On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:49:51 -0700, "Mike Avery"
> wrote:

>On 1 Dec 2003 at 9:45, Kenneth wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 14:41:00 GMT, HeatherInSwampscott
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >For anybody out there
>> >looking but not finding free ones, you can also buy them brand new at
>> > Home Depot in 5 gal. and I think 2 gal. sizes (pizzarias tend to
>> >re-use the pickle buckets as grease waste buckets. )
>>
>> Hi Heather,
>>
>> I would be careful about the HD source unless I knew that these
>> buckets were food grade. Same issue for folks who use plastic trash
>> bags for food storage. The food grade plastic really is different in
>> that it does not have the nasty stuff that can, and does, leach into
>> food.
>
>They are the same hdpe plastic that is used in the pickle, mayo, and other
>food storage buckets. No added films. The last bakery in town used them
>extensively, and the health inspectors never raised an eyebrow about the
>matter.
>
>Mike

Hi Mike,

When I posted the term "HD" I meant "Home Depot" rather than "high
density."

My home depot has two different 5 gallon buckets neither of which are
food grade. My understanding is that not all high density polyethylene
is appropriate for contact with food because the manufacturers use
different plasticizers depending on the intended purpose.

All the best,

--
Kenneth

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