How does one remove tomato stains.  I have tried bleaching, Ajax, etc. and nothing seems to work.  Help!  Please. 

Ann Sandoval, Student Housing

For some reason, I don't have a problem with this.  Probably it's partly because I rarely cook or heat in my Tupperware, especially anything with fat in it (personal prejudice), plus I cook low-fat anyway, and it's the fat Tupperware® combined with tomato and heat that causes the worst problem.  Also, I put my Tupperware®, except for the finest and largest pieces, into my dishwasher, which I have set for a scalding last wash and rinse and non-heated air dry.  This prevents a lot of stains and gummy build-up.  Many dishwashers don't have the features necessary to deal with plastics without warping them, however, so BE CAREFUL!   With almost every model of dishwasher, you'll need to use the top rack only for all plastics. 

I asked the head of our Tupperware® distributorship about tomato stains, and received the reply below.

I'd like to add:  never, never use scouring powder on plastic containers like Tupperware® if you wish to conserve the finish.   Don't use metallic scouring pads, and go easy with Scotch-type fibrous scouring cloths, too.  If you do, next time you store anything that colors, you'll really see an ugly stain because the finish will be destroyed.  Just soak a dish with anything stuck on in hot water with some detergent or degreaser for a little bit, and it'll wash right off without scouring.  Patience is a virtue!

When you store hot food, use heat-resistant Tupperware®.  I like their Rock 'N Serve® for this purpose.  It's highly resistant to stains of all kinds, and goes directly from freezer to microwave to refrigerator.   It's also resistant to odors and a snap to clean.  Rectangular and round containers of all sizes are available.

Finally, that orange stain doesn't hurt anything, it's just unsightly.  You may have to just live with it if it's been stained for a while.

Spraying the inside of a Tupperware® Container with Pam or olive oil prior to putting any red sauce into the bowl will enhance the flavor of all recipes and protect the bowl from the bright orange stain, but will leave a little yellow tinge.

Removing stain is quite another story..... depends how long the stain was there.  If caught right away, try using a little baking soda- lemon juice paste, let sit in the sun for a day, and usually the sun will help bleach out the stain! 

Never use bleach!!!  It tends to leave a residue in the bowl (seeps into the pores) and then enters into the food....  and then when micro-waved, definitely leaves bleach fumes in your food.  Not recommended!

See more at Stains & Odors in your Tupperware®

I don't know whether you can help me but if you can't, maybe you could give me the address of someone who can.

I have been given a Tupperware®  rolling pin as a present but I don't know whether to fill it with hot or cold water.  I would very much appreciate it if you could give me any instructions about using it which may be helpful.

That's an easy one, Eve.   

Some dough, like pie crust,  needs to be kept extremely chilled when handling  in order to promote a tender, flaky texture.   Good pastry chefs often use a rolling pin made from marble or some other stone, keeping it in the refrigerator in between uses.  

When using the rolling pin for most dough, you don't need to fill it with anything.  Some people fill with warm water when rolling yeast dough, and I am sure in cool climates that's useful.  Here in (usually) hot Florida, I don't bother.

But when using it for pie crust or other pastry dough, or with any dough for which chilling or refrigeration before baking is  recommended, fill the rolling pin up with ice water.  You might even add a few small ice cubes or some crushed ice to maintain a really cold temperature.

I hope you'll really enjoy your rolling pin.  I love mine; it's easy to clean and dough doesn't stick to it as much as it does to a wooden one.  

Have purchased two of the Crystalwave 16oz cups/w handle (blue/green lid) for my daughter that teaches to use for lunch.  We can't get either of the lids to go on the cups..... Help!  These were purchased from a dealer in Asheville, don't have her name  What should we do?  Thanks. 

Question: did they ever fit? Or is this a new problem?  If they are well-used and just started giving a problem, perhaps they've been over-heated or the lips otherwise mistreated.  

Here's a solution that often works on new Tupperware.  Run the hottest water from your faucet into the sink or a dishpan. Submerge the dishes and seals for 10 minutes or so. Put caps on, and take out to cool. Let them get completely cool, like overnight.  Then test again.   This should fix it.  

If not, find your nearest distributorship in the phone book for replacement.

I had a Tupperware lid slip down and melt on the heating element in my dishwasher. Are the fumes/smoke resulting from this bad for your health? Should I run the dishwasher again? How do you get the crusted-on Tupperware off the heating element?   Thank you. 

