Wax paper

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Wax paper

Wax paper (also called waxed paper) is a kind of paper

Paper

Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
that is made moisture proof through the application of wax

Wax

Wax has traditionally referred to a substance that is secreted by bees and used by them in constructing their honeycombs.It is an imprecisely defined term generally understood to be a substance with properties similar to beeswax, namely...
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The practice of oiling parchment or paper in order to make it semi-translucent or moisture-proof goes back at least to medieval times.

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Wax paper (also called waxed paper) is a kind of paper

Paper

Wax

Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb....
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Wax paper is commonly used in cooking

Cooking

Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat, selecting, measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure for producing safe and edible food....
, for its non-stick properties, and wrapping food for storage, such as cookie

In the United States and Canada, a cookie is a small, flat-baked treat, containing milk, flour, eggs, and sugar, etc. In most English-speaking countries outside North America, the most common word for this is biscuit; in many regions both terms are used, while in others the two words have different meanings?a cookie is a plain bu...
s, as it keeps water out or in. It is also used in arts and crafts

Arts and crafts

Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with one's own hands and skill. These can be sub-divided into handicrafts or "traditional crafts" and "the rest"....
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Food Preparation

Oven: Wax paper should not be used for most baking as it will smoke, however it can be used in some baking as long as the batter completely covers the wax paper.

Microwave: Wax paper can function as a splatter cover in microwave cooking. Because the paper is mostly unaffected by microwaves, it will not heat to the point of combustion

Combustion

Combustion or burning is a complex sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat or both heat and light in the form of either a glow or flames, appearance of light flickering....
under normal usage. This makes wax paper more functional than plastic wrap

Plastic wrap

Plastic wrap is a thin plastic film typically used for sealing food items in containers to keep them fresh. Plastic wrap, typically sold on rolls in boxes with a cutting edge, clings to many smooth surfaces and can thus remain tight over the opening of a container with no adhesive or other devices....
which will melt at lower temperatures, or aluminium foil

Aluminium foil

Aluminium foil is aluminium prepared in thin metal leafs, with a thickness less than 0.2 mm / 0.008 in, although much thinner gauges down to 0.006 mm are commonly used....
(or tin foil

Tin foil

Tinfoil or tin foil is a thin metal leaf made of tin.Actual tin foil was superseded by cheaper and more durable aluminium foil, which is sometimes called "tin foil" because of its former material....
) which is not safe for use in most microwave oven

Microwave oven

A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a kitchen appliance that cookings or heats food by dielectric heating. This is accomplished by using microwave radiation to heat water and other dipole within the food....
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Other Uses

Wax paper is used to create sky lantern

Sky lantern

Sky lanterns are airborne paper lanterns traditionally found in Far East cultures. They are constructed from oiled rice paper on a bamboo frame, and contain a small candle or fuel cell composed of a waxy flammable material....
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Wax paper is also used in the manufacture of some less expensive models of the kazoo

Kazoo

The kazoo is a device fitted that adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when one vocalizes into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton - a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane....
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Wax paper can also used as a low friction mouse pad.

Another use of wax paper is to apply wax to objects. By rubbing the wax paper on an object the wax will rub off the paper and onto the object. This is useful for adding a slight polish

Polishing

Polishing is the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing it or using a chemical action, leaving a surface with significant specular reflection and minimal diffuse reflection....
or to reduce friction

Friction

File:Friction alt.svgFriction is the force resisting the relative lateral motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, or material elements in contact....
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Wax paper can also be used to block smells.

Safety razor blades

Safety razor

A safety razor is a razor where the skin is protected from all but the very edge of the blade.These razors are referred to as "safety" razors as opposed to the straight razor which is sometimes referred to as a "cut-throat razor." It is often thought that the safety razor was designed to eliminate the possibility of a user seriously inju...
are traditionally wrapped in wax paper, to make handling them less dangerous.

Wax paper

Food Preparation

Other Uses

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