Mystery Utensils
"Wallace" > wrote in message
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> "Jinx Minx" > wrote in message
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>> "Wallace" > wrote in message
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>>> what I said:
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>>>>>>>>> I looked on the web and did not find a fork like that. I'd like
>>>>>>>>> to have one. The ones I found did not have the sharpened rear part
>>>>>>>>> of the tines. I did see some forks with widely spaced tines for
>>>>>>>>> mixing (they refer to beating eggs), but as a utensil for cutting
>>>>>>>>> fat into flour when making pastry, this one seems ideal. Where do
>>>>>>>>> we buy them?
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>>> What you said I said:
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>>> Finding a fork ideal for blending pastry (not
>>>> eggs) is what you asked for (and which I provided links for), not a
>>>> fork with triangle tines for blending pastry. Unless, of course,
>>>> you're one of those people that can't eat soup unless using an actual
>>>> soup spoon...
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>> You said:
>> "...but as a utensil for cutting fat into flour when making pastry, this
>> one seems ideal. Where do we buy them?" implies you're looking for a
>> fork that can blend pastry, with the ability to blend pastry as the
>> important factor, not the triangle tines. If triangle tines are all
>> that matters, then perhaps you should have written more clearly. So, I
>> stand by everything I've said.
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> You can stand by whatever you want, but I see you do not stand by my
> entire statement:
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> "The ones I found did not have the sharpened rear part of the tines."
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> I explicitly stated what I was looking for, you are welcome to "imply"
> anything you like.
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That would be "infer". What you want then is a fork with triangle tines
(regardless of purpose), not a fork for "cutting fat into flour". So you
can go ahead and stand by your "entire" statement. I'll stand by mine.
Jinx
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