Anyone use fabric sandwich wrappers or bread bags?

**Spirit Deer** · 02-27-2011, 04:11 PM

Ottawa isn't that big. Why is it everywhere I go, I'm tripping over people from Ottawa? Which is nice. I like you guys!

**hlwilson07** · 02-27-2011, 05:34 PM

We use cloth "ziplocs". I made little zippered bags the size of sandwich bags with 100% cotton. I opted to go unlined as I was unable to find anything I felt comfortable using. We've been using them for about 3 years now. We turn them inside out and wash them with other kitchen cloth. We found since it is breathable we can't leave things that stale easily in them overnight, so if we need to prep the night before we just put everything in a glassloc container. we've had no problem with things stailing between packing time and lunch time. Anything too messy for a bag we use either a glassloc container or a thermos.
once our 3yo is old enough for dayschool we will get a few stainless steel bento boxes for her to take as they are much lighter than glass and I really don't relish the idea of sending her off with glass. But that's only for things she can't bag.

**mndtrp** · 02-27-2011, 06:00 PM

What's the benefit of these over some sort of tupperware container? The only thing I can see being better is less space taken up in the dishwasher and cupboards. However, I don't see how they can keep the food in decent shape, especially when put into lunchboxes.

**Spirit Deer** · 02-27-2011, 07:32 PM

We've tried a big variety of plastic containers but haven't found anything that can easily hold something like 2 buns or an oversized piece of homemade bread. Standard sandwich bags aren't big enough, and even though we don't use many, it still gripes me to have to send multiple bags because they're not big enough for what my husband usually takes for lunch.

That's the attraction of the cloth wraps, because once I figure out what I'm doing, then I'll start tinkering with designs so they fit for our specific purposes. I used to design stuff like this for a living, so this is fun for me. Sometimes I like to do stuff just because I can! Making something reusable is just a bonus.