried foods right from the pan, different situation.

As for harm, there is none if you ingest the material. It is styrene plastic and inert to the body.
I've worked with the material for 34 years and it has not dimiged my brane sells et alll. Ed
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Folks,

This is the same troll who posted "I got kicked out of Thanksgiving", "WARNING: All Food is Bad for
Your health", and "My hasband has his [censored] stuck in it <the turkey>".

Amazing how adding one word: "bachelor" can turn an otherwise serious post into a hissy fit.

-sw

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Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I thought
I'd give them a try. Well, they are horrible. Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on the plate
and they melted right thru. Today I made pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they melted
thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing. Tomorrow I will return these plates to the store. Not
only are they useless for hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam does when I
eat it. I will never buy these again.

Has anyone else had this problem, or are these just lousy plates?

Let's back up a moment and discuss this bachelor thang....

Paper plates are for peons. They're for situations where a buncha drunks are around and you don't
want to sweep up fragments of gramma's chinelle, chinette, chinous, whatever. A real stud has a
dishwasher. Doesn't hafta be anything fancy, just something that you can wash real dishes in. I'm
sure we'll get chided for this appliance minded thing but just let that roll off your back; this is
the bachelor hour and we don't need a buncha handwringing over handwashing. Handwashing dishes
sucks, not to mention dishwashers get dishes cleaner and use less water and electricity.

Food doesn't melt real dishes. Food tastes better on real dishes. Food looks better on real dishes.
Food can be the gateway to romance, if you're so inclined. Nothing sez 'one night stand' like beef-a-
roni on a paper plate accompanied by plastic fork and Dale Earnhart plastic tumbler. Come to think
of it, the aforementioned place setting really sez "wife beater". Trust me, you'll attract and hang
on to better lovuhs if ya take that one small step. I'm not talking the ones who wake up, grab the
money off the nightstand and run away, either.

Then again, you may prefer a solo career. Never mind then.

Jack Mel-Onan

I'm as lazy as sh**, too. Its easier to throw a plate out. I use foam plates all the time. Food
containing alot of fat will heat the plastic and it can curl the plate and melt through. Try
doubling up the plate. I never buy them unless they are 2 cents per plate or less. This week at
Pathmark the store brand is 50 plates for $1. I'm lazy and if I used real plates all the time my
sink would be full of dishes. If I had a dishwasher I would use real plates.

Sam D. said:

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Quoted message said:

Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I
thought I'd give them a try. Well, they are horrible. Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on
the plate and they melted right thru. Today I made pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they
melted thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing. Tomorrow I will return these plates to the
store. Not only are they useless for hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam
does when I eat it. I will never buy these again.

Has anyone else had this problem, or are these just lousy plates?

I think you just got some really poor quality foam plates. I buy foam plates for twice-monthly
dinner meetings at a club I belong to. We use about 90/month and have never had any problem. We
use the Hefty brand heavy duty ,10 1/4 inch divided plates and buy them in packs of 175 at Costco.
Actually though, even when I have used cheaper quality foam plates in the past, I never had a
meltdown like what you are describing.

I wonder if he put them in the microwave... they are not meant for re-heating.

Jill

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3:08 AM:

Quoted message said:

Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I
thought I'd give them a try. Well, they are horrible. Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on
the plate and they melted right thru. Today I made pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they
melted thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing. Tomorrow I will return these plates to the
store. Not only are they useless for hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam
does when I eat it. I will never buy these again.

Has anyone else had this problem, or are these just lousy plates?

Any hot greasy substance will melt the styrofoam plates. Fat retains heat longer, so while the egg
cools down enough to eat it between the pan and the plate, the oil on the egg is still hot enough
to melt the plate.

Not sure about the pancakes, but it's probably similar.

What does being a bachelor have to do with anything? If you're gonna prepare yourself a meal, no
matter how simple or elaborate it may be, why can't you eat on a real plate? How long does it take
to wash one plate and one fork and knife?

