A tied steak, a trussed raw chicken and roast chickens tied with cotton twine

Food grade cotton

Vivifying Butcher's Twine

Cotton kitchen twine in plain beige and in red and white, 1 mm or 2 mm, in rolls of 328 and 656 feet. From $5.99.

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Which Vivifying kitchen twine for which job

Which Vivifying twine is best for trussing a turkey?

The Cotton Butcher's Twine in 2 mm. It is undyed cotton and thick enough not to cut into a heavy bird. From $5.99.

Cotton Butcher's Twine

Which twine is best for tying bakery boxes?

The Red and White Baker's Twine. It is 2 mm striped cotton in rolls of 328 and 656 feet. From $6.79.

Red and White Baker's Twine

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ProductThicknessLengthUseFrom
Cotton Butcher's Twine1 mm or 2 mm328 or 656 ftTrussing, roasts, sausage$5.99
Red and White Baker's Twine2 mm328 or 656 ftBakery boxes, gifts, kitchen$6.79

Type against type

Cotton twine or jute twine in the kitchen

Vivifying cotton butcher's twineJute twine
MaterialFood grade cotton, undyedNatural jute
Thickness1 mm or 2 mm2 mm to 4 mm
Sheds fibresNoYes
Better choice whenThe twine touches food or goes in the ovenThe job is in the garden, where jute composts with the plants

One rope supplier describes cotton twine this way:

Cotton twine is a food-safe, environmentally friendly twine option used in baking, butchering, food packaging, and more.

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