[beebeepka]

We're not big on ordering food, or take out in general, but I've been thinking about just providing our own metal/glass containers instead of wasting aluminium and paper. My wife is against it. I think she finds this idea embarrassing but I don't care.

[dwater]

Plastic use in commercial kitchens is pretty high too. Taking boiling hot food and putting plastic wrap over it or putting it in a plastic container is pretty common. With sous vide the food is cooked inside a brand new plastic bag. The only way to avoid it is to be fanatical.

[beebeepka]

Only speculating but something tells me mineral water is often bottled while it's at still hot.

I didn't know what sous vide is. According to the wiki article, containers are either plastic or glass. It boggles the mind. Why would anyone cook in a plastic container

[arthur2e5]

Sous vide is long waterbath at around 55 C or lower. Not a typical plastic safety issue temperature.

Cooking in plastic (or any "original package") has a food safety point in restaurants. Keeping it sealed until the outside is sterilized reduces possible contamination. Immersion also makes for easier and faster heating.

[simmerup]

I imagine because it’s easier. The plastic doesn’t soak up as much of the heat and is easier to shift around and takes up less space