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liuzhou

liuzhou

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2 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

I seem to have the same problem so I buy mine in multiples.

 

Me too, I have six of the ones I pictured above, plus many more. Bought nine more last week!

...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"
Mark Twain
 

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chromedome

chromedome

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8 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

 

I seem to have the same problem so I buy mine in multiples.

 

I think the fairies swoop in at night and steal them because it wasn't 6 months ago that I had five of them.

 

In my case the "fairies" are called grandkids. I have hiding spots for tape, scissors, and staples, and have recently added needles to the list because our granddaughter is teaching herself to sew.

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“Who loves a garden, loves a greenhouse too.” - William Cowper, The Task, Book Three

 

"Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition...The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is you don’t know you’re a member of the Dunning-Kruger club.” - psychologist David Dunning

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

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12 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

No photo because it's kind of hard to take a picture of my phone with my phone.

 

Easy on mine. I can take a screenshot of anything I can see on the phone including my own photos stored in the phone, then post that.

I also have three microplanes.

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...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"
Mark Twain
 

The Kitchen Scale Manifesto

Tropicalsenior

Tropicalsenior

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2 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

I can take a screenshot

Mine stopped taking screenshots. Sometimes if I cross my eyes just right and stick out my tongue it will work. Can't figure out what I'm doing wrong but I just gave up.

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Tropicalsenior

Tropicalsenior

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24 minutes ago, chromedome said:

I have hiding spots

That's my problem. I seem to have hiding spots and I forget where they are. And since it's only me to ask where I put them I seem to have a catch 22 here. It sure is fun being old.

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chromedome

chromedome

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18 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Forgot my box grater.

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I guess I'm just too old-fashioned, but it's a lot easier to clean than the food processor.

That's me as well. I have a full set of discs for my Cuisinart, which came as a throw-in with my backup machine, and I've never used even one.

...though we'll see how that changes over the years as my arthritis and tendinitis worsen. I like having them as a fallback.

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“Who loves a garden, loves a greenhouse too.” - William Cowper, The Task, Book Three

 

"Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition...The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is you don’t know you’re a member of the Dunning-Kruger club.” - psychologist David Dunning

 

lindag

lindag

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I particularly dislike grating cheese by hand.

I'll happily hand wash every part of my 7-cup Cuisinart to avoid doing it.

 

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7 cup not 7 quart. (log)
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chromedome

chromedome

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1 hour ago, lindag said:

I particularly dislike grating cheese by hand.

I'll happily hand wash every part of my 7-qt. Cuisinart to avoid doing it.

 

Wow, you must grate a LOT more at a time than I do. Just retrieving my Cuise from its shelf in the pantry takes longer than grating a couple of portions and dropping my grater into the dishwasher.

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“Who loves a garden, loves a greenhouse too.” - William Cowper, The Task, Book Three

 

"Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition...The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is you don’t know you’re a member of the Dunning-Kruger club.” - psychologist David Dunning

 

JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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3 hours ago, Tropicalsenior said:

That's my problem. I seem to have hiding spots and I forget where they are. And since it's only me to ask where I put them I seem to have a catch 22 here. It sure is fun being old.

 

So far I've spent days looking for my pearwood spoon.

 

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lindag

lindag

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2 hours ago, chromedome said:

Wow, you must grate a LOT more at a time than I do. Just retrieving my Cuise from its shelf in the pantry takes longer than grating a couple of portions and dropping my grater into the dishwasher.

Nah.  I just have less patience.

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chromedome

chromedome

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23 minutes ago, lindag said:

Nah.  I just have less patience.

Clearly we have patience for different things; that's my usual short answer for why I don't use the Cuise for this kind of purpose.

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“Who loves a garden, loves a greenhouse too.” - William Cowper, The Task, Book Three

 

"Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition...The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is you don’t know you’re a member of the Dunning-Kruger club.” - psychologist David Dunning

 

MaryIsobel

MaryIsobel

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During Covid I became very much more aware of "fingers in food." I starting serving mixed nuts with a spoon and all finger food with some means other than fingers for taking off the serving dish. Found these at Dollarama. I thin they are about 6 for 1.50. The ones pictured have survived numerous dishwasher trips and have no cracks or chips. I use them for  charcuteriie, pickles, olives etc.

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SLB

SLB

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On 8/15/2023 at 3:22 PM, MaryIsobel said:

I thin they are about 6 for 1.50. The ones pictured have survived numerous dishwasher trips and have no cracks or chips. I use them for  charcuteriie, pickles, olives etc.

This is perfect!

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rotuts

rotuts

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My loot :

 

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I like the set of funnels .  they come attached , that red thingy , end of handle.

 

if your dexterity is what it used to be , you and use and keep tham attached that way.

 

I chose to remove that .    these are nice , still stackable , useful .

 

I have to  get used to the softness of the silicone , but that easy.

 

on the bottom is the mushroom brush .

 

its very nice .  it does a couple of things ,  if you are ' doing ' mushrooms from time to time

 

very nicely .     doing what you are doing now results in the same thing this tool does 

 

just differently .

 

and last , added the Opinel  Mushroom forager knife.   

 

I do know where there are patches of brown buttons in my area .

 

this is quite the tool for that .  ( just in case , being prepared )

 

I have a pair of Opinel knives , from France ,  ordinary for '60,s 'and 70's 

 

this is just like those   a sort of workhorse Jem.

 

and I have no plans to use it .    

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liuzhou

liuzhou

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This is my faithful fish scaler which I've had for years. Very efficient.

 

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Recently a friend ordered one of these but was sent two so passed one on to me. It's cheap plastic which probably won't last long, but it has a sort of well to catch the scales. Good idea, but poor execution.

 

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I'll try it, but I strongly suspect I'll revert immediately to my old favourite.

 

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...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"
Mark Twain
 

The Kitchen Scale Manifesto

Porthos

Porthos

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On 8/7/2023 at 8:29 AM, gfweb said:

We all have them. I'm not talking about expensive stuff.

 

Here's one  of  mine Silicone Lid Set (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

Silicone lids. Flat and store easily. I wedge mine into the space between the range and the backsplash.

 

They can look crappy with long use...so buy a new set.

I just bought those in Teal(?) to augment my Viancin lids. My largest Viancin covers a lasagna dish; the smallest covers a water glass. Yes, I really do like them as does my Sweetie. 

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heidih

heidih

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31 minutes ago, Laurentius said:

This summer, I fell in like with a blacksmith-made "pigtail" turner for steaks on the grill.

I think a photo would be enjoyed.

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liuzhou

liuzhou

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Chinese cooking often involves marinating, either for half an hour or overnight. Where I live is very green and in summer we get a lot of insects (few flies, though I don't know what species they are) which like to investigate. Many marinades go in the fridge and don't get visited there, but some sit on the counter.

 

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View from my window

 

Also, in the fridge, aromas can transfer to other items which I don't want them to. I found a solution!

 

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 These are shower caps. But not in my shower. They live in the kitchen and nicely cover bowls containing stuff I don't want the nasties to intrude upon. The elastic collar fits tightly around my bowls, preventing ingress. The plastic doesn't touch the contents but I don't know if it would hurt if it did.

 

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