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I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget.
An electric cheese grater. It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be grated against the plane and push the button. Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be more difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your kitchens? |
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"TBK" > wrote in message ... > I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. > > An electric cheese grater. > > It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the > plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be > grated against the plane and push the button. > > Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be more > difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. > > What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your > kitchens? > Tis the season. When Ron Popeil's father was asked about the 'Pocket Fisherman' years ago he replied "They're not for fishing, they're for giving". Get it? Not practical but makes a good gift. 'Good' is a relative term. Jack Ronco |
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"Jack Schidt®" wrote:
> > "TBK" > wrote in message > ... > > I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. > > > > An electric cheese grater. > > > > It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the > > plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be > > grated against the plane and push the button. > > > > Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be more > > difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. > > > > What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your > > kitchens? > > > > Tis the season. When Ron Popeil's father was asked about the 'Pocket > Fisherman' years ago he replied "They're not for fishing, they're for > giving". Get it? Not practical but makes a good gift. 'Good' is a > relative term. > > Jack Ronco I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter!  )I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more years. |
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On 2003-11-06, Jack Schidt® > wrote:
> 'Good' is a > relative term. Like "good" enough for your relatives? nb |
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"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
... > "Jack Schidt®" wrote: > > > > "TBK" > wrote in message > > ... > > > I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. > > > > > > An electric cheese grater. > > > > > > It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the > > > plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be > > > grated against the plane and push the button. > > > > > > Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be more > > > difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. > > > > > > What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your > > > kitchens? > > > > > > > Tis the season. When Ron Popeil's father was asked about the 'Pocket > > Fisherman' years ago he replied "They're not for fishing, they're for > > giving". Get it? Not practical but makes a good gift. 'Good' is a > > relative term. > > > > Jack Ronco > > I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter! )> > I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more > years. I am proud to know the man whose father invented the electric swizzle stick. About the size of a small flashlight, it has s 4-5" long stick at one end that rotated when you pushed the button, and would stir your drink. Needless to say it was not a big hit! -- Peter Aitken Remove the crap from my email address before using. |
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"TBK" > wrote in message
... > What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your > kitchens? I was recently surprised to see an electric jar opener. I'd thought everyone had figured out the secret by now: Take the dull edge of a butter knife and hit the jar lid in four evenly spaced places. It breaks the lid's seal. I've never had trouble opening a jar since my dad taught me this when I was a child. But maybe when I'm 80 that electric jar opener will be attractive. Cate |
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On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:25:17 -0500 (EST), (TBK)
wrote: >What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your >bedrooms? There's a battery operated man in our nightstand. Gar |
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Margaret Suran wrote: > "Jack Schidt®" wrote: > >>"TBK" > wrote in message ... >> >>>I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. >>> >>>An electric cheese grater. >>> >>>It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the >>>plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be >>>grated against the plane and push the button. >>> >>>Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be more >>>difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. >>> >>>What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your >>>kitchens? >>> >> >>Tis the season. When Ron Popeil's father was asked about the 'Pocket >>Fisherman' years ago he replied "They're not for fishing, they're for >>giving". Get it? Not practical but makes a good gift. 'Good' is a >>relative term. >> >>Jack Ronco > > > I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter! )> > I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more > years. Have you changed the batteries yet? -- Alan "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home." --James Michener |
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"Jack Schidt=AE" wrote: ] I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter! =A0 )I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more years. Oh, that does beat everything so far. |
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"Cate" > wrote in message
