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On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:55:15 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote: >Lou Decruss wrote: >> Melba's Jammin' > wrote: >> >>>I've seen info about food mills that say they can be used for ricing >>>potatoes, but I've never used my food mill for that purpose. > >I've seen it done on TV. Maybe it's faster or it makes the mash more >consistent? To me it seemed like a why to have an extra pot in the >dishwasher with no offseting gain. > >> The ricer is better and far less work. > >Or just the masher and the kettle. I take it either the ricer or the >food mill might make sense if you have arthritis in the wrist. Cranking a food mill places a lot more strain on a wrist than mashing. I wouldn't use a food mill for mashing potatoes. |
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:30:08 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > Might, be but that is what we call your food mill. Oh yes and mine is > stainless steel > > note: When I say 'we' I am not referring to the whole of Europe, only what > I and those I know, call it. It's like us calling "tissues" Kleenex. It was the first brand and the name stuck. They advertise themselves as Kleenex brand tissues, but the public calls everything we blow our noses with "kleenex". Same with Saran and scotch tape (although that's not as bad because it's two words so we are mainly calling it "tape" now and the other person can understand what type of tape is being referred to due to context). You don't normally use duct tape or masking tape to wrap a present in gift paper. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:33:54 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > Puffy clouds of happiness eh? I like that:)))) I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always appalled by how poorly written those things are. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:30:08 +0100, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> Might, be but that is what we call your food mill. Oh yes and mine is >> stainless steel >> >> note: When I say 'we' I am not referring to the whole of Europe, only >> what >> I and those I know, call it. > > It's like us calling "tissues" Kleenex. It was the first brand and > the name stuck. They advertise themselves as Kleenex brand tissues, > but the public calls everything we blow our noses with "kleenex". Some people here call then Kleenex too:) > Same with Saran and scotch tape (although that's not as bad because > it's two words so we are mainly calling it "tape" now and the other > person can understand what type of tape is being referred to due to > context). You don't normally use duct tape or masking tape to wrap a > present in gift paper. Yep... and Scotch tape:) -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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On 3/28/2012 3:29 PM, sf wrote:
> I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a > technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes > the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always > appalled by how poorly written those things are. > The only assembly instructions I've ever seen that were actually well written, were for HeathKits, but they actually spent money on having them test-built by 'civilians' before releasing them. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:39:40 +0100, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message >> ... >> > On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:22:30 +0100, "Ophelia" > >> > wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >>> >> >>> I've seen info about food mills that say they can be used for ricing >> >>> potatoes, but I've never used my food mill for that purpose. >> >> >> >>What exactly is your 'food mill'? >> > >> > >> > We use it for potatoes, apple sauce, etc. >> > >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_mill >> >> Ahh gottit! We call that a Mouli! Thanks:) > > Isn't Mouli a brand name? Yes. |
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On 3/28/2012 5:08 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message > ... >> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:39:40 +0100, > >> wrote: >> >>> >>> "Ed > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:22:30 +0100, > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I've seen info about food mills that say they can be used for ricing >>>>>> potatoes, but I've never used my food mill for that purpose. >>>>> >>>>> What exactly is your 'food mill'? >>>> >>>> >>>> We use it for potatoes, apple sauce, etc. >>>> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_mill >>> >>> Ahh gottit! We call that a Mouli! Thanks:) >> >> Isn't Mouli a brand name? > > Yes. > > But it pretty obviously comes from the French "moulin" that means mill. -- Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD) Extraneous "not" in Reply To. |
