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It has occured to me that I spend way too much time searching my
cabinets for ingredients. Where can I get one of those "Rachael Ray"
cabinets where anything you need is in the front of the bottom shelf???

Bubba

In the kitchen where you clear off your workspace by whisking the
used items to the lower shelf by your knees.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when there
is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

On 7 May 2005 12:01:18 -0700, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

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Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when there
is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

I'd just take a used dish that'd have to be washed anyway :>

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Yes, it's Rachel Ray that uses a "garbage" bowl, which does work quite
well for those of us preferring that just a dry-only trash container be
located inconvenient to the mixing counter, and/or that any wet trash
be deposited only into a garage bin or one that's located outdoors.
However, I do agree with the extra bowl washing to be a nuisance, so I
simply toss everything for trashing into one of my otherwise empty
sinks for tossing after mixing is done.

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On 7 May 2005 12:01:18 -0700, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

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Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when there
is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

I'd just take a used dish that'd have to be washed anyway :>

Me, too, I just use a dirty dish ton the counter o put my garbage in; then I
toss it in the garbage at one time. Uusally it's just faster that way and I
don't have to sling wet stuff from the counter to pail, etc.

What gets me is that she talks about preparing her vegetables when she gets
home from the grocery in order that they'll be ready, but when she gets the
celery out and breaks it apart, she gets some sort of wet rag from some
mysterious place and goes about wiping off the bottom of the celery stalk
with that rag. There is no water close by, so she must have to resort to
this method of cleaning. My celery is never in such good shape that I don't
have to run water over to get off the dirt. Another interest of mine is
that her bunches of curly parsley, cilantro, Italian parsley, basil, etc.
all seemed to have come from the store mysteriously clean enough to chop
right there, but then again, some people don't have the imagination (or
eyes) that I do, having seen so many of these vegetables picked up off the
floor and put back in their bins at the grocery store.
Dee

Dave Smith said:

JeanineAlyse said:

Yes, it's Rachel Ray that uses a "garbage" bowl, which does work

quite

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well for those of us preferring that just a dry-only trash

container be

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located inconvenient to the mixing counter, and/or that any wet

trash

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be deposited only into a garage bin or one that's located outdoors.
However, I do agree with the extra bowl washing to be a nuisance,

so I

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simply toss everything for trashing into one of my otherwise empty
sinks for tossing after mixing is done.

That works for me, but it drives my wife nuts when I do it. We have a
stainless bucket with a lid for compost, so any vegetable garbage

goes into

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that. Paper, foil, plastic, meat bits, bone etc. go into the sink and

get

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cleaned out later. Not hours later, but after I have finished doing

what I

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was doing when that garbage appeared and when I have time to deal

with it.

And my time to deal with it might be, oh, say, next October.

Curly Sue said:

Bubba said:

It has occured to me that I spend way too much time searching my
cabinets for ingredients. Where can I get one of those "Rachael Ray"
cabinets where anything you need is in the front of the bottom shelf???

Bubba

In the kitchen where you clear off your workspace by whisking the
used items to the lower shelf by your knees.

This is why I have two trash cans in my kitchen; one on either side of
my center work island. No matter which side you're on, there's a trash
can tucked under the edge of the table.

Pastorio

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Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when there
is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

Actually, I have a "garbage bowl." It's a big plastic bowl that sits
next to the cutting board, and I put all the veggie trimmings and other
compostable stuff in it. When full, this goes out to the secondary
compost container - the pail in the laundry room. The pail is emptied
once or twice a week into the compost heap in the back yard.

This system saves me from having to make a long trip to the compost heap
every time I peel an onion.

Jo Anne

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Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when
there
is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

Actually, I have a "garbage bowl." It's a big plastic bowl that sits
next to the cutting board, and I put all the veggie trimmings and
other compostable stuff in it. When full, this goes out to the
secondary compost container - the pail in the laundry room. The pail
is emptied once or twice a week into the compost heap in the back
yard.

This system saves me from having to make a long trip to the compost
heap every time I peel an onion.

Jo Anne

I keep a colander in the sink for everything compostable. I use red
wrigglers and keep the bin by my back door. Since we are moving soon,
and our outdoors compost bins are empty now it allows us to still
compost without the need to use them. And I can keep it inside.

Helen

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Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when

there

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is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

Yes....the non compostable stuff goes in the trahs can and vegetable
peelings, leaves, coffee grounds, tea leaves, etc. all go in the
"garbage bowl" to be taken out to the compost pile.

Sandi in Honduras

Sandi said:

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Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when
there is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

Yes....the non compostable stuff goes in the trahs can and vegetable
peelings, leaves, coffee grounds, tea leaves, etc. all go in the
"garbage bowl" to be taken out to the compost pile.

I live on a farm on the top of a long, forested hill that runs down to
the Shenandoah River. I don't have much of a garden since moving to this
house because there are big trees all around us, and not much level
ground. And I'm getting lazy in my old age. So I don't compost anymore.
I throw biodegradable stuff out the back door, down the hill up to maybe
60 feet from the house. Some of it will feed critters passing by, the
rest will feed the plants. Ashes to ashes...

Pastorio

On Sun 08 May 2005 10:35:24a, Bob (this one) wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Sandi said:

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Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when
there is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

Yes....the non compostable stuff goes in the trahs can and vegetable
peelings, leaves, coffee grounds, tea leaves, etc. all go in the
"garbage bowl" to be taken out to the compost pile.

