Thread: My Reynolds 914 Just Died

On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:13:12 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
> And this next one is 2,500 feet! It's like having an brand new dog
> without having to go to the kennel! I can't wait to break it in!

Correction: The new model is a 915C. Not 2,500ft but 3,000 ft! Talk
an investment, it matured 20% in 8 years. I think that's slightly
better than U.S. Savings bonds!

-sw

On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:13:12 -0500, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
wrote:


>
>Every BBQer and/or baker should have a huge roll of wide (18")
>plastic/saran wrap at their disposal. The food service grade seems to
>be a much better quality. A very good investment for so little money.
>
>-sw

I'm not sure what brand we have, but it has a slide cutter on the top
now, not the serrated edge. Much nicer to work with.

Our first roll lasted for years too. Sure is handy for many uses.

In alt.food.barbecue Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> I bought my 2,000 feet x 18"in roll of Reynolds Model 914 food-service
> plastic wrap in March of 2001. It has served me quite well all these
> years for $24. And has quite a bit of history written on it since it
> sat next to the land-line in an era without cell phones.

> Sadly, tonight it rolled over and out and passed its last plastic
> tonight while covering of big bowl of Texas Red.

> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
> And this next one is 2,500 feet! It's like having an brand new dog
> without having to go to the kennel! I can't wait to break it in!

Ahhh,yes.

Another perfect day in paradise.

horn
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Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> I bought my 2,000 feet x 18"in roll of Reynolds Model 914 food-service
> plastic wrap in March of 2001. It has served me quite well all these
> years for $24. And has quite a bit of history written on it since it
> sat next to the land-line in an era without cell phones.
>
> Sadly, tonight it rolled over and out and passed its last plastic
> tonight while covering of big bowl of Texas Red.
>
> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
> And this next one is 2,500 feet! It's like having an brand new dog
> without having to go to the kennel! I can't wait to break it in!
>
> :-)
>
> Every BBQer and/or baker should have a huge roll of wide (18")
> plastic/saran wrap at their disposal. The food service grade seems to
> be a much better quality. A very good investment for so little money.
>
> -sw

I don't know if Reynolds makes it for them, but Sam's club sells high
quality plastic wrap in commercial style dispensers in 12" and 18" inch
sizes.

I keep an 18" in the barbecue setup and a 12" in the kitchen. I find both
sizes very useful. I could never go back to using the consumer style
packages.

Buying cheap doesn't pay with this stuff. I have a roll of 12" food service
wrap from Restaurant Depot, the cheap stuff with their house label. It
sucks. It takes two to three times as much to get a seal that is strong
enough, if you even breathe on it the stuff clumps together irretrievably,
and you cannot unwrap and rewrap something because even if you can find the
edge of the ultra-thin stuff, it will clump up. So working on a piece of
cheese, kept tightly wrapped, means throwing away all the wrap every time
you cut some off.

My last rolls from Sam's lasted a long time too... the 18" probably lasted
three years, which includes being used for barbecue contests, and the
kitchen 12" lasted 5. By the time it ran out, my Sam's membership had
expired, I had gone through two years of Costco which already expired, and I
had moved on to Restaurant Depot. It's tough stuff, handles nicely, and last
time I checked was still reasonably priced. I just need someone to get me
into Sam's!

Foil follows a similar trail. The commercial style 12" and 18" packs are the
way to go. Coscto foil is the preferred foil on the barbecue circuit around
here and it's very good stuff, heavy enough not to let wrapped ribs leak and
so forth, although the wise Q-er always double wraps. Again, RD sells foil
in commercial packs, but it's junk. You can quadruple wrap with that stuff
and there's still the risk of springing a leak.

MartyB

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:13:12 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
>> And this next one is 2,500 feet! It's like having an brand new dog
>> without having to go to the kennel! I can't wait to break it in!
>
> Correction: The new model is a 915C. Not 2,500ft but 3,000 ft! Talk
> an investment, it matured 20% in 8 years. I think that's slightly
> better than U.S. Savings bonds!
>
> -sw

Where do you buy the Reynold's brand food service wrap? IIRC it's not sold
at RD, Costco, or Sam's. But I suspect they make the product sold at Sam's.