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:06:36 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > >"sf" > wrote in message .. . >> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:30:08 +0100, "Ophelia" > >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Might, be but that is what we call your food mill. Oh yes and mine is >>> stainless steel >>> >>> note: When I say 'we' I am not referring to the whole of Europe, only >>> what >>> I and those I know, call it. >> >> It's like us calling "tissues" Kleenex. It was the first brand and >> the name stuck. They advertise themselves as Kleenex brand tissues, >> but the public calls everything we blow our noses with "kleenex". > >Some people here call then Kleenex too:) That's because the GIs would gift them for favors... I'd not be surprised you earned your share of Hershey bars. hehe |
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:17:14 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote: >On 3/28/2012 5:08 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >> > wrote in message >> ... >>> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:39:40 +0100, > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> "Ed > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:22:30 +0100, > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've seen info about food mills that say they can be used for ricing >>>>>>> potatoes, but I've never used my food mill for that purpose. >>>>>> >>>>>> What exactly is your 'food mill'? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We use it for potatoes, apple sauce, etc. >>>>> >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_mill >>>> >>>> Ahh gottit! We call that a Mouli! Thanks:) >>> >>> Isn't Mouli a brand name? >> >> Yes. >> >> >But it pretty obviously comes from the French "moulin" that means mill. A long time ago Mouli Became Moulinex. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouli_grater |
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sf wrote:
>I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a >technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes >the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always >appalled by how poorly written those things are. You try writing for Japanese or Chinese readers with only six months of language training in a classroom. |
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On 3/28/2012 5:46 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> A long time ago Mouli Became Moulinex. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouli_grater That's just like my grater, except the handles on mine are orange. |
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:32:24 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote: > On 3/28/2012 3:29 PM, sf wrote: > > > I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a > > technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes > > the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always > > appalled by how poorly written those things are. > > > The only assembly instructions I've ever seen that were actually well > written, were for HeathKits, but they actually spent money on having > them test-built by 'civilians' before releasing them. OMG! Will wonders ever cease? ;) -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote: > "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message > ... > > In article >, > > "jmcquown" > wrote: > > > >> "Ophelia" > wrote in message > >> ... > >> > This is what we call a ricer: > >> > > >> > http://www.lakeland.co.uk/11390/Potato-Ricer > >> > > >> What's this "we" stuff? That certainly doesn't resemble my potato ricer. > >> > >> Jill > > > > I think maybe "we" are those folks who live where she does, on the other > > side of the pond. (It looks a whole lot like the two ricers I own, > > too.) What the heck does yours look like? > > > > I've seen info about food mills that say they can be used for ricing > > potatoes, but I've never used my food mill for that purpose. > > What exactly is your 'food mill'? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Food_Mill.jpg - that is the one I have. And here you see my own in use for apricot butter: <http://web.me.com/barbschaller/Hangi...ed_Lady/I_Can_ Can,_Can_You_(2011)/Entries/2011/7/1_Apricot_Butter.html> -- Barb, http://web.me.com/barbschaller September 5, 2011 |
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On 3/27/2012 4:09 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In >, > > wrote: >> >> http://www.lakeland.co.uk/11390/Potato-Ricer > > Heyy-y-y-y, that looks like a newer one than mine. I think I picked up > mine in antique shops. > > Rob's mom was fond of using them. I've always been curious as to what > is the proper or most common way to go on with the potatoes after > they've been riced. O, do you just rice the boiled potatoes into a > serving bowl, put a spoon in them and serve as is? Or do you, perhaps, > stir in hot milk and butter to make a smoother potato dish * something > more akin to what we might call whipped potatoes? I tend towards the > latter. Woman, you can't serve nekkid potatoes. I think it's illegal to serve mashed/riced/whipped potatoes without butter. You might as well eat Elmer's Glue for heaven's sake. gloria p |
