KitchenCraft Natural Elements Vegan Food Wrap, 3 Organic Cotton Sheets

How to use it

The organic cotton sheets are coated with candelilla wax, soy wax and pine resin, so they can be warmed in your hands and moulded around food or a container. That gives you a reusable way to cover a bowl, wrap a sandwich or keep cut fruit and vegetables covered, rather than reaching for cling film or foil.

The pack contains three sheets in different sizes: small (19 x 18 cm), medium (31 x 29 cm) and large (36.5 x 35 cm). Choose a sheet to suit what you’re covering, then use the warmth of your hands to help it hold its shape. After use, wash it in cool water and leave it to air dry before putting it away.

What you’ll notice day to day

This is a vegan alternative to beeswax wraps, made without animal products and described as biodegradable and compostable. It suits everyday food-covering jobs where a flexible wrap is more useful than a rigid lid, and having three sizes gives you options for smaller portions as well as a larger bowl or item of food.

It is intended for repeated use, and the sheets can be refreshed with vegan wax cubes. That makes it a different approach from disposable film: you’ll need to wash and dry the wrap after using it, but it can be brought back into use rather than thrown away after one covering. You’ll like it if you want to reduce reliance on single-use food wrap and are happy to care for a reusable alternative.

What to know

The wrap is not microwaveable, so it is not suitable for covering food during microwave heating. For that job, use a microwave-safe cover instead. Its mouldable format is suited to wrapping and covering, rather than replacing every kind of food-storage container or lid.

The largest sheet measures 36.5 x 35 cm, while the other two are smaller. The product description says the sheets can be cut to size, but doing so will change their dimensions and may affect how much food or how many containers they cover. Not the best choice if you need a wrap that can go into the microwave, it is more relevant for cold storage, lunch wrapping and covering leftovers before refrigeration.

Questions before you buy

Is it made with beeswax? No. The stated materials are organic cotton, candelilla wax, soy wax and pine resin, with no animal products.

How do you clean the sheets? Wash them in cool water and leave them to air dry. The product information also says they can be refreshed using vegan wax cubes.

What sizes are included? There are three sheets: 19 x 18 cm, 31 x 29 cm and 36.5 x 35 cm. This gives you a choice of sizes for different wrapping and covering tasks.

Should you buy it?

Choose this set if you want a reusable, vegan wrap for sandwiches, cut produce or bowls, and the three-sheet size range matches the jobs you have in mind. Compared with disposable cling film, it involves washing and drying between uses, compared with a hard container, it is flexible and can mould around food. The microwave restriction is the clearest reason to choose another format for a particular task. If those uses fit your routine, this is a practical way to try reusable food wrapping without beeswax.