... : "TBK" > wrote in message : ... : : > What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your : > kitchens? : : I was recently surprised to see an electric jar opener. I'd thought everyone : had figured out the secret by now: : : Take the dull edge of a butter knife and hit the jar lid in four evenly : spaced places. It breaks the lid's seal. I've never had trouble opening a : jar since my dad taught me this when I was a child. : : But maybe when I'm 80 that electric jar opener will be attractive. : : Cate : : ====== Hey Cate, Even easier (and kinder to your knives) is to use one of those old-fashioned can openers (Used to be called a church key) that open the big jars of juice... anyway, stick the pointed end between the jar and the lid and lightly lift up. You'll hear the seal break and the jar will open ever so easily! Cyndi <Remove a "b" to reply> |
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Cate wrote:
> > "TBK" > wrote in message > ... > > > What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your > > kitchens? > > I was recently surprised to see an electric jar opener. I'd thought everyone > had figured out the secret by now: > > Take the dull edge of a butter knife and hit the jar lid in four evenly > spaced places. It breaks the lid's seal. I've never had trouble opening a > jar since my dad taught me this when I was a child. > > But maybe when I'm 80 that electric jar opener will be attractive. > > Cate Somewhere or other I did see that those jar openers are popular with people who have little use/strength of their hands. |
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alzelt wrote:
> > Margaret Suran wrote: > > > "Jack Schidt®" wrote: > > > >>"TBK" > wrote in message > ... > >> > >>>I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. > >>> > >>>An electric cheese grater. > >>> > >>>It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the > >>>plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be > >>>grated against the plane and push the button. > >>> > >>>Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be more > >>>difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. > >>> > >>>What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your > >>>kitchens? > >>> > >> > >>Tis the season. When Ron Popeil's father was asked about the 'Pocket > >>Fisherman' years ago he replied "They're not for fishing, they're for > >>giving". Get it? Not practical but makes a good gift. 'Good' is a > >>relative term. > >> > >>Jack Ronco > > > > > > I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter! )> > > > I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more > > years. > > Have you changed the batteries yet? > -- > Alan > Sort of. There were two "C" batteries in the handle and I took them out and used them in a flashlight. I threw out the box, but the flour sifter is still here, if you want it for yourself, Alan. I still have the instructions, too. |
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"TBK" > wrote in message ... > I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. > > An electric cheese grater. > > It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the > plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be > grated against the plane and push the button. Bad product just buy shredded cheese. Dimitri |
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It's been my experience that those absurd items aren't being marketed to
the folks it looks like they're being marketed to. There are a great many people who aren't disabled enough to require inhome care but who have trouble doing a number of simple tasks for themselves. Like grating cheese. Maybe someone has limited use of one hand, not enough to cause a problem dressing or typing, just bad enough arthritis or paralysis to make coordinating holding both the cheese and the grater a difficulty. For someone like that, a gadget that just required applying pressure and pushing a button would be a godsend. And this creates a problem for the marketers. No one wants to target people who are sick or disabled. No, the idea is to make your product look fun, make it look like it is used by the swinging, young, yuppie crowd who eat gourmet cheeses on hip new pizzas. Advertise it on tv. Then slowly, quietly, the people who are worried that they can't grip something in their right hand any more can order the electric cheese grater. And those odd gadgets might have other uses. A friend learned that her electric carver wasn't practical for turkeys but was great for cutting foam couch cushions. Go figure. --Lia TBK wrote: > I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. > > An electric cheese grater. > > It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the > plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be > grated against the plane and push the button. > > Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be more > difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. > > What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your > kitchens? > |
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"TBK" > wrote in message ... "Jack Schidt®" wrote: ] I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter! )I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more years. Oh, that does beat everything so far. Yo, TB, please do check your attributions. Although a good friend of mind said that, I wasn't me who did. Picky, eh? Jack Quality |
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How about the B&D jar opener? I'm a gadget nut and even I can't see
having that in my kitchen. (Might be useful for someone who for whatever reason had limited use of their hands, I suppose.) -- Sylvia Steiger RN, homeschooling mom since Nov 1995 http://www.SteigerFamily.com Cheyenne WY, USDA zone 5a, Sunset zone 1a Home of the Wyoming Wind Festival, January 1-December 31 Remove "removethis" from address to reply |
