Ever wonder why the food turns bad and dark when outside the fridge. It happens as a result of reaction of bacteria with substances in food as well as the effect of oxygen on fats which causes the crooks to become rancid. This is where aluminum foil has a role as it provides a barrier against light, oxygen, odours and flavours, moisture and bacteria. Commercial aluminum foil is really pliant, you are able to wrap it around anything. The reason for the buzz of foil has been inexpensive, durable, non toxic and greaseproof so it is perfect for food packaging. This popularity continue to grow and now four-sided, fin-sealed pouches have gained wide popularity for military, medical, and retail food applications and, in larger sizes, for institutional food service packs.
In food packaging it's many applications including aseptic packaging for drinks and dairy products that allows these to be put away from refrigerator or wrapping leftovers in the fridge so they really don't dry up. Travelling can be more enjoyable and not messy anymore if you wrap all your food and sanwiches with commercial foil. Furthermore, wrapping delicate foods like mushrooms and vegetables with aluminum foil are perfect for barbeques. If you have never had an onion cooked for the grill engrossed in foil, you might be really missing out. It's also a great solution for packaging fast food or take-away meals.
Reynold's Metals, the second largest aluminum company in the US as well as the third largest in the world was founded in 1919 and also, since then has become a leader in developing and promoting new ways to use aluminum. plastic packaging was first introduced in 1947 which is now an well identified brand to consumers. It's one of the strongest food wrapping materials and is also great for both heat and cold. The strength and puncture resistance on this material is because of the balance of iron and silicon seen in the alloy. Now, safety should not be fear when using Reynold's Wrap Aluminum Foil since it's safe as always to wrap food for all of your family to work with. This easily used foil wrap will make packaging food a piece of cake without having difficulty in folding and wrapping.
Aluminium foil isn't just employed for packaging but also used to manufacture thermal insulation for that construction industry, fin stock for air conditioning units, electric coils for transformers, capacitors for radios and televisions, insulation for storage tanks and decorative products. The many uses have forced some to refer to it as the 'wonder' material.