can you put clingfilm in the oven?

lovinituk

Quack, quack!!

originator

I saw this done on the food channel last week(diners and dives programme).they covered a roasting tin with a joint of meat firstly with clingfilm(?) and topped with foil.Couldn't believe me eyes!

robinia22

I too came here after a Google search.
And found Oilspill's post helpful. So if that's bad netiquette, then perhaps the netiquette book needs updating.

Pollycat

robinia22 wrote: »

I too came here after a Google search.
And found Oilspill's post helpful. So if that's bad netiquette, then perhaps the netiquette book needs updating.

Good luck with that. :rotfl:

honeythewitch

Pollycat wrote: »

'smart gîte' or not, how is your 'web search to find the answer' to a question asked almost 9 years ago going to help the OP - who was going to bake flapjacks on 18/11/2007?
An OP who hasn't logged on to MSE since 11/10/2011 at that!

If anybody had wanted an answer to the question, they'd have asked - either on the end of this thread or a new thread (which you'd have found with your 'web search').

On most public fora, necro-posting is considered bad etiquette.

So it's a 'hello' from me. :hello:

It cant be bad etiquette seen as new threads are added to old ones, surely?

splishsplash

I've started liberally spraying the inside of my tins with one-cal spray oil which works beautifully and you can't taste it at all.

For very sticky things like flapjacks, I think I'd spray the baking sheet, then line with greaseproof paper, then spray the greaseproof paper then spread out the mixture.

I know I've seen cling used on hot things on cookery shows but it always looks really wrong to me. I don't think I could enjoy the food, I would keep thinking it was tainted in some way:(.

PasturesNew

The real answer to the clingfilm question is wealth.

Most common or garden cling film cannot be used in an oven.

The stuff that Paul Hollywood uses would not be of this poundland variety, the basics range, the market stall. Paul will have no idea that "your average Joe" doesn't have exactly what he's got/used to.

Posh stuff can be oven-safe.

So, if you're buying clingfilm on the cheap, it's not oven-safe.

If you're posh and "only ever buy the best" then it's probably oven-safe.

In short ... the box will tell you. If the box doesn't mention it it'll probably melt. If the box tells you it's OK then you're wealthier than me and it'll be OK

Oilspill

PasturesNew wrote: »

The real answer to the clingfilm question is wealth.

Most common or garden cling film cannot be used in an oven.

The stuff that Paul Hollywood uses would not be of this poundland variety, the basics range, the market stall. Paul will have no idea that "your average Joe" doesn't have exactly what he's got/used to.

Posh stuff can be oven-safe.

So, if you're buying clingfilm on the cheap, it's not oven-safe.

If you're posh and "only ever buy the best" then it's probably oven-safe.

In short ... the box will tell you. If the box doesn't mention it it'll probably melt. If the box tells you it's OK then you're wealthier than me and it'll be OK

At the risk of saying that's a load of bollox and getting flamed… I used Lidl bog standard the other week and had no problems. I also shop in Waitrose where the difference in price between microwave-safe and otherwise is a matter of a few pence. Just try wrapping a spud in film and baking at 180C. If it crisps but stays wrapped, it's fine. If it goes gunky, you have your answer.

honeythewitch

Oilspill wrote: »

At the risk of saying that's a load of bollox and getting flamed… I used Lidl bog standard the other week and had no problems. I also shop in Waitrose where the difference in price between microwave-safe and otherwise is a matter of a few pence. Just try wrapping a spud in film and baking at 180C. If it crisps but stays wrapped, it's fine. If it goes gunky, you have your answer.

Please excuse my ignorance, but is it the spud that crisps or the clingfilm? And what exactly is the clingfilm supposed to do ?

PasturesNew

Oilspill wrote: »

At the risk of saying that's a load of bollox and getting flamed…

OK .... tell these people it's bollox then. "Proper people wut shud no bestest": https://www.fsai.ie/faqs/cling_film_safety.html

Can cling film be used in an oven?

In general, cling film should not be used in an oven as it can melt and could contaminate the food. However, there may be cling film available which can be used in an oven, so it is advisable to check the manufacturer’s instructions on the cling film before use.

Maybe you got lucky ... that time.
Can ... and could. You were lucky, but next time, different oven, different dish, different temperature, different cooking time ...

But it's back to my post that said "check the box".