Rubbermaid is next to impossible to find in Australia, and they only sell a very small range here.
Bunnings have a number of storage boxes that are suitable. Many of those are BPA free and some are labelled as safe for food. Very cheap too, some are under $10 for something in the right size.
Alternatively, buy a polycarbonate container. (They are more expensive though.)
Or, like many other people have done here, find a camping cooler thatās the right size and cut a hole into the lid.
Or, most likely as a zero-cost option, pop down to your local greengrocer and ask whether they have any spare styrofoam broccoli boxes. They are waterproof, light, and insulate extremely well, and itās easy to make a hole in the lid with a piece of heated fencing wire or similar.
The jury is out to be honest. I bought a gastronorm 1/1 150mm deep stainless steel container for ā¬10 last week. Cooked 3 racks of baby back ribs with plenty of room and no bad smells. This is what Iāll be using from now on.
Seeing that you have your food hermetically sealed in bags anyway, health issues are not something Iād worry about. The Ikea box is made out of PP (polypropylene). Thatās not terribly suitable for higher temperatures. Once you go over 60-65 ā, the plastic goes a little soft. Itāll smell of plastic a little. Once you go towards the boiling point, the container may deform (although I wouldnāt expect it to melt outright).
Iād be inclined to give the Ikea box a miss and go with something more suitable, such as a polycarbonate container.
yea thatās what I was worried aboutā¦ how does it tolerate high tempsā¦ because on google I found some articles that says PP tolerates temperatures aprox. to 120-130Ā°C
Iām sorry, but I canāt tell you. No first-hand experience. If you want to give it a go, Iām sure you are not going to poison yourself or anything like it. With the food in a vacuum bag, you could probably cook it in a bucket of motor oil and it would still be fine. (No, iām not suggesting to do that )
If the plastic smell annoys you, stop using that container. If the container deforms at higher temperatures, stop using that container. If it all works and you are happy with what you are getting, keep using the container.
hahaahah yea itās easy, Iām asking because I donāt own it yet and I woulnāt like to spend money in something I will throw awayā¦ I would rather invest that money in a good steak
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