Did I just ruin some juice?

[cjam93]

Hey guys so I just tried the slow cooker method of steeping for the first time. My problem is I did it with plastic bottles. The temp was kept to the low setting the whole time, but after 4 hours the bottles were very hot to the touch. I also had them in two ziplock bags each. Some of the bottles were also a little caved in, like when you squeeze a soda bottle and put the top on. All of the juices smell fine, but I did not even think about the possibility of leaching chemicals from the plastics into my juices. Do you think my juices should still be ok or did I probably mess them up? The idea of plastic bottles being a bad idea did not cross my mind until after I had already done it.

 

[Bunnykiller]

how hot was very hot?? 150? 200? and did you do it with the caps on or off?

 

[cjam93]

I had the caps still. Honestly I don't know the temperature but for sure was not 200 I was still able to hold the bottles it just was not comfortable. I tried them this morning and did not taste plastic or anything like that.

 

[Stosh]

Should be fine, no more plastic taste than re-heating Moo goo gai pan in your microwave, likely to a much higher temp...

 

[cjam93]

Awesome thanks!!