Homemade Beeswax Food-Wrap (Natural Alternative To Clingfilm.)

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These foodwrap sheets smell beautiful - and they work. One day they’ll be for sale on our website or on Madeline’s - but until then you’ll just have to make your own. Don’t boil the wax - just get it really hot so it’s thin enough to really saturate your cloth. And use lightweight material (cotton, fine linen, silk, etc.) - and make sure it’s clean before you start, obviously. Have fun!
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[@Iwakeuptired]

My favourite thing to make with beeswax is body balm. You can use it for everything from chapped lips to baby's nappy rash or just as a moisturiser. Three ingredients, beeswax, macadamia oil, coconut oil.

[@theseabeangallery5374]

I've been searching for a cling film alternative for ages, thanks!

[@tupensworth7629]

Great idea. Possibilities are endless! Sew up a mini 'pillow case' with a zip or a tuckable flap and wax that and you've got a sandwich bag etc. Presumably you can wash these in cool water and reuse? Love your channel!

[@sewgatormomm]

Marvelous idea! Thank you for sharing. Happy Holidays!

[@geraldinewillis5926]

I’ve got stove envy!! I love the wee blue stanley😍

[@fattyhamster]

Perfect! I was wondering what I could do with my leftover stumps of beeswax candles... now they can be upcycled into these food wraps! Thanks for the video :)

[@gerrikinsella892]

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[@GayestWinston]

Nice😄👍

[@anniepower8549]

What a great idea! Thanks so much for the demo. I live in London and don't keep bees, but I will tell my beekeeper friend about this, and wangle some wax from her hopefully! :-)

[@JamieRChamberlain]

Fantastic idea!!!

[@mariecrowe8843]

Fantastic…..I’ll make these tomorrow, I have loads of material and bees wax etc and they wanted £14 for them in the shops!

[@kittymeowmeow1684]

definitely trying this!!

[@rudy8212002]

Those are amazing for going green. It'd reduce the pollution of the environment big time. I'm probably going to make some of those.

[@2fluffy2bunny]

LOVE THIS!

[@CWsooner]

Thanks for sharing!

[@marleneguth6261]

Wow what a great idea!!!!!!

[@kris2435]

Thanks for the tip

[@creativeobsin]

great idea!

[@cosak23]

have used smaller squares as fire lighters

[@061356]

How clever!

[@aanahanaa]

amazing tutorial. i love how she used the silk fabric, how well did that do? thanks for sharing

[@0SPACE0BAR0]

This is suck a good idea! I hope that this product truly works, and that its creator does well with buisness!

[@estherkoti2004]

that's awesome

[@erendiraherrera1875]

what a great idea to bring it to the grocery for cheese, ham or anything else really

[@benmatthews3732]

Brilliant! I wish I had a neighborly source of beeswax. (Bonnie)

[@rumaislam5031]

Nice

[@marukochan9163]

Wowww... 😮

[@allanegleston13]

intersting indea. in my country, (usa( i remember when the meatcutter would use paper. they had 2 kinds , white butcher paper and brown butcher paper . they would tie the items with a string. good luck with this idear. :)

[@emmabroughton2039]

What a wonderful idea! I hate cling film and am trying to avoid using tin foil, so I'm going to have a go at making some of these myself. I wonder if I can use my husband's old shirts (well washed of course) instead of buying new fabric... hmm.

[@louiseburgess1624]

Sorry to hijack your post but just to say, I have found that men's old shirts are the best things to use. Preferably a pattern as plain fabrics (especially white) aren't quite so nice to use, but they do the job! Recycling fabrics is definitely the way to go...

[@candicechristensen1753]

interesting!

[@robincorprew9007]

Was that the dog bed on the floor next to the wax sheets cooling station?

[@lapislazuli455]

Great idea! Can coconut oil be substituted with olive oil?

[@WayOutWestx2]

worth a try?

[@deborahtorgler7491]

Great idea! Is the coconut oil meant to keep it more pliable?

[@WayOutWestx2]

Yes - they would be crackly without it.

