Reheating

Aluminum containers

We portion fridge-to-oven dishes such as casseroles in recyclable aluminum containers. These can go directly in the oven but please remove the plastic lid first! Afterwards, wash these by hand and/or in the dishwasher and then recycle.

Plastic containers

Do not put these in the oven! They will melt. Remove the contents of the plastic container and heat them in an oven-safe or stovetop-safe pan or tray.

Microwave: These containers are marketed as microwave-safe. They are plastic #5, polypropylene (PP). PP is more stable at high temperatures than other plastics and many people microwave these. Personally, we avoid heating any plastic that is in contact with food. If in doubt, we recommend following the reheating advice above.

If you recycle: All of these containers can be recycled in commercial or municipal recycling systems if you follow one rule - plastics need to be reasonably clean to be recycled. If a container is oily and not easily rinsed clean, you could wash it with your other dishes in the dishwasher then recycle it. Otherwise, put the oily container in the trash.

If you don’t recycle: Wash and reuse the containers. Otherwise, put them in the trash.

Reheating from frozen

To reheat from frozen, pull the wrapped container(s) from the freezer and put it in the fridge to thaw. This can take awhile, plan accordingly! Then follow the instructions on the label for reheating.