"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri 29 Jul 2005 11:09:06a, Monsur Fromage du Pollet wrote in
> rec.food.cooking:
>
> > Recently I took a look at the old cookie sheet/jellyroll pan that was
> > religated to the general purpose cooking sheet...It's appearance
> > shocked me...Time for a new one...While browsing the jelly pan aisle it
> > occured to me ...smaller pan means less cooked...less cooked means less
> > eaten. A true relvalation! So I now have help in limiting food eaten.
> >
> > Sure I'd been told use smaller plates...but never mentioned was use
> > smaller cookware.
>
> The plate thing didn't work for me. After all, there was all that "extra"
> food sitting in the kitchen. We use smaller containers and bakeware when
> I'm just cooking for two. I try my best to cook only the amount of food
we
> should be eating.
>
> > I'm gonna celebrate! cod cooked in a foil package for supper tonight.
> > Of course on the new smaller pan. Sidedish... mixed brocolli and
> > cauliflower with onion and mushroom slices.
>
> How will you cook the cod, apart from the fact that it's in a foil packet?
>
> >
> > While in the gizmo aisle I had to buy my mandatory jar opener...This
> > one uses a screw-down metal band attached to a handle to aid in lid
> > removal...Looks like it will work...if you're patient enough to screw
> > the metal band big enough to fit the lid and then screw the band tight
> > for lid removal...then screw the band in, for storage.
>
> Just sounds like a lot of screwing to me! :-)
>

I am *so* not touching THAT one! <g>

kili