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Julia Altshuler wrote:
> > > And those odd gadgets might have other uses. A friend learned that her > electric carver wasn't practical for turkeys but was great for cutting > foam couch cushions. Go figure. > > --Lia I'm curious--did she do a LOT of couch cushion cutting? ;-) gloria p |
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Gar wrote: > On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:25:17 -0500 (EST), (TBK) > wrote: > > > >>What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your >>bedrooms? > > > There's a battery operated man in our nightstand. > > Gar Well, no one expects you to be on top of your game every nite!  -- Alan "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home." --James Michener |
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Margaret Suran wrote: > alzelt wrote: > >>Margaret Suran wrote: >> >> >>>"Jack Schidt®" wrote: >>> >>> >>>>"TBK" > wrote in message ... >>>> >>>> >>>>>I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. >>>>> >>>>>An electric cheese grater. >>>>> >>>>>It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the >>>>>plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be >>>>>grated against the plane and push the button. >>>>> >>>>>Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be more >>>>>difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. >>>>> >>>>>What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your >>>>>kitchens? >>>>> >>>> >>>>Tis the season. When Ron Popeil's father was asked about the 'Pocket >>>>Fisherman' years ago he replied "They're not for fishing, they're for >>>>giving". Get it? Not practical but makes a good gift. 'Good' is a >>>>relative term. >>>> >>>>Jack Ronco >>> >>> >>>I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter! )>>> >>>I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more >>>years. >> >>Have you changed the batteries yet? >>-- >>Alan >> > > Sort of. There were two "C" batteries in the handle and I took them out > and used them in a flashlight. I threw out the box, but the flour > sifter is still here, if you want it for yourself, Alan. I still have > the instructions, too. I can't remember the last time I sifted flour when baking. I will admit, however, that tonight I put a spoonful of flour in a very small sieve and let loose over the top of the salmon filet. A little flour on the unskinned side makes for a better crust on the top of the fish. -- Alan "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home." --James Michener |
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"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
news:2cCqb.134013$e01.449108@attbi_s02... > > And those odd gadgets might have other uses. A friend learned that her > electric carver wasn't practical for turkeys but was great for cutting > foam couch cushions. Go figure. > > --Lia > My dad used to do the same. My parents owned an import store and used to sell rattan furniture. My dad made most of the cushions for them. Aside from the electric carver, our leaf blower was the most useful thing for cushion making (great for filling cushions--especially papasan cushions--with foam chips). rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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I'm afraid the truth in this situation is going to be a lot less
interesting than if I left it alone. No, she didn't use the electric knife for any couch cushion cutting, and that was the problem. Let's see, I offered to sew something for her since I was taking sewing lessons and thought it would be fun to fit someone else for a dress. She took my offer and figured she'd get me to make the most expensive thing she could think of-- couch cushion covered with waterproof fabric. This was one of her many amusing scams designed to make a few bucks off the good wishes of friends. I could have said no but decided to learn to cover couch cushions. Why not? My sewing teacher said to make sure they cut the foam at the store since it took special skill and regular scissors wouldn't do the job. My friend bought the foam and informed me that the guy in the store said it was easy. The implication was that I was supposed to do it. I told her to do it. She said my sewing teacher could do it. I insisted that she had it from the salesman that it was easy while my teacher said it was hard. She brought over the foam that had been well mangled by being cut with the wrong equipment. I sewed absurdly shaped cushions with the help of my teacher. She accepted the gift with a backhanded complimented about how I'd gotten better at it as I went along. I pointed out that none of the foam was square. She later learned that an electric carver would have done the job. Whether or not she ever used this information is anyone's guess. After collecting enough stories that would rival any of the best at etiquettehell.com, I moved away and have had nothing to do with her ever since. There, aren't you glad you asked? --Lia Puester wrote: > > I'm curious--did she do a LOT of couch cushion cutting? > > ;-) > gloria p |
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Hark! I heard "Jack Schidt®" > say:
> > "TBK" > wrote in message > ... > > > "Jack Schidt®" wrote: > ] > I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter! )> I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more > years. > > > Oh, that does beat everything so far. > > Yo, TB, please do check your attributions. Although a good friend of mind Margaret loves you for your mind? ;-) > said that, I wasn't me who did. Picky, eh? > > Jack Quality At least you were polite about it. So many people aren't... -- j*ni p. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~ ...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum! |
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Sorry.
