[tucsoncarol]

OK, it is not recommended to boil the Ziploc bags. Am I missing a key element here? After reading the recommendations all I see is that the bags may melt (then make your omelet another way) or release plastic compounds into your food that MAY be carcinogenic. I drink diet soft drinks, eat my eggs over easy, breathe the air in the city where I live. All these things and more are very likely not good for me. I cannot readily bring to mind a thing that is not listed somewhere as possibly bad for me. I'm not trying to make light of this issue. I know some people won't even eat with plastic flatware in fear of plastic leaching into their systems. I just think we all need to pick our fights and this isn't one I'm going to worry about. I have melted my share of plastic in the microwave and will again I'm sure. I also sometimes boil in Ziploc freezer bags.