On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:05:36 -0800, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > Dollar stores do that and hope you don't notice. I bought a nice
> > looking metal "piggy" bank from the local dollar store last week. I
> > looked on the bottom for the place where you take out the plastic
> > stopper to remove the money, but a big label was over that area. I
> > took the tag off when I got home and discovered there is no way to get
> > the money out without using a can opener. Oh, well. It was only $1.
>
> And meant to be broken just like the old piggy banks. For a buck, I'm
> sure a hammer will break it. Put quarters and half dollars (if you can
> find them) in it, and have a piggy bank busting party when it's full.
> I bought a ten buck wok at Winco a week ago on a whim with lots of
> wooden wok utensils inside. It had a non-stick coating which wore or
> burned off of the bottom the first time I used the wok. Although
> concerned about 'non-stick chemical wok poisoning', we seem to be OK. I
> wasn't sure whether to wash the thing or throw it away.
> I decided to keep it and, if necessary, crush it with my bare hands in
> front of a misbehaving granddaughter. Just kidding. I think I'll save it
> for Festivus feats of strength.
>
Was it really a non-stick coating or that stuff they put on woks to
keep them from rusting? Wash it well and scrape the crud off. You
shouldn't have a non-stick coating on woks anyway, because it can't
take the high heat necessary for real wok cooking.

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