On Tuesday, March 11, 2014 7:54:39 PM UTC-4, Kalmia wrote:
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> > > I've used my mallet to act as a make-weight over a plate over something I want to keep flat in a skillet.
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> > > I've also used it to hammer a knife thru a something really tough, like a head of cabbage, when I don't want any fingers NEAR the blade.
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> > > Mine isn't round tho - it's shaped like a hammer and has a tenderizer on one end of the head, flat on the other.
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> > > I figure I'll try to grab it if I'm ever cornered by an assailant in that part of the kitchen - it lives in a counter caddy. Do I need a permit? It sure ain't concealed. "Blunt, heavy object," as the police reports go.
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> > Mine could easily be used as a deadly object, but I used it on ginger
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> > grate ginger, but it works well to smash both frozen (thawed) and
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> > fresh ginger and subsequently chop it. Juice goes flying all over the
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> > place with frozen and thawed... but that's the worst I can say.
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Put it in a baggie first to avoid the splatter?
Tell me about freezing ginger. DIY or buy it that way?
I just let mine float in cheapo wine and fish it out as needed. I do peel it first, tho.