What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
video is fun.

http://tinyurl.com/13grk

Christine

Old Mother Ashby wrote:
> What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
> heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
> they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
> if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
> video is fun.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/13grk
>
> Christine


NOW ONLY $32.00! A PLASTIC EGG WITH A MARBLE!

This thing is a few months away from appearing in "Dollar Stores", just
like Emeril's barbeque sauces which happen to taste, (and made with the
same "fine" ingredients), as the $.69 store brand barbeque sauces.

Thanks for the laugh.

> wrote:
>Old Mother Ashby wrote:
>> What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
>> heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
>> they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
>> if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
>> video is fun.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/13grk

I only watched a minute or so. At the end, during the
credits, was there a title card saying "no Matrushka dolls
were injured in the production of this film"?

>NOW ONLY $32.00! A PLASTIC EGG WITH A MARBLE!

But you can imagine you're Jamie "Pukka Tukka" Oliver, shaking
his, er, flavor...

>This thing is a few months away from appearing in "Dollar Stores", just

They're building a Dollar Store (that's its name) a few miles
from here (yes, the locals are screaming blue social contract
murder that it will "attract the wrong types to the neighborhood).

I expect to see these on the shelves the first time I go in
to get 3-blade razors cheaper than the grocery store sells
the 2-blade models.

>like Emeril's barbeque sauces which happen to taste, (and made with the
>same "fine" ingredients), as the $.69 store brand barbeque sauces.

Any bbq sauce you can buy in a grocery store is probably crap.

Until Famous Dave's or Texas Roadhouse goes that route (you
can buy bottles in the restaurants now, in case you need the
good stuff for, uh, company).

And if Sonny Bryan's decides to impulse-market, I'm probably
going to gain back that 80 pounds...

--Blair

Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> > wrote:
> >Old Mother Ashby wrote:
> >> What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
> >> heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
> >> they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
> >> if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
> >> video is fun.
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/13grk
>
> I only watched a minute or so. At the end, during the
> credits, was there a title card saying "no Matrushka dolls
> were injured in the production of this film"?
>
> >NOW ONLY $32.00! A PLASTIC EGG WITH A MARBLE!
>
> But you can imagine you're Jamie "Pukka Tukka" Oliver, shaking
> his, er, flavor...
>
> >This thing is a few months away from appearing in "Dollar Stores", just
>
> They're building a Dollar Store (that's its name) a few miles
> from here (yes, the locals are screaming blue social contract
> murder that it will "attract the wrong types to the neighborhood).
>
> I expect to see these on the shelves the first time I go in
> to get 3-blade razors cheaper than the grocery store sells
> the 2-blade models.
>
> >like Emeril's barbeque sauces which happen to taste, (and made with the
> >same "fine" ingredients), as the $.69 store brand barbeque sauces.
>
> Any bbq sauce you can buy in a grocery store is probably crap.
>
> Until Famous Dave's or Texas Roadhouse goes that route (you
> can buy bottles in the restaurants now, in case you need the
> good stuff for, uh, company).
>
> And if Sonny Bryan's decides to impulse-market, I'm probably
> going to gain back that 80 pounds...
>
> --Blair



Until Famous Dave's or Texas Roadhouse goes that route (you
can buy bottles in the restaurants now, in case you need the
good stuff for, uh, company).

And if Sonny Bryan's decides to impulse-market, I'm probably
going to gain back that 80 pounds...

Do any of these contain liquid smoke? How 'bout corn syrup? What
about sodium content?

On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:14:15 +1000, Old Mother Ashby
> wrote:

>What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
>heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
>they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
>if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
>video is fun.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/13grk
>
>Christine


I watched the video and came to the conclusion that this is not really
a good kitchen tool.

For one thing, there is not enough pressure from the "marble" to truly
crush things, just "bruise" them, and in cases where olive oil is
added (that was shown twice in the video), the ingredients are stuck
all over the marble and interior of the container and you'd need to
scrape them out with your fingers. Feh.

You can get a mortar and pestle much cheaper and it works better, too.

Boron

One time on Usenet, Boron Elgar > said:
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:14:15 +1000, Old Mother Ashby
> > wrote:

> >What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
> >heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
> >they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
> >if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
> >video is fun.
> >
> >http://tinyurl.com/13grk

> I watched the video and came to the conclusion that this is not really
> a good kitchen tool.

<snip>

> You can get a mortar and pestle much cheaper and it works better, too.