When I use this particular format, I don't have the persons post I responding to in front of me (Webtv unit. Please don't pity me. LOL). So I tried the whole copy and paste thing. I guess I cut out the wrong part. By the way, saw a commercial for electric spinning brush for dishes. Useful? Maybe a bit more then the electric cheese grater. |
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On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 00:30:30 GMT, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> >"TBK" > wrote in message ... >> I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. >> >> An electric cheese grater. >> >> It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the >> plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be >> grated against the plane and push the button. > >Bad product just buy shredded cheese. Sometimes freshly grated romano is just better. Should you have to giveit up just 'cos you're arthritic? -- Siobhan Perricone "Who would have thought that a bad Austrian artist who's obsessed with the human physical ideal could assemble such a rabid political following?" - www.theonion.com |
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TBK > wrote:
> I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. > An electric cheese grater. > It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the > plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be > grated against the plane and push the button. Electric cheese graters have been around for years, if I am not mistaken. I don't see the point in my owning such a device, but for those who're arthritic, such devices might come in handy, just like the electric vegetable peerer, electric knife, and electric can opener. Not being arthritic, I find the mechanical versions of those items much more cost effective. > Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be more > difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. > What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your > kitchens? I have heard of lots of silly gadgets. I used to have two silly gadgets that I actually used quite a bit for a while in my previous apartment. One gadget was an electric baked potato cooker. This item was like a sandwhich maker, except that it had two inserts that were shaped like a potato. You inserted an aluminum nail through each potato, put them in the cooker and 45 minutes later, you had two baked potatoes. The spuds came out fine, but it did not save all that much time, compared to a conventional oven. Cleanup was fairly easy and I would probably still have that gadget if it had not gone south on me. The other gadget I had was an electric sandwhich maker. I believe the sandwhich maker was made by Presto, the same company that made my potato cooker. I only used the sandwhich makers maybe half a dozen times. It was a pain to clean up so I gave up on it. |
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"Peter Aitken" > wrote: >I am proud to know the man whose father invented the electric swizzle stick. >About the size of a small flashlight, it has s 4-5" long stick at one end >that rotated when you pushed the button, and would stir your drink. Needless >to say it was not a big hit! Remember the electric pasta fork? You pressed the button, and the business end of the fork would rotate -- theoretically twirling spaghetti up onto itself. I've only seen 'em in catalogs. -- Mark Shaw contact info at homepage --> http://www.panix.com/~mshaw ================================================== ====================== "[The Blues] is the kind of music that doesn't mince words -- it gets right to it." -Bonnie Raitt |
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Margaret Suran > wrote in :
> "Jack Schidt®" wrote: >> >> "TBK" > wrote in message >> ... >> > I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. >> > >> > An electric cheese grater. >> > >> > It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and >> > the plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the >> > item to be grated against the plane and push the button. >> > >> > Something else to clutter the cabinets. Plus, I think, it would be >> > more difficult to clean since it has electrical parts to it. >> > >> > What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your >> > kitchens? >> > >> >> Tis the season. When Ron Popeil's father was asked about the 'Pocket >> Fisherman' years ago he replied "They're not for fishing, they're for >> giving". Get it? Not practical but makes a good gift. 'Good' is a >> relative term. >> >> Jack Ronco > > I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter! )> > I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more > years. It probably needs a new battery by now. I mean, you would want it at the ready, wouldn't you? <G> Wayne Wayne |
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Siobhan Perricone > wrote in
: > On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 00:30:30 GMT, "Dimitri" > > wrote: > >> >>"TBK" > wrote in message ... >>> I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. >>> >>> An electric cheese grater. >>> >>> It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and >>> the plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item >>> to be grated against the plane and push the button. >> >>Bad product just buy shredded cheese. > > Sometimes freshly grated romano is just better. Should you have to> give it up just 'cos you're arthritic? > Probably... hard cheeses are not supposed to be good for arthitis. Wayne |
