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  1. what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B00020O3YC/ref=cm_cr-mr-title>

    your precise pal,
    blake

  2. blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B00020O3YC/ref=cm_cr-mr-title>

    your precise pal,
    blake

    I'll pass. Butter is like garlic - you can never have too much - IMHO,
    of course.

    --
    Cheers
    Chatty Cathy

    Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

  3. "blake murphy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B00020O3YC/ref=cm_cr-mr-title>

    your precise pal,
    blake

    Oh yeah. Another thing to clean. Perfect, though, for people who can't
    remember how many tablespoons of butter there are in a stick, and cut
    accordingly.

  4. blake murphy said:


    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    Most of the butter I buy comes with a measuring guide on the wrapper, but I
    usually just guesstimate it, figuring that a pound is a little more than 2
    cups, so a little less than half a pound is one cup, half of that is a
    quarter....and so on. I really hate having to measure butter, lard or
    vegetable shortening in a measuring cup/

  5. blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B00020O3YC/ref=cm_cr-mr-title>

    It really saddens me to think that there's actually a market
    enough for Amazon to carry something like this.

    And that 3 people found it useful and gave it 5-Stars.

    This is why the World is going to [censored].

    -sw

  6. Sqwertz said:
    blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B00020O3YC/ref=cm_cr-mr-title>

    It really saddens me to think that there's actually a market
    enough for Amazon to carry something like this.

    And that 3 people found it useful and gave it 5-Stars.

    This is why the World is going to [censored].

    -sw

    There's also a "Pro" model, with a black and chrome finish, that costs
    over twice as much. :P

    Bob

  7. blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B0002...>

    your precise pal,
    blake

    I never knew it was that difficult to slice off a pat of butter. I
    now know what I'm giving everyone for Christmas this year.

  8. blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B00020O3YC/ref=cm_cr-mr-title

    errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr yers.... I think🙂)

  9. zxcvbob said:
    Sqwertz said:

    It really saddens me to think that there's actually a market
    enough for Amazon to carry something like this.

    And that 3 people found it useful and gave it 5-Stars.

    This is why the World is going to [censored].

    There's also a "Pro" model, with a black and chrome finish, that costs
    over twice as much. :P

    Gimme a razor blade... One that cuts vertical, not horizontally.

    -sw

  10. "blake murphy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B00020O3YC/ref=cm_cr-mr-title>

    Eesh! I don't recall ever having a problem measuring butter.

  11. Dave Smith said:
    blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    Most of the butter I buy comes with a measuring guide on the wrapper, but I
    usually just guesstimate it, figuring that a pound is a little more than 2
    cups, so a little less than half a pound is one cup, half of that is a
    quarter....and so on. I really hate having to measure butter, lard or
    vegetable shortening in a measuring cup/

    Peanut butter is even more difficult to measure accurately, but all
    one needs to measure these items is a 2 cup glass measuring cup...
    fill with cold water to the 1 cup line and add butter, shrotening,
    peanut butter until the water reaches the amount you want, like the 1
    1/3 cup marrk will yield 1/3 cup... just pour off the water and there
    is the exact amount, and no mess.

    Now I will go to look at that gizmo, whatever it is.... I don't think
    I've ever measured such items except by eye... I mean can there ever
    be too much butter, peanut butter, and chocolate.

  12. ChattyCathy said:
    blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    Quoted message said:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B0002...>

    Quoted message said:

    your precise pal,
    blake

    I'll pass. Butter is like garlic - you can never have too much - IMHO,
    of course.

    I agree, except in baking. There, you need to be relatively precise.

    Quoted message said:


    --
    Cheers
    Chatty Cathy

    --Bryan

  13. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    Quoted message said:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B0002...>

    Quoted message said:

    your precise pal,
    blake

    I'll pass. Butter is like garlic - you can never have too much - IMHO,
    of course.

    Oh, yeah. Just polished off a few thick slices of still-warm sourdough
    butter and portion control of butter never entered the picture. A friend
    once gave me an artsy stainless steel slicer that cuts a quarter-pound stick
    into, oh, about 67 slivers. Never used it.

    Felice

  14. Sqwertz said:
    blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    Quoted message said:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B0002...>

    It really saddens me to think that there's actually a market
    enough for Amazon to carry something like this.

    And that 3 people found it useful and gave it 5-Stars.

    This is why the World is going to [censored].

    Well, if it cheers you up any, I'm pretty sure Mister Quickly's review
    is not 100% sincere. So two people.

    Either that, or it is sincere and the world is therefore a much more
    hilarious place than I had dreamed. So either way things work out OK.

    alcibiades

  15. blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B00020O3YC/ref=cm_cr-mr-title>

    your precise pal,
    blake

    I'm a second generation sucker for kitchen gadgets, but that one has to
    be one of the sillier ones.

    --
    Janet Wilder
    Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
    Good Friends. Good Life

  16. One time on Usenet said:
    Dave Smith said:
    blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    Most of the butter I buy comes with a measuring guide on the wrapper, but =


    I

    Quoted message said:

    usually just guesstimate it, figuring that a pound is a little more than 2=

    Quoted message said:

    cups, so a little less than half a pound is one cup, half of that is a
    quarter....and so on. I really hate having to measure butter, lard or
    vegetable shortening in a measuring cup/

    Peanut butter is even more difficult to measure accurately, but all
    one needs to measure these items is a 2 cup glass measuring cup...
    fill with cold water to the 1 cup line and add butter, shrotening,
    peanut butter until the water reaches the amount you want, like the 1
    1/3 cup marrk will yield 1/3 cup... just pour off the water and there
    is the exact amount, and no mess.

    Hmmm, that'd be a great idea for peanut butter or shortening. I
    usually measure butter by the eye though...

    --
    Jani in WA

  17. Bobo Bonobo(R) said:


    ChattyCathy said:
    blake murphy said:

    what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
    whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
    some interest:

    Quoted message said:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B0002...>

    Quoted message said:

    your precise pal,
    blake

    I'll pass. Butter is like garlic - you can never have too much - IMHO,
    of course.

    I agree, except in baking. There, you need to be relatively precise.

    Not true, of course. People have been baking perfectly good breads,
    cakes, pies/tartes and pastries for centuries without ever measuring
    anything precisely. Quite often I've made baked goods with the remains
    of a packet of butter. It *might* have been the amount needed but was
    probably a little less. Structure and taste of the final products are
    always as expected. For many things the amount of sugar is reduced from
    what is stated in the recipe and the amount of salt is reduced or
    eliminated entirely. Stuff wtill works and still tastes excellent. No
    precision there.

    Given that I currently live in a very dry climate (often need more
    liquid than stated) at high altitude (may need to adjust oven temp,
    cooking time and occasionally add a bit more flour), following most
    baked goods recipes in a 'relatively precise' manner is guaranteed to
    fail often. It's easy enough to learn what textures a baking mix should
    have and get there without measuring anything precisely.

  18. Little Malice said:
    Sheldon said:


    Peanut butter is even more difficult to measure accurately, but all
    one needs to measure these items is a �2 cup glass measuring cup....
    fill with cold water to the 1 cup line and add butter, shrotening,
    peanut butter until the water reaches the amount you want, like the 1
    1/3 cup marrk will yield 1/3 cup... just pour off the water and there
    is the exact amount, and no mess.

    Now I will go to look at that gizmo, whatever it is.... I don't think
    I've ever measured such items except by EYE... I mean can there > > ever be too much butter, peanut butter, and chocolate.

    Quoted message said:

    Hmmm, that'd be a great idea for peanut butter or shortening. I
    usually measure butter by the eye though...

    Um, that's what EYE said... though.

    Sheldon

  19. blake 'The Mick' murphy said:


    i thought this product from kitchenart might be of some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B0002...>

    I'd hate to have to clean that thing... looks like a toys r us gadget
    by mattel for portioning play doh... recommended for 2 year olds.

  20. "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    blake 'The Mick' murphy said:


    i thought this product from kitchenart might be of some interest:

    <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B0002...>

    I'd hate to have to clean that thing... looks like a toys r us gadget
    by mattel for portioning play doh... recommended for 2 year olds.

    And not a single mention of the words "wash" or "clean" on the web
    page...hmmm....

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