On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:27:23 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On Nov 9, 12:46*pm, Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> *sf > wrote:
>>
>>>>On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 18:55:31 -0800, "SteveB" <toquerville@zionvistas>
>>>>wrote:
>>
>>>>>I was given a device one time, and I wish I could find another. *It looked
>>>>>like a ladle, but in the ladle portion were inverted cones. *You dipped it
>>>>>in the liquid, and the fat would flow through the cones (oriented points
>>>>>up), and collect in the reservoir. *By repeating the process, you could skim
>>>>>all the fat off the top of the mixture. *I sure know if I ever see it again,
>>>>>I'll buy one. *It was a gift from my mother in law, and at the time I had no
>>>>>idea how good an apparatus it was.
>>
>>>>A less complicated device is the fat separator "measuring cup". *The
>>>>spout comes from the bottom so fat stays on top when you pour. *Here's
>>>>a picturehttp://www.kitchenfantasy.com/images/fat_separator_3023.jpg
>>
>>> IMHO that should be a standard item in any kitchen. :-) *Even I have
>>> one. Don't use it very often but it's handy when I need it.
>>
>> Too difficult to clean, the little pour spout, plus i don't care for
>> putting fat or oil in plastic,
>
> I have a glass one. Got it at Williams-Sonoma. I've never had
> trouble
> getting the spout clean simply by running hot, soapy water through it.
> (Of course, I don't let the stuff dry in it; I put it to soak when I'm
> done with it
> and get right on cleaning it after dinner.)

i was thinking it should be that hard to make a glass version.

your pal,
blake