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"Jack Schidt®" > wrote in news:Xmzqb.25894$Un.10924
@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com: > Tis the season. When Ron Popeil's father was asked about the 'Pocket > Fisherman' years ago he replied "They're not for fishing, they're for > giving". Get it? Not practical but makes a good gift. 'Good' is a > relative term. Those are great for hanging on the wall above your singing Billy Bass!  |
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"Cate" > wrote in news:boek40$1dd1l7$1@ID-
137534.news.uni-berlin.de: > Take the dull edge of a butter knife and hit the jar lid in four evenly > spaced places. It breaks the lid's seal. I've never had trouble opening a > jar since my dad taught me this when I was a child. That won't work if the problem is sugar-based syrupy glue holding the lid in place. I tend to have that problem with the big jars of crushed garlic, as the juice tends to glue the lid on. |
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ScratchMonkey > wrote in
: > "Cate" > wrote in news:boek40$1dd1l7$1@ID- > 137534.news.uni-berlin.de: > >> Take the dull edge of a butter knife and hit the jar lid in four >> evenly spaced places. It breaks the lid's seal. I've never had >> trouble opening a jar since my dad taught me this when I was a child. > > That won't work if the problem is sugar-based syrupy glue holding the > lid in place. I tend to have that problem with the big jars of crushed > garlic, as the juice tends to glue the lid on. > Hold the jar horizontally under a stream of hot water. This almost always frees the threads from the "sticky" and makes the jar easy to open. Wayne |
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"j*ni p." > wrote in message ... > Hark! I heard "Jack Schidt®" > say: > > > > "TBK" > wrote in message > > ... > > > > > > "Jack Schidt®" wrote: > > ] > > I am the proud owner of a battery driven flour sifter! )> > I have never used it, even though I have had it for fifteen or more > > years. > > > > > > Oh, that does beat everything so far. > > > > Yo, TB, please do check your attributions. Although a good friend of mind > > Margaret loves you for your mind? ;-) > > > said that, I wasn't me who did. Picky, eh? > > > > Jack Quality > > At least you were polite about it. So many people aren't... > Politenessman has been seen in these parts. I'm avoiding the steel hanky. Jack Courteous |
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Arri London wrote:
> Cate wrote: > >>"TBK" > wrote in message ... >> >> >>>What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your >>>kitchens? >> >>I was recently surprised to see an electric jar opener. I'd thought everyone >>had figured out the secret by now: >> >>Take the dull edge of a butter knife and hit the jar lid in four evenly >>spaced places. It breaks the lid's seal. I've never had trouble opening a >>jar since my dad taught me this when I was a child. >> >>But maybe when I'm 80 that electric jar opener will be attractive. >> >>Cate > > > Somewhere or other I did see that those jar openers are popular with > people who have little use/strength of their hands. Or just turn the jar upside down and whack it down flat on the lid on a counter. Saw this on RR and tried it. It works. |
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TBK wrote:
> I saw a commercial last night for a new gadget. > > An electric cheese grater. > > It is like the regular plane grater, except that it is electric and the > plane moves up and down. You are supposed to just hold the item to be > grated against the plane and push the button. After the electric juicer, I gave up on humanity and just make sure that *my* kitchen is fine.  -- Darryl L. Pierce > Visit the Infobahn Offramp - <http://mypage.org/mcpierce> "What do you care what other people think, Mr. Feynman?" |
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Michael Scarpitti wrote:
>> What other silly gadgets have you heard about or even have in your >> kitchens? > > I thought about answering, but I don't have the energy.... You should probably buy a Popeil's Pocket Usenet Answering Machine. -- Darryl L. Pierce > Visit the Infobahn Offramp - <http://mypage.org/mcpierce> "What do you care what other people think, Mr. Feynman?" |
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"Rick & Cyndi" > wrote in message
news:V5Bqb.95073$275.263470@attbi_s53... > Hey Cate, > > Even easier (and kinder to your knives) is to use one of those > old-fashioned can openers (Used to be called a church key) that > open the big jars of juice... anyway, stick the pointed end > between the jar and the lid and lightly lift up. You'll hear the > seal break and the jar will open ever so easily! Thanks! Although truth be told, the knives have no marks--and it's pretty darn useful to have a sanctioned way to beat the crap out of something at the end of the day. Cate |
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