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OT gripes--and recipe concept
Well some of it is peripheral to cooking and some is not. First
the one that is not. Some years ago I bought a shower caddy, Made in China, of course. One would assume that something meant for the shower would be reasonably rust-free, right? Well, this thing started rusting within a week. These are still on sale at Home Goods. Beware. Apparently, I am not so good at extrapolating. I got a little dish drainer for the kitchenette in the new house, again made in China alas. My first observation was that plates don't fit into the slots. My second was that the utensil holder tips in such a way that the holes are on the upside (some even going up the edge), so the water doesn't drain. My third was that it is starting to rust. I have probably given it light use for the equivalent of a week and a half or so. This is made by Polder (sp) and still being sold by Bed, Bath and Beyond. They will hear from me. How are those wooden racks now? I am fearing the metal parts will... rust. Since I'm on a roll... Last night I used my new induction stove for the first time. Of course, that means (since we are not speaking of Panasonic's all-metal induction cooktops, which STILL haven't made it out of Japan) that one must use cookware that reacts with a magnet. I have mentioned the fact that I purchased a set of cheap stainless steel Faberware pots and pans, which I tested in the store. Sooo, the stove is pretty intuitive, I think. I get ready to cook, turn it on, think it is on and then notice it is flashing between the burner setting and F. Hmmm. No heat emanating from the burner. I look at the directions and find that, lo and behold, that means that no pot or pan has been identified. WTF? Get out the trusty magnet and... oh, no! Those scoundrels put two aluminum pans in the SS set. :-( (To be honest, this may have been partly MY error. The new boxes, anyway, say SS and mention two aluminum pans--but you only see that if you look for it. I will have to see whether the box I got said this, assuming I still have it.) Now your reward for reading the above. Eventually, dinner did get cooked. This was based on something my daughter has enjoyed at a Japanese restaurant: Unagi Fried Rice. I just threw it together with: rice orts from my daughter's onigiri-making, unagi and the bit of sauce that was clinging to it, shiitake mushrooms, edamame, and a bit more liquid (mirin--not that ubiquitous Kikkoman [check the ingredients] stuff and San-J soy sauce... more mirin than soy sauce). Oh, also some egg strips (seasoned with a little salt and more mirin). It should have also had some bits of seaweed--and, for me, some scallion (my daughter hates it). Oh, and a bit of diced or julienned fish cake. It was very good as it was though. -- Jean B. |
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"Jean B." > wrote > Some years ago I bought a shower caddy, Made in China, of course. One > would assume that something meant for the shower would be reasonably > rust-free, right? Well, this thing started rusting within a week. These > are still on sale at Home Goods. Beware. > > Apparently, I am not so good at extrapolating. I got a little dish > drainer for the kitchenette in the new house, again made in China alas. > My first observation was that plates don't fit into the slots. My second > was that the utensil holder tips in such a way that the holes are on the > upside (some even going up the edge), so the water doesn't drain. My > third was that it is starting to rust. I have probably given it light use > for the equivalent of a week and a half or so. This is made by Polder > (sp) and still being sold by Bed, Bath and Beyond. They will hear from > me. How are those wooden racks now? I am fearing the metal parts will... > rust. At least you are taking the time to complain. While everyone blames "made in China", the stuff is mostly made to the specifications of the US based importer and we keep buying the crap. If enough of us take the time to return poorly made items and complain the the US based seller/importer, it may make a difference. |
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:25:20 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
> wrote: > >"Jean B." > wrote >> Some years ago I bought a shower caddy, Made in China, of course. One >> would assume that something meant for the shower would be reasonably >> rust-free, right? Well, this thing started rusting within a week. These >> are still on sale at Home Goods. Beware. >> >> Apparently, I am not so good at extrapolating. I got a little dish >> drainer for the kitchenette in the new house, again made in China alas. >> My first observation was that plates don't fit into the slots. My second >> was that the utensil holder tips in such a way that the holes are on the >> upside (some even going up the edge), so the water doesn't drain. My >> third was that it is starting to rust. I have probably given it light use >> for the equivalent of a week and a half or so. This is made by Polder >> (sp) and still being sold by Bed, Bath and Beyond. They will hear from >> me. How are those wooden racks now? I am fearing the metal parts will... >> rust. > >At least you are taking the time to complain. While everyone blames "made in >China", the stuff is mostly made to the specifications of the US based >importer and we keep buying the crap. If enough of us take the time to >return poorly made items and complain the the US based seller/importer, it >may make a difference. In the majority of cases folks simply refuse to pay the few pennies more for Made In USA and other locations that do make high quality wares... kitchenware made in Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, and others is superb, but it costs a bit more than Chinese crap. All the complaints are really because of cheap *******ness. The only reason so much is made in China is because so many are afflicted with CCBD (Chronic Cheap ******* Disease). It's much more effective to complain with your wallet... open it a pubic hair wider and buy the good stuff... ultimately it costs less because you'll only need to buy it once. |
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