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:17:14 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote: > But it pretty obviously comes from the French "moulin" that means mill. It's only obvious if you have a working knowledge of French. For all I knew it could mean prostitute because the only time I've heard the word is with "rouge". -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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"S Viemeister" > wrote in message ... > On 3/28/2012 5:46 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: > >> A long time ago Mouli Became Moulinex. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouli_grater > > That's just like my grater, except the handles on mine are orange. Ooooh I have one of those:)) Not sure how old it is but thinking about it, I have had it a long time. -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > "Ophelia" > wrote: > >> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message >> ... >> > In article >, >> > "jmcquown" > wrote: >> > >> >> "Ophelia" > wrote in message >> >> ... >> >> > This is what we call a ricer: >> >> > >> >> > http://www.lakeland.co.uk/11390/Potato-Ricer >> >> > >> >> What's this "we" stuff? That certainly doesn't resemble my potato >> >> ricer. >> >> >> >> Jill >> > >> > I think maybe "we" are those folks who live where she does, on the >> > other >> > side of the pond. (It looks a whole lot like the two ricers I own, >> > too.) What the heck does yours look like? >> > >> > I've seen info about food mills that say they can be used for ricing >> > potatoes, but I've never used my food mill for that purpose. >> >> What exactly is your 'food mill'? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Food_Mill.jpg - that is the one I > have. Yep, I have one of those:) Can't remember the last time I used it though. > > And here you see my own in use for apricot butter: > <http://web.me.com/barbschaller/Hangi...ed_Lady/I_Can_ > Can,_Can_You_(2011)/Entries/2011/7/1_Apricot_Butter.html> It won't open for me:( -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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"gloria p" > wrote in message ... > On 3/27/2012 4:09 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote: >> In >, >> > wrote: > >>> >>> http://www.lakeland.co.uk/11390/Potato-Ricer >> >> Heyy-y-y-y, that looks like a newer one than mine. I think I picked up >> mine in antique shops. >> >> Rob's mom was fond of using them. I've always been curious as to what >> is the proper or most common way to go on with the potatoes after >> they've been riced. O, do you just rice the boiled potatoes into a >> serving bowl, put a spoon in them and serve as is? Or do you, perhaps, >> stir in hot milk and butter to make a smoother potato dish * something >> more akin to what we might call whipped potatoes? I tend towards the >> latter. > > > > Woman, you can't serve nekkid potatoes. I think it's illegal to serve > mashed/riced/whipped potatoes without butter. You might as well eat > Elmer's Glue for heaven's sake. Yers:) -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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Lou wrote:
>> Jill wrote: >> >>> I use my ricer for mashed potatoes and also those 'Pioneer Woman' boiled >>> then baked "crashed potatoes". It's a very handy gadget. >> >> Do you mean to say that you use the ricer to partially crush the >> potatoes, when you would have more control and less cleanup if you just >> used the heel of your hand? > > Some people call a masher with slots or small holes a ricer. There's > no way you'd fid a potato in ricers I've seen to smash it on the long > side. > > http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-imag...r-image8217754 The "crashed" potatoes are made using fairly-small potatoes, which ought to fit into a ricer just fine. But it's still the wrong tool for the job. Bob |
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S Viemeister > writes:
> On 3/28/2012 3:29 PM, sf wrote: > >> I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a >> technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes >> the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always >> appalled by how poorly written those things are. >> > The only assembly instructions I've ever seen that were actually well > written, were for HeathKits, but they actually spent money on having > them test-built by 'civilians' before releasing them. The one Heathkit I tried (a superhet ham receiver) I never did make work. I'd say it was my fault, I jumped in over my head -- but an electrical engineer of our acquaintance couldn't make it work or figure out what I'd done wrong (or be sure whether I was right or wrong about some of the instructions), so I think Heathkit bears some of the blame. -- David Dyer-Bennet, ; http://dd-b.net/ Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/ Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/ Dragaera: http://dragaera.info |
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On 3/29/2012 2:15 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