They don't have to be expensive dishes. If you don't have dishes, run over to a thrift store and
pick up a couple plates, they don't even have to match--you could get 4 dinner plates that will
last you for years for the cost of 2 packages of paper plates! You will save a lot of money,
because you won't have to keep buying disposable plates, plus it's much kinder to the environment.
And if those aren't good enough reasons, food tastes SO much better on a real plate.

Just because you're a bachelor doesn't mean you can't treat yourself well. You DESERVE to eat on
real plates!!!! Please don't shortchange yourself just because you don't have a partner!

Sheryl, I agree completely, and I would never want to eat my daily meals on styrofoam plates. The
OP, however, may just not want to wash dishes. IIRC, they did not state the reason for using
styrofoam. Styrofoam is probably the cheapest, but heavyweight paper plates, plain or plasticized,
would be a far better choice.

Cheers, Wayne

Goomba38 said:

Quoted message said:

Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I
thought I'd give them a try.

How hard is it to wash one plate? Think of the savings, think of the improved dining experience?
Think of the world less more waste in the landfills? Geesh....

There is no such thing as no impact. Washing a plate takes energy to heat the water, the sewage from
washing (and the detergent) need to be processed out at a plant, which produces pollutants and takes
energy... 🙂 Guess it's just a question of which impacts you want to make. 🙂

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physical ideal could assemble such a rabid political following?"
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On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 07:24:55 -0500, Goomba38 <[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam plates on sale, so I
thought I'd give them a try.

How hard is it to wash one plate? Think of the savings, think of the improved dining experience?
Think of the world less more waste in the landfills? Geesh....

Well, I dont have one plate..... I used to have many, and they laid around in the sink until they
got disgusting. I threw them all out. I now have one of each, fork, spoon, butter knife, sharp
knife, pot, frypan, spatula, and one real coffee mug. That's it. If I want a fork, I gotta wash it.
I use a cast iron fry pan, and know not to wash it. Thats one less thing to wash. Somone advised me
to do this, and they were right. No more dishes filling the sink.

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Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on the plate and they melted right thru. Today I made
pancakes, put them on the foam plate and they melted thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing.
Not only are they useless for hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam does
when I eat it.

Hopefully they made you sterile; the next generation needs all the culling it can get.

I doubt it will be a problem, Stan- a woman gets one look at his kitchen, and she'll run
like hell.....

(hey, I resemble that remark....)

aem sends.....

Steve Wertz said:

Folks,

This is the same troll who posted "I got kicked out of Thanksgiving", "WARNING: All Food is Bad
for Your health", and "My hasband has his [censored] stuck in it <the turkey>".

Amazing how adding one word: "bachelor" can turn an otherwise serious post into a hissy fit.

-sw

Ya gotta admit tho', at least this troll is reasonably creative. :-) Not like the road kill recipe
troll! That one was not even worth the effort. :-P

K.

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Hopefully they made you sterile; the next generation needs all the culling it can get.

A friend of mine was flipping his fried eggs in the kitchen. Something went wrong. One egg fell, it
hit the cat on the top of the head. The cat is not sterile but she stays out of the kitchen, now.

I wonder if this would work on kids...

Becca

On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 16:11:21 GMT,
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had to open a new box of zerones to say:

Quoted message said:

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Quoted message said:

Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Has anyone else had this problem, or are these
just lousy plates?

Let's back up a moment and discuss this bachelor thang....

Paper plates are for peons. They're for situations where a buncha drunks are around and you don't
want to sweep up fragments of gramma's chinelle, chinette, chinous, whatever. A real stud has a
dishwasher. Jack Mel-Onan

I'm rootin' for dishwasher safe paper plates...

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[email hidden] wrote on 12/7/03 11:11 AM:

Quoted message said:

Let's back up a moment and discuss this bachelor thang....

Paper plates are for peons. They're for situations where a buncha drunks are around and you don't
want to sweep up fragments of gramma's chinelle, chinette, chinous, whatever. A real stud has a
dishwasher.

Trust me when I tell you this: Jack Schidt has a dishwasher! And it's awesome!!!!