I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
one.]

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Aug 5, 10:29*pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
> found in kitchens nonetheless! *[Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
> one.]
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> --
> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
> old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
> waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
>
> -- Duncan Hines
>
> To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

==================================

Due to the gol dang Lipitor I take so I can keep eatiing at least a
little butter etc. I have a grapefruit knife that isn't getting any
use. It's one of those two ended things a wicked scythe-like serrated
on both sides curved knife on one end which carves the grapefruit half
away from the rind and on the other end a double tined thing with
about an eighth of an inch opening between the serrated tines for
cutting the fruit section away from the membrane, Any one have an
alternate use for this thing?

Lynn in Fargo
Sorry no digital camera to post picture from Fargo

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
> found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
> one.]

Why remove the seeds? There's so much tomato flavor in the "jelly"
around the seeds!

Alton Brown would be proud of you: You discovered a "multi-taker" tool.

anonymousNetUser wrote:

> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
>> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
>> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
>> found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
>> one.]
>
> Why remove the seeds? There's so much tomato flavor in the "jelly"
> around the seeds!

I've never removed a tomato seed in my life, so I wondered about that,
too. Sure, some of them and some of the snot doesn't make it into the
product, but that's not because I've actively *removed* them. Perhaps
we just haven't hit upon certain dishes that require them to be removed.


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On Aug 6, 4:29*am, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
> found in kitchens nonetheless! *[Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
> one.]

I use a sharp cheese knife to prep my chillies. The curved blunt tip
is perfect for de-seeding them.

Regards,

Dragonblaze

On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:29:44 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

> I'm sure there are a variety of
>kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for

A metal shoe horn is perfect for removing kernels of corn from the
cob. The rounded shape "fits" the cob.

On Aug 5, 10:29*pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
> found in kitchens nonetheless! *[Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
> one.]
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> --
> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
> old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
> waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
>
> -- Duncan Hines
>
> To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

I have one grapefruit spoon in the drawer which I kept from an old,
cheap stainless set - I use it only for deseeding cucumbers. It's
perfect for that. I have a strawberry huller, metal, which I love.
It's just like the one my grandma had. And I just squeeze tomatoes to
get the seeds out, but usually I just leave them in.

N.

On Aug 5, 10:29*pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
> found in kitchens nonetheless! *[Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
> one.]
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> --
> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
> old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
> waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
>
> -- Duncan Hines
>
> To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

I use a wire-type pastry cutter to chop hard-boiled eggs for egg
salad. Perfect.

N.

anonymousNetUser wrote:
> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
>> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
>> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
>> found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
>> one.]
>
> Why remove the seeds? There's so much tomato flavor in the "jelly"
> around the seeds!
>
> Alton Brown would be proud of you: You discovered a "multi-taker" tool.

You mean "multi-tasker."

And yes, Alton Brown would be proud... proud that you watch his show. He
uses grapefruit spoons the same way.

On Aug 5, 11:29*pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
> found in kitchens nonetheless! *[Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
> one.]

I've found my wok is very handy for removing the snow from the
balcony. And the chinese cleaver is any for chopping up small trees
for fires and also for chopping vines down.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

John Kane > wrote in news:8d8d2aa8-9fea-40c0-90f3-
:

> On Aug 5, 11:29*pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
>> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
>> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
>> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
>> found in kitchens nonetheless! *[Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
>> one.]
>
> I've found my wok is very handy for removing the snow from the
> balcony. And the chinese cleaver is any for chopping up small trees
> for fires and also for chopping vines down.
>
> John Kane Kingston ON Canada
>

Funny you mention it...I was just considering using my medium swiss
cleaver on a log for the smoker. As my hatchet has gone astray.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

Pennyaline wrote:

>> Alton Brown would be proud of you: You discovered a "multi-taker" tool.
>
> You mean "multi-tasker."
>
> And yes, Alton Brown would be proud... proud that you watch his show. He
> uses grapefruit spoons the same way.

what a coincidence! I just saw him advocate this trick just this week.
He did a good show about tomatoes.
I love AB*

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:33:49 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:

>John Kane > wrote in news:8d8d2aa8-9fea-40c0-90f3-
:
>
>> On Aug 5, 11:29*pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
>>> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
>>> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
>>> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
>>> found in kitchens nonetheless! *[Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
>>> one.]
>>
>> I've found my wok is very handy for removing the snow from the
>> balcony. And the chinese cleaver is any for chopping up small trees
>> for fires and also for chopping vines down.
>>
>> John Kane Kingston ON Canada
>>
>
>Funny you mention it...I was just considering using my medium swiss
>cleaver on a log for the smoker. As my hatchet has gone astray.

Yep. That makes sense. Destroy your cleaver instead of looking for
your hatchet.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:33:49 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:
>
> >John Kane > wrote in news:8d8d2aa8-9fea-40c0-90f3-
> :
> >
> >> On Aug 5, 11:29 pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> >>> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
> >>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
> >>> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
> >>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
> >>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
> >>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
> >>> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
> >>> found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
> >>> one.]
> >>
> >> I've found my wok is very handy for removing the snow from the
> >> balcony. And the chinese cleaver is any for chopping up small trees
> >> for fires and also for chopping vines down.
> >>
> >> John Kane Kingston ON Canada
> >>
> >
> >Funny you mention it...I was just considering using my medium swiss
> >cleaver on a log for the smoker. As my hatchet has gone astray.
>
> Yep. That makes sense. Destroy your cleaver instead of looking for
> your hatchet.


