"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 26 May 2010 19:37:31 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> The café that services our building at work was cleaning out a lot of
>> stuff
>> very quickly today. I suspect an inspection. Anywho, I happened to be
>> outside in the smoking section where the dumpster is while they were
>> madly
>> cleaning out. When I started seeing some of the things they were
>> throwing
>> away, I was shocked! Just SHOCKED I tell you. I know all of the kitchen
>> staff well, so the one guy that had the duty of picking up the stacks of
>> "trash" and carrying them to the dumpster would walk by showing me what
>> he
>> had. lol They had a bunch of those stainless pans that go in a steam
>> table
>> and I took one of the shallow ones that was still in good shape. Figured
>> based on the shape and weight it will come in handy for something. Are
>> those oven safe? I also got some muffin tins, and a couple of ceramic
>> bread
>> loaf shaped pans in light blue with a nice design on the sides.
>
> Hotel/buffet pans are good for all sorts of stuff. Doesn't matter if
> they're beat up, as long as they're cleanable.

Not beat up at all which is why I was so surprised they were throwing them
out! I would have taken more stuff but I just don't have the room. Me and
my smoking buddy out there were shaking our heads talking about how that
stuff would have been good for a soup kitchen. The guy throwing out stuff
was so fast it was hard to stop him before you heard a CRASH in the
dumpster. My buddy got some really nice oval shaped stainless
bowls/casserole dishes and even a stainless thingie that holds milk or half
and half like you normally see in a restaurant. She said they threw out a
few of those before I happened on the scene. Bummer.