[@linoleumbonypart385]

would be great to wrap cheese

[@suzisaintjames]

Great product! If you come up with a great freezer wrap, please let us know. I currently wrap food in a cloth or wax paper envelope and then into a plastic sealable bag. My logic is to keep the food away from the plastic, and the plastic keeps the air away from the food. My only quandary is that, as far as I can research, wax paper is made from paraffin wax, which is made from petroleum. :-( How well do your waxed clothes clean up after a sloppy sandwich like a egg salad or the squashed banana I usually find at the bottom of my purse? xoxo

[@lauradonofrioart]

I had a question...how do you wash off the wax from the pot and the spatula? What is the best way to wash off wax? Scrape it off?

[@WayOutWestx2]

very hot water works well

[@pintofgames9178]

How are you with this storm it is not too bad here but there is one tree barely hanging on outside .. Did she think of this idea herself ? have a lovely christms guys!

[@madsmckeever]

No, I bought some when I was on holidays in New Zealand, and then copied. I wish I had thought of it!

[@pintofgames9178]

such a cool idea thanks for showing us

[@icarus901]

Tim, do they survive being refrigerated without shattering the wax between threads? We know how terribly brittle cold comb can be..maybe the wax is more flexible with the addition of coconut oil?? Something I must try!

[@WayOutWestx2]

Yes, they do. No problem. The oil seems to work really well. Not sure about a freezer though..

[@icarus901]

Reporting back (now that I've made my own): when really cold in the freezer, it does get a bit crackly unless all excess wax dripped out of the fabric before setting. I've found that increasing the coconut oil ratio makes it more freezer tolerant, but it doesn't stick to itself as well.

[@WayOutWestx2]

Good work! So have you decided what ratio would be the best compromise?

[@icarus901]

Not yet, but leaning toward oil > 10% by mass. Seems the fabric threadcount is nearly as important as the ratio. The level of refinement in the wax also affects the outcome, too..

[@Scranny]

Does the beeswax wrap pass on any flavor to the food?

[@WayOutWestx2]

Not that we've noticed.

[@roisinseoighe7476]

Beannachtai na Nollag as Connemara! does she grow those squashes indoors or outdoors? this is such a clever clever idea I think colm is watching in the other room!

[@WayOutWestx2]

thanks Roisin! I'll have to check about the squashes..

[@madsmckeever]

The butternuts were grown in a polytunnel the Red Kuris were grown outside.

[@colmseoighe]

if you dont cut them with the wrinkled sciccors do they fray? like on the unct crinkled sides also?

[@madsmckeever]

I don't think they would fray if they were cut with an ordinary scissors, because the wax would stop the fraying.

[@jan3211200]

And when you see them getting dirty or smelly boil them and get the wax out then dry and rewax

[@torokitoroki]

whao guys that knife made a SPARK shaving the wax! how hard is your beeswax? O_O

[@TeaandFiona]

Why couldn't she line the table with newspaper instead of the floor? That's the only thing that bothered me

[@oehningerorgel6418]

👍

[@sajidaharoon3806]

won't the beeswax melt when we wrap something hot ? will it not melt and drip if we cover a hot soup or curry bowl ?

[@hex0rz1]

speaking of beeswax... what's become of your bees??? you hardly have any videos on them anymore! :(

[@WayOutWestx2]

It's true! I felt quite miserable about having to downsize (I only have about 20 hives these days, because of the wet summers). I had to adjust - but this season I'll make some more beekeeping videos.

[@hex0rz1]

WayOutWest Blowinblog huh! how many were you at before??

[@WayOutWestx2]

120

[@hex0rz1]

WayOutWest Blowinblog :D now that's something to shake a stick at! did you know your per hive honey average?

[@michaelplesch]

You had better get a patent before someone copies your idea. I question the ink transfer and reuse.

[@nenaarawig646]

May if you have your kids?.. i wish you had....

[@WayOutWestx2]

Two grown up sons - and one who will never grow up because he died : - (