Wrapping up leftovers often means fighting with the cling film roll, trying to find the end, then watching it stick to itself before it has gone anywhere near the food.
Heyeco’s Beeswax Food Wrap is a simple alternative. It is a roll of organic cotton wrap covered in beeswax, which you cut to the size you need and reuse. It can be used for fruit and vegetables, sandwiches, and for covering jars or bowls of leftovers.
It is not recommended for raw meat, and it cannot be used in the microwave.
To use it, you mould the wrap around the food or container. The warmth of your hands makes it more pliable, so it sticks to itself and holds its shape. You do need to hold it in place for a few seconds, but once it has sealed, it feels fairly secure.
After using it, you wash it in cold water and leave it to dry. That makes it more useful than disposable cling film, especially if you are trying to cut down on waste at home, on a picnic, or while travelling in a car, van or campervan.
So, does it work?
I wrapped sandwiches in it and left them in the fridge overnight. They were still fine the next day, which is probably the sort of everyday use most people would want it for.
I also gave it a tougher test by wrapping half an onion. It actually reduced the smell better than cling film would, although it did not get rid of it altogether. That would probably have been a bit much to expect. The onion also did not dry out in the fridge while wrapped in it.
The main drawback was that, although the wrap is washable, the onion smell lingered. That means I would not want to reuse the same piece on something like sandwiches afterwards. For stronger-smelling foods, it may be worth keeping a separate piece aside.
Each roll comes in a cardboard box and measures 100cm by 33cm. The one I tried was an olive green wrap decorated with avocados, which looked quite attractive rather than purely practical.
At £13.95 a roll, it does seem a little pricey at first. However, because it is reusable and avoids using foil or cling film each time, it would probably work out as reasonable value if you use it regularly.
For travellers, it is a useful bit of low-fuss kit. It does not take up much room, it can be cut to fit different jobs, and it is handy for packed lunches, leftovers and fridge storage. In a van or campervan, where space and waste both matter, that practicality is the main appeal.
Heyeco Beeswax Food Wrap is available to buy at Amazon.
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