Martin Fisher

Appears there are a few Oxo models. All with mixed reviews. Maybe I should adapt a military issue "John Wayne" opener for home use by adding a larger handle. May be able to grasp it with a small pair of Vise-Grips to make it more ergonomic and speedier. Or just start a couple minutes earlier.

OMG! Yuck!!! This may be a disaster! I hope it's not ruined like almost all the Corning products have been ruined!

I'm familiar with that opener. I read some of the reviews earlier—very mixed. "I don't care if this thing is "Made in the USA" or not. It's garbage, just like every other can opener that exists in the world."

No, not necessarily. Not if it works real good.

I have several of the military issue can openers. They're extremely reliable and work well, but they're slow. If I use a traditional can opener and it doesn't work in spots, I can finish opening the can with the military issue. Problem is, my traditional can opener has become so bad at opening cans, it creates a huge hassle! It's a Swing-A-Way handheld—but it's a piece of junk!!!

Traditional preferred.

Can anyone recommend a good can opener that's currently made? Many get mixed reviews. Thanks!

Hmmmm....bus is less than half the cost of air. Maybe I can tolerate big city bus stations one more time. LOL I did take a bus trip to Forest City, NC in 2001—I was there on September 11th, due to return home that day via the bus station in Washington, DC, among others!

I'm definitely not crazy about taking a bus—I'm not fond of big city bus stations!

In addition to Airbnb I also checked out misterb&b. I need to closely tally all expected costs to make sure I can afford the trip and stuff—I'm on a fixed income. I'd probably only stay over two nights—Friday and Saturday.

I've produced various things from cast iron (I'm an amateur machinist)—none of them direct contact food related for the reasons detailed in the link above.

Sure is. The first foundry I had was a propane fired aluminum foundry made by Pyramid in Arizona—no longer in business. I can't remember the size of the crucible now, but it was large enough to make decent size castings.

I don't travel much—like almost never. My last trip was a road trip to visit my Sister and B-I-L near Frankfort, Indiana in 2009—my Mom was the driver. Prior to that I left for a 3 week trip to Spain on September 11, 2002 (tickets were cheap) to visit a friend. So, when the time comes, if anyone enjoys trip planning—I'd appreciate the help. Just hope I can handle the stress and anxiety.

I don't drive—so I'd like to find lodging as close to Bulrush as possible. Unless something else makes more sense.

I'll respond in a couple days—I'm very busy this weekend. I've had the idea since I started building home foundries when I was 18 years old—that was 35 years ago! Wow, how time flies! I explain why I didn't follow through with this and other ideas in the following post: https://forums.egullet.org/topic/146241-finex-cast-iron-skillet/?do=findComment&comment=1941404

I have ideas.

Yeah, similar.

Now for a basting pan with a built-in "well" to make basting even easier.

Looks like it's probably this: https://www.target.com/p/oneida-stainless-steel-savor-tablespoons-7-silver-set-of-6/-/A-11942652

What Oneida pattern is that?

Yeah, I tried that. It did remove most of it.

Thanks!

Yes!

It has stuck, and stuck hard, in a few spots, maybe a razor blade is the easiest way to clean it.

How are y'all cleaning the glass when stuff gets baked-on?