"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:45:16 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>>The only one I don't have is the off set spatula... not much use for
>>it at my house, I guess. In any case, I do plan to buy one someday,
>>just haven't done it yet. http://tinyurl.com/nxvuvvg
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>>BTW, the only sane place to buy silicone spatulas is Bed Bath and
>>Beyond.
>>http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/stor...icone+spatulas
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> Why does she specify stainless steel bowls? I've been using the same
> set of pyrex nesting bowls for over 40 years, and have been very happy
> with them.
>
> (or does it have something to do with peeling garlic...)

I have several. One is kept in the garage to put water in for my gardener's
dog or any stray cats that might come to see me. It was originally
purchased as an emergency thing when Angela became ill in a restaurant and
was throwing up. I ran into the nearest store and bought it for her in case
she didn't make it home. As it played out, she didn't need it and it
probably wouldn't have been big enough anyway but... I didn't have time to
look for a cheaper, larger one and so... I found another use for it.

Of course I have my garlic peelers and then I have an 8 quart one that used
to mix my meatloaf in. It was originally purchased to make pasta salad. My
mom said some relatives were coming to visit with their kids and grandkids.
She didn't tell me how many were coming and I assumed far more than did
come. So we never did finish off that pasta salad. Heh!

It does come in handy though. Normally it sits back in the corner of my
kitchen and holds things that don't have a home. Like decorative
toothpicks, extra toothpicks, skewers, candy papers and the potato masher
whose handle is so big and thick that it won't fit in my utensil holders.

I do have my big roaster and it could be used to mix up large amounts of
things. It's what I used to use for fruitcake. But since it is oval and
not round and more shallow than the big bowl, it's not necessarily ideal.

What a lot of people do with stainless steel bowls is to put them over water
to make an impromptu double boiler. Yes, you can do this with Pyrex and I
have, but I wouldn't with the newer stuff.

I actually like my giant bowl as it is much lighter in weight than my
largest glass mixing bowl or pudding basin (those are super heavy) or even
my pasta bowl. Those can get quite heavy depending on what you put in them.
But, the metal can't be put in the microwave which is why I see no seed for
any other sizes.