DIY Beeswax food wraps 

The cloth covers remind me so much of old movies where the farm wives would carry baskets of food to the workers in the field, and all the food would be wrapped in cloth. They are so cute! Thanks for sharing, Katie.

Just some answers to all of you asking about these. 1. You don’t use just beeswax. You use a mixture of beeswax, powdered pine resin and jojoba oil. 2. You also don’t iron it between aluminium foil, you iron it between parchment paper. 3. Both pine resin and beeswax inhibit bacterial and fungal growth. 4. The pine resin makes the melting point of the beeswax higher so you can use it even on a warm day without the wax melting. 5. The Jojoba oil makes it all more flexible so the wax doesn’t crack too much when you use the wrap. 6. You clean it by wiping it with a damp cloth or washing it in cool water with mild soap, depending on how dirty it is. 7. You refresh is (when it gets very cracked) by putting it on parchment paper on a cookie sheet in a low over (200F) for 1-2 minutes to remelt the wax and pine resin. Or you can iron it between two sheets of parchment paper. 8. You can wrap anything in it except for meat and liquids. 9. Use the iron method because it gives you the best coverage with the least mess. If you get too much wax on your sheet it will be too sticky.

I've always understood that you clean your beeswax wraps in cold water with non abrasive soap. the warm water can eventually wear the layer of beeswax down.

Good job Katie well done the planet says thanx 🌏🌲🐠🐟🐋🐬

love this idea

Much easier than I ever expected and much more economical that store bought ones. Would love an update in a month or so letting us know how they are holding up.

You can also call you local Bee Keeper association and ask to buy Bee's Wax straight from the source!! I have made these thanks to your directions! I used my coffee grinder and my sister used her food processor to grind own the wax, much easier and faster!! I love mine! thank you!

Wow that is so cool! Great info on the beeswax i was actually looking online to purchase some I know exactly what to look for now always wanted to make some lip balm! Mahalo for sharing!!🌞

Great idea! I have seen this on different other channels! But it is really a great idea! With the iron is also very environment friendly! Thumbs up!

Tutorial starts at 5:50

A box grater would be better also use parchment . You want something no stick and you can also reuse any bees wax that melts again.

Nice demo! I hadn't heard of the ironing method, with protection on each side provided by aluminum foil. A) Seems the result was more even than melting in oven and trying to drip dry, as I did. Wax dried so fast I'd either find I needed to smooth out, cut or otherwise remove was at the bottom of the cloth if I hung it to dry. B) You probably had less waste with this ironing method, due to my cutting and getting wax on hands, lifting implements, etc. and C) I can see it would be important to use heavy duty foil, as you did, because the lighter weight or recycled foil would tear too easily, and likely get wax on the iron. Glad you wrote that you later turned up the heat to "high" on the iron and it worked better.

Daniel Boone and Becky would be smiling right now... :) .. Interesting project...

you are the bomb diggity!!!!

I really like this, Katie. I have some bees wax in raw form that a bee keeper gave me. I need to clean it first, and then try this.

I bought 4 sheets already made for £35s, thinking it was a bit costly for doing my bit for the environment. Hope this is just as good so perhaps I can make it for half the price. Thanks for that!

Awesome 😎 I am so making some of these

I would refrain from using aluminum foil (not so healthy a choice) and use parchment paper instead. It is much less toxic. I personally prefer the oven method at 225F and a good quality paint brush to smooth the wax. I would never use Aluminum foil. Just my environmental 2 cents worth :)

They sell blocks of beeswax at my local candle shop. I'm definitely trying this out!

Wow great! Didnt know

Awesome video my sister...

Very good

We just bought 4 packs, the Lescan wraps. It's been four months and haven't had to use plastic wrap since. If anyone knows how to get a hold of Lescan wraps please let me know, they don't have a website. I think there in Barrie Ontario. It works so much better than plastic. Other parents keep asking me we're too get them. I want more, your food taste better.

I'm going to do this as soon as I can get my locally sourced beeswax. Still waiting to hear from the apiary about how much they have, if any, at this time.

hi katie...thank you so much for giving me the sizes! i have looked at so many videos and no one has said what sizes i need to cut the material...i'm wondering if i should wash the fabric first? i really appreciate your videos!! thanks so much! i've subscribed!

