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Post by Cyngbaeld on Nov 30, 2012 20:47:55 GMT -5
Wasn't sure where to put this. I don't have a microwave. Don't have a heating pad. Don't trust hot water bottles not to leak. Wanted some sort of hot pack that I could heat in boiling water on the stove top. So I got a pint size food saver bag (recycling it) and filled it with damp sand and sealed it with the clothes iron. Didn't want it vacuum sealed because I wanted it to conform, not be like a brick. Works pretty good actually. I drop it in a pot of boiling water and turn the stove off and wait till it is good and hot then dry it off and wrap in a towel. It is one of the thicker boil in bags but I don't want to melt the plastic. Just turning off the stove or moving the pot over works fine if the water is boiling before you put the bag in.
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Post by Valerie on Nov 30, 2012 23:35:26 GMT -5
Great idea, Kim! Thanks!
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Post by mysisteringa on Dec 1, 2012 7:57:35 GMT -5
Really great idea, Kim. I don't have a microwave or heating pad either. I'm doing this one! Thanks
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Post by susan on Dec 1, 2012 14:30:41 GMT -5
That's a great idea. I use a rice bag that I throw in the microwave for 2 minutes. Works great, but what happens if the grid goes down? I really need to find something that I can warm on top of the wood stove without setting it on fire.
Susan
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Post by Granny Smith on Dec 1, 2012 15:30:13 GMT -5
Susan, how about heating something (rice, sand, small pebbles) in a pan on the stove and dumping it into a fire-resistant bag, maybe something made like you'd make an oven mitt?
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