> S > writes: > >> On 3/28/2012 3:29 PM, sf wrote: >> >>> I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a >>> technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes >>> the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always >>> appalled by how poorly written those things are. >>> >> The only assembly instructions I've ever seen that were actually well >> written, were for HeathKits, but they actually spent money on having >> them test-built by 'civilians' before releasing them. > > The one Heathkit I tried (a superhet ham receiver) I never did make > work. I'd say it was my fault, I jumped in over my head -- but an > electrical engineer of our acquaintance couldn't make it work or figure > out what I'd done wrong (or be sure whether I was right or wrong about > some of the instructions), so I think Heathkit bears some of the blame. What year was that? (I want to make sure it wasn't a kit my family were responsible for - my Dad was a consultant for them, and I was one of their test builders.) |
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On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:15:44 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, David
Dyer-Bennet > wrote, >The one Heathkit I tried (a superhet ham receiver) I never did make >work. I'd say it was my fault, I jumped in over my head -- but an >electrical engineer of our acquaintance couldn't make it work or figure >out what I'd done wrong (or be sure whether I was right or wrong about >some of the instructions), so I think Heathkit bears some of the blame. Heathkit's warranty was "We won't let you fail." If you sent it in to them they would fix it. Or so they said. |
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"Janet" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > says... >> >> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:17:14 -0400, James Silverton >> > wrote: >> >> > But it pretty obviously comes from the French "moulin" that means mill. >> >> It's only obvious if you have a working knowledge of French. For all >> I knew it could mean prostitute because the only time I've heard the >> word is with "rouge". > > " Red mill" means prostitute? Who knew. > > Janet So then what is Bob's Red Mill? |
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On 30/03/2012 3:55 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message > ... >> In >, >> says... >>> >>> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:17:14 -0400, James Silverton >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> But it pretty obviously comes from the French "moulin" that means mill. >>> >>> It's only obvious if you have a working knowledge of French. For all >>> I knew it could mean prostitute because the only time I've heard the >>> word is with "rouge". >> >> " Red mill" means prostitute? Who knew. >> >> Janet > > So then what is Bob's Red Mill? > > His personal prostitute??? -- Krypsis |
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On 30/03/2012 8:40 PM, Janet wrote:
> In >, says... >> >> > wrote in message >> ... >>> In >, >>> says... >>>> >>>> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:17:14 -0400, James Silverton >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> But it pretty obviously comes from the French "moulin" that means mill. >>>> >>>> It's only obvious if you have a working knowledge of French. For all >>>> I knew it could mean prostitute because the only time I've heard the >>>> word is with "rouge". >>> >>> " Red mill" means prostitute? Who knew. >>> >>> Janet >> >> So then what is Bob's Red Mill? > > Moulin Rouge is a world famous French music hall cabaret show. It has a > red windmill on the roof. > > Recognisable variants of the same Latin root (molen..) meaning "mill" > appear in a dozen European languages. Which is why the Moulinex company > chose it for their food mill product. > > > Janet. Now that's something we had way back, 60's maybe, ... as in my parents had one. A Mouli Shredder was the term for it. From what I recall, it was used a few times then disappeared into a cupboard never to see the light of day again. I never saw it in their house when we were settling their estate so I assume they turfed it out while they were still alive. This one on EBay looks identical to the one they had! http://tinyurl.com/7v8mmd3 It might even be the one! ;-) Good concept, poor execution. It just seemed way too flimsy to me. Just a heap of pressed metal. It would have been a nice unit if the main parts had been cast in a nice tough alloy. That said, there seems to be rather a lot of them for sale on EBay. Were these the ones that were put in cupboards and forgotten? -- Krypsis |
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In article >, says...
> > On 30/03/2012 8:40 PM, Janet wrote: > > In >, says... > > Recognisable variants of the same Latin root (molen..) meaning "mill" > > appear in a dozen European languages. Which is why the Moulinex company > > chose it for their food mill product. > > > > > > Janet. > > Now that's something we had way back, 60's maybe, ... as in my parents > had one. A Mouli Shredder was the term for it. From what I recall, it > was used a few times then disappeared into a cupboard never to see the > light of day again. I never saw it in their house when we were settling > their estate so I assume they turfed it out while they were still alive. > > This one on EBay looks identical to the one they had! > > http://tinyurl.com/7v8mmd3 > > It might even be the one! ;-) > > Good concept, poor execution. It just seemed way too flimsy to me. Just > a heap of pressed metal. It would have been a nice unit if the main > parts had been cast in a nice tough alloy. > > That said, there seems to be rather a lot of them for sale on EBay. Were > these the ones that were put in cupboards and forgotten? I never had any Mouli products; but back in the 70's I remember the Mouligrater (small rotary cheese grater) and the "Mouli-baby" rotary mill a friend used for turning adult dinner into babyfood puree. Course, that was back in ancient times when toothless babies were spoonfed pureed food. Who knew we were doing it all wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby-led_weaning Janet |