MartyB

Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:13:12 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
>>> And this next one is 2,500 feet! It's like having an brand new dog
>>> without having to go to the kennel! I can't wait to break it in!
>>
>> Correction: The new model is a 915C. Not 2,500ft but 3,000 ft!
>> Talk
>> an investment, it matured 20% in 8 years. I think that's slightly
>> better than U.S. Savings bonds!
>>
>> -sw
>
> Where do you buy the Reynold's brand food service wrap? IIRC it's not
> sold at RD, Costco, or Sam's. But I suspect they make the product
> sold at Sam's.
> MartyB

Sams use to sell it, but dropped it for their house brand bakers and
chefs?
Is that the brand you're using and is it any good? Reviews are mixed

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:30:03 -0500, "Nunya Bidnits"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:13:12 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
>>> And this next one is 2,500 feet! It's like having an brand new dog
>>> without having to go to the kennel! I can't wait to break it in!
>>
>> Correction: The new model is a 915C. Not 2,500ft but 3,000 ft! Talk
>> an investment, it matured 20% in 8 years. I think that's slightly
>> better than U.S. Savings bonds!
>>
>> -sw
>
>Where do you buy the Reynold's brand food service wrap? IIRC it's not sold
>at RD, Costco, or Sam's. But I suspect they make the product sold at Sam's.

I have a 300' box of Reynold's Premium plastic wrap... but I rarely
use any plastic wrap, there's still about 100' remaining and I bought
it some 15 years ago. I prefer to store left overs in covered glass
or plastic containers, or in the SS pot in which it was cooked... for
microwaving I cover the bowl with a small plate. The last time I used
plastic wrap was a small piece to cover the end of a cut watermelon.
I've seen people rip off a length of plastic wrap more than twice the
length needed to do the job. I rarely use aluminum foil either. I'm
very frugal with disposables, I even use both sides of TP. LOL

ChairMan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>> Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:13:12 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
>>>> And this next one is 2,500 feet! It's like having an brand new dog
>>>> without having to go to the kennel! I can't wait to break it in!
>>>
>>> Correction: The new model is a 915C. Not 2,500ft but 3,000 ft!
>>> Talk
>>> an investment, it matured 20% in 8 years. I think that's slightly
>>> better than U.S. Savings bonds!
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Where do you buy the Reynold's brand food service wrap? IIRC it's not
>> sold at RD, Costco, or Sam's. But I suspect they make the product
>> sold at Sam's.
>> MartyB
>
> Sams use to sell it, but dropped it for their house brand bakers and
> chefs?
> Is that the brand you're using and is it any good? Reviews are mixed

It wasn't B&C. If that's what they sell now, I'll just go to Costco. If one
can find the mil thickness rating, that would help considerably.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:40:10 +0000 (UTC), horn wrote:

> Ahhh,yes.
>
> Another perfect day in paradise.
>
> horn

Horn - Long time so see! When you lurk, you *really* keep a low
profile! Smoking a pork butt on Saturday - stop by and pick some up
to take home! :-)

-sw

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:28:30 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:

> I keep an 18" in the barbecue setup and a 12" in the kitchen. I find both
> sizes very useful. I could never go back to using the consumer style
> packages.

I always have a 12" of a 200ft roll (still retail size) which I use
semi-often. I just don't have room in the kitchen for both boxes (or
even one). The boxes are pretty big and awkward to find space for -
which is their major drawback.

> So working on a piece of
> cheese, kept tightly wrapped, means throwing away all the wrap every time
> you cut some off.

I use ziplocs for most of my cheeses since I'll be opening and closing
them often.

> I just need someone to get me
> into Sam's!

Sam's allows you to shop there with a 10% upcharge. They keep going
back and forth on this but last time I called a month ago that was the
deal.

