Creative ways to use wax food wraps

Beeswax food wraps can be used for a multitude of things. While the common use is for food beeswax wraps are a lot more diverse and are great for things you have probably never considered. Since we are all about sustainability some of these creative ideas will help you use a lot less plastic. What is not to love about that.

We put our heads together and came up with the following:

• Wrap flower stems and avoid using a plastic bag to catch unwanted drips.

• Make them into food pouches rather than using zip lock bags

• Cover food when dining outside

• Use large wraps to make origami boxes to put treats in for when you’re driving e.g., almonds, carrots etc.

• Make some popcorn pouches and snuggle up on the couch with your favourite movie

• You can roll out your pasta dough or shortcrust pastry dough on a beeswax wrap (be sure to sprinkle with a little bit of flour first)

• Use to cover rising bread dough and fermenting foods such as yoghurt, kombucha and buttermilk.

• They are also handy for opening jars.

• You can use a wrap to protect toothbrushes or wrap up bars of soap for travelling (or camping).

• Wrap your specialty cheeses in them

• Line the shelves or bins in your fridge

Using beeswax wraps for other purposes is a simple first step on your sustainability journey. They can be used multiple times and are easy to care for - just rinse in cold water, hang to dry and re-use!