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On 2012-03-30, Krypsis > wrote:
> Good concept, poor execution. It just seemed way too flimsy to me. Just > a heap of pressed metal. Did YOU ever actually use it? We had one in the 50s and it was an excellent gadget. It was always my job to shred the cheese for mac/cheese or cabbage for slaw and I probably used it at least once a week for YEARS. Worked perfectly fine, even for a kid, and was NOT junk. I recommend it without reservation. The only reason I don't have one now, is, I have a food processor. Know of what you speak before making baseless claims. nb -- Fight internet CENSORSHIP - Fight SOPA-PIPA Contact your congressman and/or representative, now! http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ vi --the heart of evil! |
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On 31/03/2012 12:13 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2012-03-30, > wrote: > >> Good concept, poor execution. It just seemed way too flimsy to me. Just >> a heap of pressed metal. > > Did YOU ever actually use it? > > We had one in the 50s and it was an excellent gadget. It was always > my job to shred the cheese for mac/cheese or cabbage for slaw and I > probably used it at least once a week for YEARS. Worked perfectly > fine, even for a kid, and was NOT junk. I recommend it without > reservation. The only reason I don't have one now, is, I have a food > processor. > > Know of what you speak before making baseless claims. > > nb > > Yep, used it a few times. It was flimsy. Like I said, it ended up in a cupboard somewhere because my parents didn't like it. -- Krypsis |
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S Viemeister > writes:
> On 3/29/2012 2:15 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: >> S > writes: >> >>> On 3/28/2012 3:29 PM, sf wrote: >>> >>>> I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a >>>> technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes >>>> the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always >>>> appalled by how poorly written those things are. >>>> >>> The only assembly instructions I've ever seen that were actually well >>> written, were for HeathKits, but they actually spent money on having >>> them test-built by 'civilians' before releasing them. >> >> The one Heathkit I tried (a superhet ham receiver) I never did make >> work. I'd say it was my fault, I jumped in over my head -- but an >> electrical engineer of our acquaintance couldn't make it work or figure >> out what I'd done wrong (or be sure whether I was right or wrong about >> some of the instructions), so I think Heathkit bears some of the blame. > > What year was that? > (I want to make sure it wasn't a kit my family were responsible for - > my Dad was a consultant for them, and I was one of their test > builders.) Quite close to 1970. Definitely earlier than 1972, and I'm pretty sure later than 1968. It certainly *was* a stretch to start trying to build a kit with something that complicated. I'd done soldering some before, but not a lot, and not in such tight spaces. My contribution to the fall of Western Civilization was in the summer of 1963, I believe. My father was working with the SMSG at Stanford on writing the middle-school "new math" textbooks. I was asked to help by taking their sample tests. I'm pretty sure using the children of math profs for that wasn't the best choice. -- David Dyer-Bennet, ; http://dd-b.net/ Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/ Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/ Dragaera: http://dragaera.info |
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On 3/30/2012 5:20 AM, Krypsis wrote:
> Now that's something we had way back, 60's maybe, ... as in my parents > had one. A Mouli Shredder was the term for it. From what I recall, it > was used a few times then disappeared into a cupboard never to see the > light of day again. I never saw it in their house when we were settling > their estate so I assume they turfed it out while they were still alive. > > This one on EBay looks identical to the one they had! > > http://tinyurl.com/7v8mmd3 > > It might even be the one! ;-) > > Good concept, poor execution. It just seemed way too flimsy to me. Just > a heap of pressed metal. It would have been a nice unit if the main > parts had been cast in a nice tough alloy. > > That said, there seems to be rather a lot of them for sale on EBay. Were > these the ones that were put in cupboards and forgotten? Oh my gosh, I remember that thing now! My parents bought one, tried to use it a few times, then disappeared it. As I recall it wasn't stable enough to not jump and jerk about as they tried to operate it, and when it did catch the food it was difficult to generate enough ooomph to slice it. It vanished into thin air, probably when they moved in the late 70s. It wasn't even one of those things they held on to to give to us kids as we left home, that's how badly regarded it was. |
