Comments on: Food: Tips on Making Bentos http://www.paperfox.org/blog/2007/08/19/food-tips-on-making-bentos/ Jumping Over Boxes Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:27:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Sarah http://www.paperfox.org/blog/2007/08/19/food-tips-on-making-bentos/#comment-197 Sarah Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:35:43 +0000 http://www.paperfox.org/blog/2007/08/19/food-tips-on-making-bentos/#comment-197 Nope, saran wrap isn't required--because I make the bento the day before, I wrap each of the compartments just as a precaution against the odors mixing and stuff. If you make yours in the morning it should be all right. Also, sometimes I would pack things that had liquid like applesauce or marinated garlic cloves, so I wanted to avoid any spills. Thanks for the idea about the silicone cup! I never would've thought of that as a way to add another separator. Nope, saran wrap isn’t required–because I make the bento the day before, I wrap each of the compartments just as a precaution against the odors mixing and stuff. If you make yours in the morning it should be all right. Also, sometimes I would pack things that had liquid like applesauce or marinated garlic cloves, so I wanted to avoid any spills.

Thanks for the idea about the silicone cup! I never would’ve thought of that as a way to add another separator.

]]> By: dire http://www.paperfox.org/blog/2007/08/19/food-tips-on-making-bentos/#comment-196 dire Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:21:49 +0000 http://www.paperfox.org/blog/2007/08/19/food-tips-on-making-bentos/#comment-196 ooh, also, silicon muffin/cupcake cups as an additional separator! these are good for grapes, cherry tomatoes, and suchlike so you can stick them in the middle of your bento. not my idea at all -- actually haven't tried it yet -- but it seems to work very effectively for most people. is saran wrap/etc. always required? i hadn't thought of that before, and figured that the way a lot of bentos are made (even lock 'n lock sets), additional wrap isn't necessary? or do you mean over specific compartments? :o ooh, also, silicon muffin/cupcake cups as an additional separator! these are good for grapes, cherry tomatoes, and suchlike so you can stick them in the middle of your bento. not my idea at all — actually haven’t tried it yet — but it seems to work very effectively for most people.

is saran wrap/etc. always required? i hadn’t thought of that before, and figured that the way a lot of bentos are made (even lock ‘n lock sets), additional wrap isn’t necessary? or do you mean over specific compartments? :o

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