![]() Woodford finds aluminum foil works especially well in wrapping Mancino’s Grinders, or submarine sandwiches, according to Alcoa’s corporate Web site. The European Aluminum Foil Association claims aluminum foil is an ideal product for protecting food because it is malleable it does not absorb grease, oil or water it does not react with most common compounds and it is sterile, tasteless and odor-free.Īluminum foil is more effective than plastic wrap when freezing food because of its ability to hold moisture. “He wrapped the turkey up in the foil and it turned out perfectly,” she said. His wife could not find a pan for the turkey and the representative doubted there would be any pans left in the store on Thanksgiving Day, Schweitzer said. Schweitzer said aluminum foil went on the market as a household product in the 1940s, when a Reynolds Wrap sales representative used an extra roll of foil from his car to save his family’s Thanksgiving Dinner. Reynolds Wrap is now owned by Alcoa, which purchased the popular brand name six years ago. Today Reynolds Wrap is made of 99 percent alloy aluminum iron and silicon add strength and puncture resistance in the remaining one percent. “‘Tin foil’ is just carried over from days when it was used for other more industrial uses,” Schweitzer said, adding that all household foil is now aluminum. However, Reynolds Wrap foil has been made of aluminum since 1926. Tin foil was originally used for industrial purposes such as lining cigarette packages, said Pat Schweitzer, an Alcoa spokesperson. “I’m a tin foil fan.”Īctually, the “tin foil” used in homes and restaurants is not tin at all. “It’s very versatile and very nice to use and also inexpensive,” she said. Woodford, a Mancino’s employee, said the restaurant uses tin foil on a regular basis to wrap up leftovers. Tin foil may not be the most exciting kitchen accessory, but junior Kylie Woodford said it plays an important role in the kitchen at Mancino’s Grinders and Pizza. It crinkles, hurts to chew on and can even be made into a hat to ward off alien mind probes. ![]()
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