Katie, This is interesting. I will have to give this a try. I definitely have some fabric around. How do you clean them? Lots of uses. TFS. Enjoyed. :)

These are so cool!! I loosely follow the Soulemama blog and she had a company that did these as her sponsor. I was intrigued. I know Michaels has beeswax because I splurged one day because I love the smell of beeswax candles and made my own. A side note, I am going through my slow cooker recipe books to get some inspiration/season changing dinners. The Rival CrockPot Cooking recipe book I have has recipes to make bread in the crockpot. They suggest using the Bread 'n Cake Bake pan for it. I thought I'd tell you since your one video you mentioned holding off on crockpot bread.

I found a bee keeper a couple of hours away on facebook marketplace, and bought a brick of beeswax from them. :) It wasn't that expensive, either.. considering how far a 1 lb block will go.

What would you use the huge sheets for?

Genius! Love this project. Will you do a follow up after you've used them awhile? How do you clean them?

make sure to do both sides

thanks for the tutorial, how did cleaning your micro-plane go?

Just wax sounds easier than wax plus jajoba or another food safe oil... melting the wax in the oven then evening it out with a brush looked easier to me, though, so I think I will try that. I am going to use a silicone basting brush so hopefully I can use boiling water to clean the wax off with no issues, which should work for any grater used as well (just be careful not to burn yourself on the metal).

Hi, I just came across your channel yesterday watching your freezer meals. I would really like an update on how these are working for you. I would like to try something similar. I also want to try melting food storage bags to cloth and make reusable sandwich "bags" for my kids lunches. Those wouldn't be effected by heat and cold like the beeswax would. Thanks for all the videos.

Next time use parchment paper, it will work alot better and stick less

Too bad the wax stuck to the foil, my first attempt would be using the iron also, this is a great experiment, I’ll be using the oven method to let all the wax penetrate the fabric.

Is that possible to make reusable snack or lunch bags not just wraps?

Don't skimp on the beeswax- check. I think that is the coolest thing! I'd probably wrap everything!! TFS

The fact that you used an iron to create your wraps was amazing for me because my oven doesn't really work and I was getting worried that I couldn't be able to make them, but now I have a great example thanks to you!!

these look wonderful. i wonder how they would be for bread keepers after it is baked? have to seen any made into bread bags?

Can you put beeswax on both sides to make it easier to clean?

It would be nice to add the items that you made the covers with below the video ( where it says SHOW MORE ) .....Thanks !

how do you clean it

this is really nice but i'm just curious if it gets dirty how do you wash it? just with water or you don't?

I am wondering if it would work better if the bottom foil was wrapped around an ironing board and taped secure to prevent it from coming up as you work.

Silly question, but do you do the side with the print?

And, how did they work in the freezer, are you happy with the results? - Thanks!

Do you need to put wax on both sides

These are good ideas for a fridge, but I’m guessing you can’t use them as wraps in summer?

Is there something i can use other than beeswax for this?

Is it washable?

Does it have to be bees wax or can it be household wax?

So I tried this and it doesn't seem that the beeswax will stick to itself... I'm using 100% cotton fabric and the same brand of bees wax from Michael's. Any suggestions Katie?

I don’t use aluminum anything in my kitchen

Any updates on how these have held up?

Did these work in your freezer?

hello, I know it's late but can I use soy wax?

What about rubbing the wax directly on the cloth and then ironing it....

Just be aware of the aluminium that might be transferred to your wraps. Thank you

How would you clean them?

Is there any vegan alternative to these that'll work well?

I bought bees wax from Michaels and it says not for use in contact for skin, but to use for candle-making. The ingredient is just beeswax. Should this matter?

What happens if u wrap a sandwich in the summer and keep it in your bag? Won't the beeswax stick to the food? I guess this is only to be used for things that go in the freezer or for room temp(?)

It won't evenly distribute as shavings you need to melt it in a bain marie and brush it on with a paint brush then iron under foil.

Put in oven for ten seconds. Not iron

I THINK THE OVEN METHOD IS EASIER.

Can you put them in washing machine?

Noisy with the foil

Thank you for making this video, I need to do this. You should never use aluminum foil to cook with or heat any other way. Aluminum is very bad for you. I will use paper like a paper grocery bag.

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I love this idea unfortunately its not vegan friendly.

even the bees are cheap quality in China. 😑

Making beeswax wraps to encourage people to use less plastic. The beeswax you're showing in the video is wrapped in ..... plastic.

Oh my God now we are going to far, geez buy some some baggies please