I’m fond of silicone baking products, which are highly heat-resistant and yet have excellent flexibility. You can get everything from oven mitts to cookie sheet liners to baking molds made out of the stuff. But a relatively new product really intrigues me.
The Food Loop looks something like a large plastic cable tie, but it’s made of silicone and, unlike cable ties, easy to remove. One of the sample photos shows the Food Loop holding together the drumsticks of a chicken. Having recently explained, in rather annoying detail, how to truss up a turkey using string, this looks like a marvelously simple alternative. Sure, you’d still have to close up the cavities holding the stuffing, but for tying back the drumsticks, this’d be way easier.
You can pick up a package of 6 from [Amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=geekygourmet-20&path=tg/detail/-/ B000CDQE9Q) for about $15.
September 25th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
I wonder how many of these it would take to tie a roast?
October 1st, 2006 at 5:13 pm
Hi Karen - I just got a set (6) of these foodloops. Each measures 15″ long which makes a 4 1/2″ diam circle. If that isn’t large enough…you can attach 2 together to fit around a large roast. These loops work great! Very easy to use & clean up in the dishwasher. Excellent results on an herb/bacon stuffed salmon and am going to try them to truss my Thanksgiving turkey.
February 23rd, 2007 at 10:42 pm
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