"MayQueen" <may@queenmay.com> wrote in message
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> Lori010 wrote:
>>>> Anyone try these and have an opinion?
>>> Yes, I recently bought a package of those, and it will be the last
>>> time I do. They work for steaming raw vegetables no better than any
>>> other heavy duty zip-bag, and not at all as good as (for example)
>>> Corningware does. In addition, the best "sprinkle over all" seasoning
>>> cannot be done through the opening because the to-serve-size cut
>>> veggies are stacked atop each other, unlike they are when using an
>>> appropriate Corningware dish. Curiousity tried them, common sense
>>> will not again.
>>>
>>> ...Picky
>>
>> BirdsEye makes great frozen veggies you steam in the bag they come
>> in..reasonably priced. I haven't seen the ziploc's so not sure how to
>> compare price wise.
>>
>
> I've tried the BirdsEye variety in the bag ready to go and those are
> great. But to buy bags to put my veggies in to steam I just don't get. I
> find it easy enough to put them in a bowl and cover with wrap before
> cooking in the MW.
>
> Even with the ready to steam bag of veggies I still put them in a bowl
> after cooking, so it's not like the Zip'nSteam bags are going to save me
> any washing or steps.

I finally saw the commercial for those. Looks like if anything it will
dirty another dish. They put the bag on a plate to microwave and then you'd
have to use a bowl to serve them in.