I live on a farm on the top of a long, forested hill that runs down to
the Shenandoah River. I don't have much of a garden since moving to this
house because there are big trees all around us, and not much level
ground. And I'm getting lazy in my old age. So I don't compost anymore.
I throw biodegradable stuff out the back door, down the hill up to maybe
60 feet from the house. Some of it will feed critters passing by, the
rest will feed the plants. Ashes to ashes...

Pastorio

LOL! You sure you're not on Walton's Mountain, John Boy? :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

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Sandi said:

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Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when
there is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

Yes....the non compostable stuff goes in the trahs can and vegetable
peelings, leaves, coffee grounds, tea leaves, etc. all go in the "garbage
bowl" to be taken out to the compost pile.

I live on a farm on the top of a long, forested hill that runs down to the
Shenandoah River. I don't have much of a garden since moving to this house
because there are big trees all around us, and not much level ground. And
I'm getting lazy in my old age. So I don't compost anymore. I throw
biodegradable stuff out the back door, down the hill up to maybe 60 feet
from the house. Some of it will feed critters passing by, the rest will
feed the plants. Ashes to ashes...

Pastorio

Pastorio, I would've sworn you lived in Italy. Aren't you afraid the bears
will get you?
Dee
Shenandoah Valley
Toms Brook, VA

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On Sun 08 May 2005 10:35:24a, Bob (this one) wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Sandi said:

[email hidden] wrote:

> Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
> anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when
> there is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

Yes....the non compostable stuff goes in the trahs can and vegetable
peelings, leaves, coffee grounds, tea leaves, etc. all go in the
"garbage bowl" to be taken out to the compost pile.

I live on a farm on the top of a long, forested hill that runs down to
the Shenandoah River. I don't have much of a garden since moving to this
house because there are big trees all around us, and not much level
ground. And I'm getting lazy in my old age. So I don't compost anymore.
I throw biodegradable stuff out the back door, down the hill up to maybe
60 feet from the house. Some of it will feed critters passing by, the
rest will feed the plants. Ashes to ashes...

Pastorio

LOL! You sure you're not on Walton's Mountain, John Boy? :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Stop that, Wayne.
A Walton Descendant
Shenandoah Valley, VA

Bubba said:

It has occured to me that I spend way too much time searching my
cabinets for ingredients. Where can I get one of those "Rachael Ray"
cabinets where anything you need is in the front of the bottom shelf???

Bubba

Get your meez together.

modom

Only superficial people don't judge by appearances.
-- Oscar Wilde

On Sun 08 May 2005 12:30:15p, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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On Sun 08 May 2005 10:35:24a, Bob (this one) wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Sandi wrote:
> [email hidden] wrote:
>
>> Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
>> anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when
>> there is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?
>
>
> Yes....the non compostable stuff goes in the trahs can and vegetable
> peelings, leaves, coffee grounds, tea leaves, etc. all go in the
> "garbage bowl" to be taken out to the compost pile.

I live on a farm on the top of a long, forested hill that runs down to
the Shenandoah River. I don't have much of a garden since moving to
this house because there are big trees all around us, and not much
level ground. And I'm getting lazy in my old age. So I don't compost
anymore. I throw biodegradable stuff out the back door, down the hill
up to maybe 60 feet from the house. Some of it will feed critters
passing by, the rest will feed the plants. Ashes to ashes...

Pastorio

LOL! You sure you're not on Walton's Mountain, John Boy? :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Stop that, Wayne.
A Walton Descendant
Shenandoah Valley, VA

Is that you, Mary Elizabeth?

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

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Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter? And does
anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish when there
is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right on the floor?

The extra bowl is a godsend for those with a bad back. Instead of bending
down constantly, just dump the carrot peelings, etc in the bowl.

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Bubba said:

It has occured to me that I spend way too much time searching my
cabinets for ingredients. Where can I get one of those "Rachael Ray"
cabinets where anything you need is in the front of the bottom shelf???

Heh, where have you been all my life. I want the magic ingredient
cabinet myself. Let me know if you find one.

nancy

Wayne Boatwright wrote on 08 May 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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On Sun 08 May 2005 12:30:15p, Dee Randall wrote in
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On Sun 08 May 2005 10:35:24a, Bob (this one) wrote in
rec.food.cooking:

> Sandi wrote:
>> [email hidden] wrote:
>>
>>> Is she the one who uses a "garbage bowl" on the counter?
>>> And does
>>> anyone ever use that technique -- dirtying up an extra dish
>>> when there is a perfectly good garbage pail sitting right
>>> on the floor?
>>
>>
>> Yes....the non compostable stuff goes in the trahs can and
>> vegetable peelings, leaves, coffee grounds, tea leaves, etc.
>> all go in the "garbage bowl" to be taken out to the compost
>> pile.
>
> I live on a farm on the top of a long, forested hill that runs
> down to the Shenandoah River. I don't have much of a garden
> since moving to this house because there are big trees all
> around us, and not much level ground. And I'm getting lazy in
> my old age. So I don't compost anymore. I throw biodegradable
> stuff out the back door, down the hill up to maybe 60 feet
> from the house. Some of it will feed critters passing by, the
> rest will feed the plants. Ashes to ashes...
>
> Pastorio

LOL! You sure you're not on Walton's Mountain, John Boy? :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Stop that, Wayne.
A Walton Descendant
Shenandoah Valley, VA

Is that you, Mary Elizabeth?

Nite Wayne-Boy!

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