-sw

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:30:03 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:

> Where do you buy the Reynold's brand food service wrap? IIRC it's not sold
> at RD, Costco, or Sam's. But I suspect they make the product sold at Sam's.

I got the first one at AceMart Restaurant Supply, the second one at
CostCo. Like I said, that was 8 years ago.

-sw

On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:13:18 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz wrote:
> I bought my 2,000 feet x 18"in roll of Reynolds Model 914 food-service
>
> plastic wrap in March of 2001. It has served me quite well all these
>
> years for $24. And has quite a bit of history written on it since it
>
> sat next to the land-line in an era without cell phones.
>
>
>
> Sadly, tonight it rolled over and out and passed its last plastic
>
> tonight while covering of big bowl of Texas Red.
>
>
>
> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
>
> And this next one is 2,500 feet! It's like having an brand new dog
>
> without having to go to the kennel! I can't wait to break it in!
>
>
>
> :-)
>
>
>
> Every BBQer and/or baker should have a huge roll of wide (18")
>
> plastic/saran wrap at their disposal. The food service grade seems to
>
> be a much better quality. A very good investment for so little money.
>
>
>
> -sw

Do you wax so poetic about your toidy tissue as well? Every cook should have
a closet full of that too.

On Sep 12, 9:13*pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> I bought my 2,000 feet x 18"in roll of Reynolds Model 914 food-service
> plastic wrap in March of 2001. *It has served me quite well all these
> years for $24. *And has quite a bit of history written on it since it
> sat next to the land-line in an era without cell phones.
>
> Sadly, tonight it rolled over and out and passed its last plastic
> tonight while covering of big bowl of Texas Red.
>
> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
> And this next one is 2,500 feet! *It's like having an brand new dog
> without having to go to the kennel! *I can't wait to break it in!
>
> :-)
>
> Every BBQer and/or baker should have a huge roll of wide (18")
> plastic/saran wrap at their disposal. *The food service grade seems to
> be a much better quality. *A very good investment for so little money.
>
> -sw

Andy might have some in that dumpster of his...

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:28:30 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
>> I keep an 18" in the barbecue setup and a 12" in the kitchen. I find
>> both sizes very useful. I could never go back to using the consumer
>> style packages.
>
> I always have a 12" of a 200ft roll (still retail size) which I use
> semi-often. I just don't have room in the kitchen for both boxes (or
> even one). The boxes are pretty big and awkward to find space for -
> which is their major drawback.
>
>> So working on a piece of
>> cheese, kept tightly wrapped, means throwing away all the wrap every
>> time you cut some off.
>
> I use ziplocs for most of my cheeses since I'll be opening and closing
> them often.
>
>> I just need someone to get me
>> into Sam's!
>
> Sam's allows you to shop there with a 10% upcharge. They keep going
> back and forth on this but last time I called a month ago that was the
> deal.
>
> -sw

Well with the news that they switched brands to the Bakers and Chefs, which
has been a relatively crappy brand in other purchases I have made there,
I'll just do Costco.

Need a new roll though. The crap from RD tears and clumps and is a real pain
in the ass, especially when trying to roll out and form skinless sausage
chubs.

MartyB

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> I'm very frugal with disposables, I even use both sides of TP. LOL

Whoa....I'll pretend I didn't read that.
Go feed your cute deer and birds, Sheldon. LOL!

G.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 05:46:59 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> I'm not sure what brand we have, but it has a slide cutter on the top
> now, not the serrated edge. Much nicer to work with.

Yeah, I beat the hell out of the cutter strip (and board it's attached
to) on the previous roll. I think this new roll has the
cutter-zipper-thingamajig on it - that's the "C" in the model number.
With the cutter I won't have to have as much elbow room to rip it off
against the strip.