But, but..."It’s like a mortar and pestle but much groovier!". Um,
okay, no thanks... :-)

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Litttle Malice wrote:
>
> One time on Usenet, Boron Elgar > said:
> > On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:14:15 +1000, Old Mother Ashby
> > > wrote:
>
> > >What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
> > >heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
> > >they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
> > >if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
> > >video is fun.
> > >
> > >http://tinyurl.com/13grk
>
> > I watched the video and came to the conclusion that this is not really
> > a good kitchen tool.
>
> <snip>
>
> > You can get a mortar and pestle much cheaper and it works better, too.
>
> But, but..."It’s like a mortar and pestle but much groovier!". Um,
> okay, no thanks... :-)
>
> --
> "Little Malice" is Jani in WA
> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

And I wonder how long it would take before that little "marble" (or
whatever it is) finds its down the sink drain and into the disposal?
One use is all it'd take for me (I'm very graceless)! Hm, "how many
shakes does it take to make the marble disappear?" <g>.

Sky

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
news
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:14:15 +1000, Old Mother Ashby
> > wrote:
>
>>What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
>>heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
>>they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
>>if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
>>video is fun.
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/13grk
>>
>>Christine
>
>
> I watched the video and came to the conclusion that this is not really
> a good kitchen tool.
>
> For one thing, there is not enough pressure from the "marble" to truly
> crush things, just "bruise" them, and in cases where olive oil is
> added (that was shown twice in the video), the ingredients are stuck
> all over the marble and interior of the container and you'd need to
> scrape them out with your fingers. Feh.
>
> You can get a mortar and pestle much cheaper and it works better, too.
>
> Boron

Yeah I didn't like the fact that the marble was covered with the herbs and
one would have to scrap it off and or let it drip off. Just not something
I'd want to be washing by hand. I could just see that marble going down the
drain a time or two.

Lynne

Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> > wrote:
> >Old Mother Ashby wrote:
> >> What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
> >> heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
> >> they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
> >> if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
> >> video is fun.
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/13grk
>
> I only watched a minute or so. At the end, during the
> credits, was there a title card saying "no Matrushka dolls
> were injured in the production of this film"?
>
> >NOW ONLY $32.00! A PLASTIC EGG WITH A MARBLE!
>
> But you can imagine you're Jamie "Pukka Tukka" Oliver, shaking
> his, er, flavor...
>
> >This thing is a few months away from appearing in "Dollar Stores", just
>
> They're building a Dollar Store (that's its name) a few miles
> from here (yes, the locals are screaming blue social contract
> murder that it will "attract the wrong types to the neighborhood).
>
> I expect to see these on the shelves the first time I go in
> to get 3-blade razors cheaper than the grocery store sells
> the 2-blade models.
>
> >like Emeril's barbeque sauces which happen to taste, (and made with the
> >same "fine" ingredients), as the $.69 store brand barbeque sauces.
>
> Any bbq sauce you can buy in a grocery store is probably crap.
Blair, have you ever tried Sweet Baby Ray's? If it is available where
you are, try the hot & spicy one. It's quite good.
>
> Until Famous Dave's or Texas Roadhouse goes that route (you
> can buy bottles in the restaurants now, in case you need the
> good stuff for, uh, company).
>
> And if Sonny Bryan's decides to impulse-market, I'm probably
> going to gain back that 80 pounds...
>
> --Blair

<-> wrote:
>On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:20:42 GMT, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
>>Any bbq sauce you can buy in a grocery store is probably crap.

Time to revise that notion, as predicted.

>I buy Famous Dave's at the supermarket.......

I knew they'd started selling things at Costco, didn't
know they'd moved into normal groceries. And of course
just about every FD's has a retail section near the
takeout window.

What's the back label say?

Someone just asked about liquid smoke. I highly doubt
Dave's has such a shortcut in it. And I'd be totally
gobsmacked if Sonny Bryan's did.

--Blair

Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:14:15 +1000, Old Mother Ashby
> > wrote:
>
>
>> What's this? I said to myself and clicked on the catalogue. Good
>> heavens, a marketing innovation, it comes with a video clip - I bet
>> they sell squillions of the things. Actually, it looks not a bad gadget
>> if you don't have a mortar and pestle. Even if you don't want one, the
>> video is fun.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/13grk
>>
>> Christine
>>
>
>
> I watched the video and came to the conclusion that this is not really
> a good kitchen tool.
>
> For one thing, there is not enough pressure from the "marble" to truly
> crush things, just "bruise" them, and in cases where olive oil is
> added (that was shown twice in the video), the ingredients are stuck
> all over the marble and interior of the container and you'd need to
> scrape them out with your fingers. Feh.
>
> You can get a mortar and pestle much cheaper and it works better, too.
>
> Boron
>
I think you're probably right, though I don't know about a mortar and
pestle necessarily being cheaper - think mine cost about $25 some years ago.

The reason I posted the link wasn't actually because of the product, it
was because of the marketing gimmick. I got quite a start when this
video clip commenced without warning. Is this the way of the future?

As it happens, I think the thing might sell quite well here. JO is
currently performing to sellout crowds around the country, and I would
be amazed if he wasn't demonstrating his little gizmo as part of the show.

Christine