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On 3/30/2012 11:30 AM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
> S > writes: >> On 3/29/2012 2:15 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: >>> S > writes: >>>> On 3/28/2012 3:29 PM, sf wrote: >>>>> I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a >>>>> technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes >>>>> the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always >>>>> appalled by how poorly written those things are. >>>> The only assembly instructions I've ever seen that were actually well >>>> written, were for HeathKits, but they actually spent money on having >>>> them test-built by 'civilians' before releasing them. >>> The one Heathkit I tried (a superhet ham receiver) I never did make >>> work. I'd say it was my fault, I jumped in over my head -- but an >>> electrical engineer of our acquaintance couldn't make it work or figure >>> out what I'd done wrong (or be sure whether I was right or wrong about >>> some of the instructions), so I think Heathkit bears some of the blame. >> What year was that? >> (I want to make sure it wasn't a kit my family were responsible for - >> my Dad was a consultant for them, and I was one of their test >> builders.) > Quite close to 1970. Definitely earlier than 1972, and I'm pretty sure > later than 1968. <sigh of relief> I wasn't test-building anymore in the 70s. > It certainly *was* a stretch to start trying to build a kit with > something that complicated. I'd done soldering some before, but not a > lot, and not in such tight spaces. > I must have done dozens of HeathKits - I assembled our first colour TV, a couple of reel-to-reel tape decks, an electrocardioscope, and loads of test equipment. Really tidy wire dress, and no cold-solder joints - but I had been doing that sort of stuff from the time I was a little kid. > My contribution to the fall of Western Civilization was in the summer of > 1963, I believe. My father was working with the SMSG at Stanford on > writing the middle-school "new math" textbooks. I was asked to help by > taking their sample tests. I'm pretty sure using the children of math > profs for that wasn't the best choice. > Probably not... |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 31/03/2012 2:58 AM, Pennyaline wrote:
> On 3/30/2012 5:20 AM, Krypsis wrote: >> Now that's something we had way back, 60's maybe, ... as in my parents >> had one. A Mouli Shredder was the term for it. From what I recall, it >> was used a few times then disappeared into a cupboard never to see the >> light of day again. I never saw it in their house when we were settling >> their estate so I assume they turfed it out while they were still alive. >> >> This one on EBay looks identical to the one they had! >> >> http://tinyurl.com/7v8mmd3 >> >> It might even be the one! ;-) >> >> Good concept, poor execution. It just seemed way too flimsy to me. Just >> a heap of pressed metal. It would have been a nice unit if the main >> parts had been cast in a nice tough alloy. >> >> That said, there seems to be rather a lot of them for sale on EBay. Were >> these the ones that were put in cupboards and forgotten? > > > Oh my gosh, I remember that thing now! My parents bought one, tried to > use it a few times, then disappeared it. As I recall it wasn't stable > enough to not jump and jerk about as they tried to operate it, and when > it did catch the food it was difficult to generate enough ooomph to > slice it. It vanished into thin air, probably when they moved in the > late 70s. It wasn't even one of those things they held on to to give to > us kids as we left home, that's how badly regarded it was. > > Exactly, the concept was good but it just wasn't all that useful when used. The old fashioned graters did the job just as well and were easier to clean and store. It might have been more stable and useful if the main body and the masher part were cast out of something a tad more substantial than that thin tinplate it was manufactured from. The one my parents bought disappeared too. I wasn't surprised. Its absence was never mentioned, either by me or my parents. It just ceased to be and that can only have been a good thing. What did surprise me was the number of them for sale on EBay. Somebody must have discovered their hiding places. -- Krypsis |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 3/30/2012 5:47 AM, Janet wrote:
> > I never had any Mouli products; but back in the 70's I remember the > Mouligrater (small rotary cheese grater) I still use one occasionally and often see them at nicer Italian restaurants where waitstaff want to grate cheese over everything. (Not-nicer Italian restaurants have glass jars of the pre-grated stuff from the green can on the table.) glorias p |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:11:05 -0600, gloria p >