My own personal opinion is that any chemical type smoke (or natural for that matter) can't be good. As I say, these are my own thoughts on the matter.

If it were me, I would scrape all I could off the element with perhaps a dull kitchen knife, holding the element firmly to avoid damaging or dislocating it. Then run it through again with all the windows open, and open it promptly at the end of the cycle to let it air out. 

Personally I have my dishwasher permanently stuck on air dry, and the element heats the water for a scalding rinse at the end of the cycle, which gets everything so hot that then the fan runs and dries the hot dishes. This way nothing melts. It heats its own water, too.  I understand that perhaps only Maytag and KitchenAid make this type of dishwasher now.  I know that fifteen years ago when I bought it, it cost 2 1/2 times what a cheap one would cost, and it's been worth every cent!  I never melt anything on top or bottom rack, although I try to keep the softer plastic items on the top shelf anyway. 

This dishwasher is under contract with Sears, and has had two very minor repairs and one main motor replacement.  It's getting along, though.  When daughter Cathy was here this summer, she decided to demonstrate how one of the dogs was scratching its behind on the gate, backed up against the dishwasher, and --- you guessed it --- it's now missing half its buttons.  That's okay, it'll prevent anyone from changing the settings!  I think they're frozen, anyway.  Cathy, I don't even notice it!  Just glad you came. 

I am looking for the item that had three containers together with a handle to put coffee creamer, sugar, etc. Can you tell me where I can find the item. I have been hunting thrift stores with no luck. Thank you for your help.

I remember them well.  I used mine for ketchup, mustard and pickle relish when we had barbeques or picnics in the yard with company (just-family got  to use bottles).   I no longer entertain so I gave mine away, and haven't seen it in the Tupperware book for years.   'Fraid you'll have to look elsewhere! 

Why are there little notches in the tabs on the lids?  Are these for hanging because they work great... but there are no racks available???  Do you know anything about this?

A few years ago the average kitchen in tract houses was so small and the cupboards so few that every inch counted, and Tupperware lids had a tab with a notch, and in the middle of the notch a circle.  A hanger was sold that these could be stored on, on the wall, under the top of a shelf on on the cupboard door.  I did it before I rebuilt and expanded my kitchen. 

Goes to show how Tupperware lasts, because those little notches are mostly things of the past.  Lids now fit the the Place for Seals.  But Tupperware lasts so long that the company made an appendage on this piece that serves two purposes.  You can rest it on a counter or in a cupboard, or you can hang it with enough clearance that the bottom flange still acts as a seal holder for those notched lids.

Hello;  I was a guest at a Tupperware party quite some time ago and received a calendar with some wonderful recipes - one of which became a family favorite, "caramel corn".  Unfortunately, my husband has thrown out the calendar and I no longer have the recipe.  If you can locate it, can you email it to me?  My family would be eternally grateful.  I used to make it as gifts for friends and family and they are all waiting to get some of the caramel corn again.

Yes, we certainly can.  I hope this is the one you are looking for.  From our Tupperware manager, Heidi Rosen:  Caramel Corn.

My girlfriend brought a Tupperware gift pack.  One product in the pack is still a mystery to me it has a number on the bottom 3663A-2 made in Philippines.  Does this number identify it?  If so could you tell me what it is for?

I don't give parties, personally, and I don't have a clue.  Most of them are a mystery to me too.  Can you scan me a picture of it to our email address?  Then we can identify it.

I purchased a Tupperware Stack Cooker a long time ago and I seem to have either misplaced or temporarily lost custody of the cookbook that goes with it.  I noticed that a new one costs $28.00.  My question to you is: Would you happen to know of another way to get the Italian Chicken w/broccoli, rice side dish and the peach dessert recipes from this book.  My daughter keeps reminding me to make this for her (it's her favorite) and I really hate to put out the money if there is still the possibility of getting it back. I would appreciate any leads you my have.  P.S. Just love the Stack Cooker - everything cooks perfect, and always tender.  Thank you

Had better luck with this one:  See Italian Chicken with Broccoli.   I don't at this time have the other two recipes.  The Stack Cooker Recipe Book is worth every cent of the money, having thousands of mix-and-match menus that can be cooked in a hurry in the microwave in the Stack Cooker, most in just minutes.  You won't be sorry!  And by the way, it's only $23.99 in either English or Spanish.  Click on the Cranberry Stack Cooker to find the cookbook at Tupperware Online to find and order the cookbook.

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