Things that get used in the kitchen....

"cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

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Styrofoam packing peanuts instead of croutons on salad. I hate to waste
them.

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... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

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Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

Styrofoam packing peanuts instead of croutons on salad. I hate to waste
them.

Don't joke, edible packing peanuts actually exist. They are made from
cellulose I believe with the notion that they are biodegradable.

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... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

--
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

Styrofoam packing peanuts instead of croutons on salad. I hate to waste
them.

Don't joke, edible packing peanuts actually exist. They are made from
cellulose I believe with the notion that they are biodegradable.

Yeah....I think I once received a package from some ultra-green company who
used those.

Peter Aitken said:

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Don't joke, edible packing peanuts actually exist. They are made from
cellulose I believe with the notion that they are biodegradable.

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Peter Aitken

Are those the ones that disintegrate on contact with water? I often
get them in shipments from one particular company -- just pile them in
the sink and they're gone in ten seconds.

As for the question, weren't Microplanes meant to be used for
woodworking? I recall reading that the company was shocked when they
first learned how popular their products were for use in the kitchen.

--RB

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... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I run a string across the kitchen sink cabinets and put clean plastic coat
hangers on them and then one hanger at a time collect homemade spaghetti to
dry. Then scissor the spaghetti in half over the pot of water.

Andy

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Don't joke, edible packing peanuts actually exist. They are made from
cellulose I believe with the notion that they are biodegradable.

I have used biodegradable packing peanuts made from corn starch.
I tasted one and it was like eating a dense Cheeto minus the "cheese"
flavoring. kev

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cathyxyz said:

... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

I use a clothes pin...

I also use clothes pins in the freezer to hold bags of shredded cheese
or frozen veggies closed.
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Om.

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... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

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Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

Styrofoam packing peanuts instead of croutons on salad. I hate to waste
them.

<snort>

Owch!

Orange juice out the nose hurtz!

On a side note, foam packing p-nuts are superior as a packing in the
bottom of deep flower pots. Provides for excellent drainage and makes
them lighter to handle.
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Om.

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... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

--
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

Styrofoam packing peanuts instead of croutons on salad. I hate to waste
them.

Don't joke, edible packing peanuts actually exist. They are made from
cellulose I believe with the notion that they are biodegradable.

Yes, they do, but they make horrible croutons. Once the dressing hits them
they dissolve. They just don't have the crunch like the others.

Lynne

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... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

--
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

Styrofoam packing peanuts instead of croutons on salad. I hate to waste
them.

Don't joke, edible packing peanuts actually exist. They are made from
cellulose I believe with the notion that they are biodegradable.

<lol> Reminds me of the time I brought some home from work without
knowing it! ;-) Mom put some in the bottom of a pot she was going to
plant petunias in. Added the soil and water, and the soil all sank down!

Those p-nuts made from cellulose dissolve totally on contact with water!

They are _very_ bio-degradable!
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Yep...microplanes were used to shape woods and plastics. I have an
older microplane I still use to shape and contour drywall.

Steve

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"cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

Ummm...needlenose pliers, for picking the pin bones out
of salmon filets. No, I do NOT share the same pair between
kitchen and workbench....:-)

Also, I stole an idea from Alton Brown, and now use a big
ol' welder's or shop sort of glove (the sort that runs well
up the arm past the wrist) instead of regular "kitchen" style
oven mitts.

I would guess the old unglazed-quarry-tile-instead-of-
expensive-pizza-stone would count as well, right?

Bob M.

We use those giant paper clips for chip bags.

Michael

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On 7 Feb 2006 07:28:05 -0800, "cathyxyz" <[email hidden]>

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... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

Needle nose pliers for fish bones.

modom

cathyxyz said:

... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

i use old brass slaughterhouse meat hooks. they have one large hook on
one end, which gets hooked over the top of the kitchen cabinet, and
twin hooks on the other end, on which get hung some of the utensils and
tools i use the most, like strainers for pasta, ladles, and such.
myraide

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Bob Myers said:

Also, I stole an idea from Alton Brown, and now use a big
ol' welder's or shop sort of glove (the sort that runs well
up the arm past the wrist) instead of regular "kitchen" style
oven mitts.

Oh lordy, that is SUCH a good idea!
Are they more water proof???

Many is the time I've gotten a steam burn from wet oven mitts and did
not know that they were wet!

Leather welders gloves are not expensive either! I have a pair on hand
for handling cactus and raptors!
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

"cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

... that were never intended for kitchen use by the manufacturer.

I was just reading the thread on how to keep an open bag of potato
chips fresh and I had to laugh. We use fold back clips - originally
intended for keeping wads of paper together!

Any other things you can think of?

Ummm...needlenose pliers, for picking the pin bones out
of salmon filets. No, I do NOT share the same pair between
kitchen and workbench....:-)

Also, I stole an idea from Alton Brown, and now use a big
ol' welder's or shop sort of glove (the sort that runs well
up the arm past the wrist) instead of regular "kitchen" style
oven mitts.

I would guess the old unglazed-quarry-tile-instead-of-
expensive-pizza-stone would count as well, right?

Bob M.

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Bob Myers said:

Also, I stole an idea from Alton Brown, and now use a big
ol' welder's or shop sort of glove (the sort that runs well
up the arm past the wrist) instead of regular "kitchen" style
oven mitts.

Oh lordy, that is SUCH a good idea!
Are they more water proof???

Many is the time I've gotten a steam burn from wet oven mitts and did
not know that they were wet!

Leather welders gloves are not expensive either! I have a pair on hand
for handling cactus and raptors!

Where do you get all those exclamation marks???

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob Myers said:

Also, I stole an idea from Alton Brown, and now use a big
ol' welder's or shop sort of glove (the sort that runs well
up the arm past the wrist) instead of regular "kitchen" style
oven mitts.

Oh lordy, that is SUCH a good idea!
Are they more water proof???

Many is the time I've gotten a steam burn from wet oven mitts and did
not know that they were wet!

Alton Brown is an [censored]... obviously why his name is Brown.

I've never seen any professional cook wearing mitts. Mitts are
dangerous, and filthy.

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob Myers said:

Also, I stole an idea from Alton Brown, and now use a big
ol' welder's or shop sort of glove (the sort that runs well
up the arm past the wrist) instead of regular "kitchen" style
oven mitts.

Oh lordy, that is SUCH a good idea!
Are they more water proof???

Many is the time I've gotten a steam burn from wet oven mitts and did
not know that they were wet!

Alton Brown is an [censored]... obviously why his name is Brown.

I've never seen any professional cook wearing mitts. Mitts are
dangerous, and filthy.

Sheldon, you have this filth issue. While I do not use mitts, I think they
have a place in the kitchen. Your obsession with "filth" is unhealthy IMO.

Michael

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“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise