> Damaeus wrote:
>> My roommate had a metal scouring pad that was looking grungy. It was
>> about 30 years old and belonged to his grandmother. That thing was
>> indestructible, it didn't rust, and was fantastic. He just kept
>> sterilizing it in a boiling pot of water from time to time. Aside
>> from its tangled mass of wires, it was perfect. Well, I decided to
>> surprise him with a new one, and I threw away the old one. They were
>> a couple of Arden Clean scouring pads, and within a week, they were
>> starting to rust, they were shredding to pieces, and they're made in
>> China. This wouldn't really matter, but I threw away his old
>> scouring pad. He didn't say anything to me about it until I brought
>> it up, but since I did, he said he was pretty upset about it. Now I
>> need to find a scouring pad that won't rust or shred. Any ideas what
>> to look for? I got these for a couple of dollars at the grocery
>> store, but they suck.
>


Look in a hardware store fr a stainless steel scrubber.

gloria p