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The picnic-plate challenge.(Bambu Veneerware All-Occasion plates)(Brief article)

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| June 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The claim. New disposable Bambu Veneerware All-Occasion plates, made of bamboo, "will not bend or buckle under the weight of food."

The test. We pitted Bambu plates against plates of coated paper (Dixie Ultra), foam (Hefty Everyday Strong and Spill Resistant), reinforced paper (Chinet Classic White Dinner), and regular paper (America's Choice Heavy Duty). To test whether food soaked through, we placed each plate on a preweighed paper sheet, poured tap water and peanut oil in the middle of each, left them for 60 minutes, then weighed the paper sheet again. To test the plates' ability to hold your picnic dinner, we loaded each with fried chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, and cole slaw (almost a pound per plate), left the plates for ...

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