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Dean G.

wrote:
> I've been trying to find a couple items with very little luck. I'm
> hoping that somebody here has bought these recently and might be able
> to tell me a chain store or even an online store that might carry them.
>
> The first item is a jar for oil or sauce and the cap has a built in
> basting brush. I know I have seen one before, but I cannot find one. I
> like to make panini sandwiches at home, and I have to would like to
> keep the basting brush in the jar of oil. Less mess.

Perhaps one of the reasons they are so rare is that they can be
dangerous. Oil is an anaerobic environment, and nasty things like
botulism can grow in that. Garlic has been know to carry small amounts
of botulism, so even a small piece of garlic lingering in your oil can
cause a problem. It doesn't take much. The leathal dose of botulin (the
toxin that botulism makes) is about 15 ng (or 0.00000000015 grams).

Dean G.