wrote: > (Not-nicer Italian restaurants have glass jars of the pre-grated > stuff from the green can on the table.) Here, there's no stuff from a green can on the table even if it is in a shaker jar. Either you can't tell the difference or they really do use the canned stuff where you live. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 3/29/2012 4:54 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 3/29/2012 2:15 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: >> S > writes: >> >>> On 3/28/2012 3:29 PM, sf wrote: >>> >>>> I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a >>>> technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes >>>> the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always >>>> appalled by how poorly written those things are. >>>> >>> The only assembly instructions I've ever seen that were actually well >>> written, were for HeathKits, but they actually spent money on having >>> them test-built by 'civilians' before releasing them. >> >> The one Heathkit I tried (a superhet ham receiver) I never did make >> work. I'd say it was my fault, I jumped in over my head -- but an >> electrical engineer of our acquaintance couldn't make it work or figure >> out what I'd done wrong (or be sure whether I was right or wrong about >> some of the instructions), so I think Heathkit bears some of the blame. > > What year was that? > (I want to make sure it wasn't a kit my family were responsible for - my > Dad was a consultant for them, and I was one of their test builders.) Cool! Our first color TV was a HeathKit my dad put together. I remember the console most of all because it was like furniture. Must have been early to mid 70s. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:11:05 -0600, gloria p >
wrote: >On 3/30/2012 5:47 AM, Janet wrote: > >> >> I never had any Mouli products; but back in the 70's I remember the >> Mouligrater (small rotary cheese grater) > > > >I still use one occasionally and often see them at nicer Italian >restaurants where waitstaff want to grate cheese over everything. >(Not-nicer Italian restaurants have glass jars of the pre-grated >stuff from the green can on the table.) > >glorias p I like my rotary grater. Not sure of the brand, but it is handy and does a good job of grating. The top seals so you can leave the hunk of cheese in it for use next time. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 3/29/2012 11:37 AM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Lou wrote: > >>> Jill wrote: >>> >>>> I use my ricer for mashed potatoes and also those 'Pioneer Woman' >>>> boiled >>>> then baked "crashed potatoes". It's a very handy gadget. >>> >>> Do you mean to say that you use the ricer to partially crush the >>> potatoes, when you would have more control and less cleanup if you just >>> used the heel of your hand? >> >> Some people call a masher with slots or small holes a ricer. There's >> no way you'd fid a potato in ricers I've seen to smash it on the long >> side. >> >> http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-imag...r-image8217754 > > The "crashed" potatoes are made using fairly-small potatoes, which ought > to fit into a ricer just fine. But it's still the wrong tool for the job. I made some tonight with small red potatoes sliced in half in their jackets and smashed with a potato masher after they roasted in olive oil with garlic, then put back in the oven with some cheddar sprinkled over them. Yum yum. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 3/31/2012 11:27 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 3/29/2012 4:54 PM, S Viemeister wrote: >> On 3/29/2012 2:15 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: >>> S > writes: >>>> On 3/28/2012 3:29 PM, sf wrote: >>>>> I've thought about being an ad writer, but mainly I'd like to be a >>>>> technical writer in another lifetime. I'd be the person who writes >>>>> the illustrated steps for how to putting things together. I'm always >>>>> appalled by how poorly written those things are. >>>> The only assembly instructions I've ever seen that were actually well >>>> written, were for HeathKits, but they actually spent money on having >>>> them test-built by 'civilians' before releasing them. >>> The one Heathkit I tried (a superhet ham receiver) I never did make >>> work. I'd say it was my fault, I jumped in over my head -- but an >>> electrical engineer of our acquaintance couldn't make it work or figure >>> out what I'd done wrong (or be sure whether I was right or wrong about >>> some of the instructions), so I think Heathkit bears some of the blame. >> What year was that? >> (I want to make sure it wasn't a kit my family were responsible for - my >> Dad was a consultant for them, and I was one of their test builders.) > > Cool! Our first color TV was a HeathKit my dad put together. I remember > the console most of all because it was like furniture. Must have been > early to mid 70s. > It was indeed furniture-like. We had a matching console for the record player, tape deck(which was also built by me), and pre-amp. Ours dated from the early 60s - I believe it was their first colour TV kit. |
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