-sw

On 13-Sep-2012, Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:

> I bought my 2,000 feet x 18"in roll of Reynolds Model 914 food-service
> plastic wrap in March of 2001. It has served me quite well all these
> years for $24. And has quite a bit of history written on it since it
> sat next to the land-line in an era without cell phones.
>
> Sadly, tonight it rolled over and out and passed its last plastic
> tonight while covering of big bowl of Texas Red.
>
> Fortunately I bought I new one 8 years ago, anticipating this day.
> And this next one is 2,500 feet! It's like having an brand new dog
> without having to go to the kennel! I can't wait to break it in!
>
> :-)
>
> Every BBQer and/or baker should have a huge roll of wide (18")
> plastic/saran wrap at their disposal. The food service grade seems to
> be a much better quality. A very good investment for so little money.
>
> -sw

Mine is only 12" wide, but is/was 3000 ft. Can't remember when I
bought it, but it's still pretty heavy. Too narrow for many applications,
but stores easier then 18" would. Mine is kept on a shelf in the
cabinet under my butcher block island where it can be deployed in
ten seconds or less. If I live long enough to use it up, I'll suggest my
nurse buy the wider roll.

--
Brick(Youth is wasted on young people)

"Nunya Bidnits" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:k2tg9r$fo5$[email protected]..
> Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:28:30 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>>
>>> I keep an 18" in the barbecue setup and a 12" in the kitchen. I find
>>> both sizes very useful. I could never go back to using the consumer
>>> style packages.
>>
>> I always have a 12" of a 200ft roll (still retail size) which I use
>> semi-often. I just don't have room in the kitchen for both boxes (or
>> even one). The boxes are pretty big and awkward to find space for -
>> which is their major drawback.
>>
>>> So working on a piece of
>>> cheese, kept tightly wrapped, means throwing away all the wrap every
>>> time you cut some off.
>>
>> I use ziplocs for most of my cheeses since I'll be opening and closing
>> them often.
>>
>>> I just need someone to get me
>>> into Sam's!
>>
>> Sam's allows you to shop there with a 10% upcharge. They keep going
>> back and forth on this but last time I called a month ago that was the
>> deal.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Well with the news that they switched brands to the Bakers and Chefs,
> which has been a relatively crappy brand in other purchases I have made
> there, I'll just do Costco.
>
> Need a new roll though. The crap from RD tears and clumps and is a real
> pain in the ass, especially when trying to roll out and form skinless
> sausage chubs.
>
> MartyB
>

I been buying 2 36 count bags of Pillsbury froze biscuits ($5.78 bag) a
month for several years 3 or 4 months ago they change over to "Daily Chef"
(house)brand 40 to a bag for right at the same price. I was ready to raise
some HELL because them Pillsbury froze biscuits is better than 90% of even
homade ones. So I tries them.
First thing I noticed when cooking the first 3 biscuit batch was the smell
of butter as they were finishing.
Results: They just as good as Pillsbury, you get 4 extra and the smell of
butter.
I have them for breakfast almost every morning. With a mug of fresh ground
coffee. I just took up regular coffer drinking in the last 5 years. After I
became single I found a mug that holds 4 cups so that is how much I drink.
When I shop I tend to stick to store brands, because to my tastes they are
as good or better. Now days though you have to watch, for low and behold
Major Brands are as cheap as store.
Just my $2.00 worth cause 2 cents ain't worth much anymore.
BeeJay

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 05:46:59 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure what brand we have, but it has a slide cutter on the top
>> now, not the serrated edge. Much nicer to work with.
>
> Yeah, I beat the hell out of the cutter strip (and board it's attached
> to) on the previous roll. I think this new roll has the
> cutter-zipper-thingamajig on it - that's the "C" in the model number.
> With the cutter I won't have to have as much elbow room to rip it off
> against the strip.
>
> -sw

I prefer the serrated cutter to the zipper thing. The last package, Sam's,
outlasted the product inside it and still worked perfectly. The zippers seem
to get screwed up eventually, especially if the package gets moved and
knocked around some like it does in barbecue comps.

MartyB