With Thanksgiving coming up, I was hoping to roast our turkey in plain brown paper bags. They have to be grocery-bag-size. My regulars are unreliable this year. I’m loath to use Reynolds because of family members who take... (0 replies, last updated by passionate_sense November 25, 2009)

what issue? I can not find it in April or May. It sounds intriguing & I assume that the reason for the paper bag is to keep the moisture in the chicken. If I can find the receipt I will give a try & let you know. (3 replies, last updated by Stanley Stephan May 25, 2003)

in a dye-free brown paper bag, breast side up, fold the edge under the turkey, put it all inside a roasting pan, and roast as long as needed for weight of bird. I always got the best quality bird available & had good results. No... (11 replies, last updated by Neta November 19, 2002)

In the last 3 years, I haven’t seen a single person at any of the 3 major store “families” (Loblaws/No Frills/Superstore, Sobey’s/Price Chopper/IGA, Dominion/Food Basics) with a paper bag. Maybe... (18 replies, last updated by gps_shag December 1, 2007)

I am looking for a supplier of a freezer wrap I have used for years. It is a dusky pink paper with a polyethylene coating on one side. I have bought it in the past through my butcher store but this is no longer possible. It comes... (3 replies, last updated by rosario October 30, 2007)

Is there a difference between parchment paper and waxed paper? Can waxed paper be used to line a cookie sheet? I have always used parchment paper instead. (53 replies, last updated by jen kalb September 14, 2009)

Greenbags are an expensive gimmick. You can save yourself lots of money by transferring potatoes to a plain old brown paper bag and storing them in a cool, dry, dark (this is important) environment. I keep mine on the very bottom... (6 replies, last updated by Ambimom October 1, 2009)

Just make them yourself: parchment paper and scotch tape. That’s the method we used in my cake class. Cut a piece of square parchment paper diagonally in half to form two triangles (two pastry bags). Form the triangle into... (12 replies, last updated by bulavinaka February 1, 2007)

One of my cooking class favorites is Poisson en Papillote (fish in a paper bag). It’s a bit complex in its preparation, but essentially it’s red snapper laid atop a mound of mushroom duxelles and another of tomato... (10 replies, last updated by Louise June 15, 2005)

Hi All, My husband is starting a new job where he is going to need to brown bag it with no refridgeration (he’ll take a cooler) but there will be no way to heat any food. He hasn’t had to do this for several years due... (9 replies, last updated by Amuse Bouches February 28, 2007)

in your purse if you can. I’m always frustrated when I’ve forgotten my reusable bag somewhere and have to bring home yet another paper bag. And another thing... consider not using plastic produce bags. Some produce... (131 replies, last updated by TampaAurora July 24, 2008)

Mine would lightly oil a clean brown paper bag. (6 replies, last updated by bite bite May 9, 2007)

I wasn’t referring to wax paper, as the OP was. I was referring to brown paper, like chopping up my very free grocery bags, the ones I get when I forget to bring my canvas bags (16 replies, last updated by KaimukiMan May 16, 2007)

I have read recently about how dangerous aluminum foil is in regards to Alzheimer’s disease. I have switched to parchment paper. Does anyone have a brand/type that they recommend- bleached versus unbleached? If I were roasting or... (4 replies, last updated by The Chowhound Team January 29, 2008)

I used to cut a circle of paper from a brown paper shopping bag and place that under my stewpot lid. I think I got that idea out of one of the Romagnoli’s Italian cookbooks. Last time I made a pot roast, I used a piece of... (11 replies, last updated by scubadoo97 February 4, 2008)