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"Bob Simon" > wrote in message
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> On 28 Sep 2004 20:05:38 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
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>>Actually if your dinnerware is particularly valuable, _to you_, neither
>>should
>>be used with steak knives. Treat yourself to an inexpensive set of
>>generic
>>dinner plates, or use metal steak platters as is used by most steakhouses.
>>Folks generally don't serve steak at formal dinners that require formal
>>dinnerware.

>
> Sheldon,
> Thank you for the suggestion. I did a Google search for "metal steak
> plates" and found an ebay auction that may be suitable:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=11 649
>
> Do you have any idea if these are likely to be made of steel? If so,
> I'll try to buy them. But my 82 year old dad is taking Aricept and
> I've read that tiny amounts of aluminum can cause brain damage. I
> doubt if the seller knows what they're made of but I'd feel a lot
> better if I were at least somewhat confident that my steak plates were
> steel.
>
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> Bob Simon
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Bob, alot of those metal steak plates are pewter. Why not just e-mail the
seller of the auction and ask?

kili