Why worry about "microplastics" when you can inhale the fumes in your home and consume macroplastics in your food!? Mmm, tastes like burning...

Boomers are fucking crazy with their food! My mom literally can't stop microwaving styrofoam with their food inside it! No wonder cancer rates are absolutely RAGING

Yeah, that's a terrible idea. Just get an actual vacuum bag sealer.

For all the comments in here, I'm surprised nobody's pointed out there's a good chance she's simply not aware of the health effects. If she's receptive, this could be a good chance to educate her.

Delicious burnt plastic fumes

We all agree this is bad for food safety, but don't you think regular sealing will affect the food as well? Of course melting the edges to seal them will produce some amount of gasses, even if it's not burning, just like warm water will evaporate even if it's not boiling. We shouldn't use plastics for packaging at all.

Yummy, free cancer tortillas!

Mom used to sling dime bags

Have you tried telling them instead of us?

Did she used to sell small amounts of drugs sealed in a cigarette cellophane by any chance?

Tell her to use hair straightener tongs like a normal person

omg

your ma has sealed up the cellophane from a pack up butts before, bet. Thats a real easy way to do it, and how we passed weed back in the days haha. That could be where she picked up the habit? Dont matter im dying haha

Why would you seal food this way!? Freaking hilarous, im so sorry haha goodness some folks.

Let her know we make real handy, low tech solutions now. Decent example: https://www.oxo.com/oxo-gg-9-piece-clip-set.html

Bonus, it doesn’t kill you (or con, I guess?)

much better to use even plastic boxes meant for storing food, or even ziplock bags. there are plenty glass containers too. metal clips with the neodynium magnets, even is safer.

Leftovers from the Dinosaur BBQ hmmm

For like 40 bucks you can buy a sealer. It doesn't work well though. Best to not use plastic at all. I hate plastic.

That's crazy. Like the fuq

Crêpes à la Crème Chantilly Microplastique

That was the official way to seal bags on the McDonald's I used to work.

Heat the spatula on the grill, then place the bag on the grill and press with the tip of the spatula.