:-)

Hey Lou, did you survive our recent storms okay...???


--
Best
Greg

l, not -l wrote:

> For hulling strawberries, I use a straw - just a plain old drinking straw.
> I center the straw on the bottom of the strawberry and push up; when the
> straw hits the top of the berry, having removed the core completely, it
> pushes the hull off. Works for all but the very smallest strawberries. I
> just leave the core in the straw; each subsequent core pushes the previous
> further into the straw; after about 9-10 berries, the cores just push out of
> the bottom of the straw as new ones come in the top and fall in the "garbage
> bowl" I pitch the hulls in.


Brilliant!! I've never heard of this trick before and will try it next
time I have some berries to hull.
Thanks!

On Wed 06 Aug 2008 01:54:38p, Goomba told us...

> l, not -l wrote:
>
>> For hulling strawberries, I use a straw - just a plain old drinking
>> straw. I center the straw on the bottom of the strawberry and push up;
>> when the straw hits the top of the berry, having removed the core
>> completely, it pushes the hull off. Works for all but the very
>> smallest strawberries. I just leave the core in the straw; each
>> subsequent core pushes the previous further into the straw; after about
>> 9-10 berries, the cores just push out of the bottom of the straw as new
>> ones come in the top and fall in the "garbage bowl" I pitch the hulls
>> in.
>
>
> Brilliant!! I've never heard of this trick before and will try it next
> time I have some berries to hull.
> Thanks!
>

I say! That is a great idea!

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Wednesday, 08(VIII)/06(VI)/08(MMVIII)
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Ah yes! I remember it well!
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On Aug 6, 2:33*pm, hahabogus > wrote:
> John Kane > wrote in news:8d8d2aa8-9fea-40c0-90f3-
> :
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Aug 5, 11:29*pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> >> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
> >> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
> >> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
> >> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
> >> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
> >> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
> >> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
> >> found in kitchens nonetheless! *[Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
> >> one.]
>
> > I've found my wok is very handy for removing the snow from the
> > balcony. *And the chinese cleaver is any for chopping up small trees
> > for fires and also for chopping vines down.
>
> > John Kane Kingston ON Canada
>
> Funny you mention it...I was just considering using my medium swiss
> cleaver on a log for the smoker. As my hatchet has gone astray.

I'v never tried Western-style cleaver but I don't see why it would
not work. There's not that much difference between a Western-style
cleaver and a hatchet. I used the Chinese cleaver to cut up wood but
I don't think it has enough weight for splitting wood but if you think
a hatchet will work maybe my cleaver would too. I tend to think of
six - 10 inch pieces of Maple for splitting.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

On Wed 06 Aug 2008 02:33:58p, l, not -l told us...

>
> On 6-Aug-2008, Goomba > wrote:
>
>> l, not -l wrote:
>>
>> > For hulling strawberries, I use a straw - just a plain old drinking
>> > straw. I center the straw on the bottom of the strawberry and push
>> > up; when the straw hits the top of the berry, having removed the core
>> > completely, it pushes the hull off. Works for all but the very
>> > smallest strawberries. I
>> > just leave the core in the straw; each subsequent core pushes the
>> > previous further into the straw; after about 9-10 berries, the cores
>> > just push out of
>> > the bottom of the straw as new ones come in the top and fall in the
>> > "garbage bowl" I pitch the hulls in.
>>
>>
>> Brilliant!! I've never heard of this trick before and will try it next
>> time I have some berries to hull.
>> Thanks!
>
> I don't do it often; but, the hole through the berry is great for
> stuffing. Mix a little cream cheese, milk/cream and powdered sugar and
> pipe it into the hole. A bit of warmed "hot fudge" piped in; overfill
> and let it run down the sides a bit; when chilled it can be finger food
> that delivers berry and chocolate in one burst.

That would be good!

There used to be a mom and pop candy shop in Ohio that specialized in
chocolate coated fresh fruit. Typically they had chocolate covered
strawberries, red raspberry clusters, and pitted bing cherries. It was
always a treat to stop in there. Sadly, the place burned down a few years
ago.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Wednesday, 08(VIII)/06(VI)/08(MMVIII)
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If you're happy and you know it clunk
your chains.
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Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
:

> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and
> removing the seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a
> grapefruit spoon. It does a great job of a couple of kitchen
> chores such as de-seeding tomatoes and hulling strawberries.
> I'm sure there are a variety of kitchen tools that weren't
> designed for the jobs they get used for in addition to the
> jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of tools
> that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can
> be found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus
> for this one.]
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

I use a certain knife to cut smaller limbs off trees.
And certain BBQ (long handled) tools for gardening,
digging and turning the soil. Heavy duty scissors for pruning
plants. BBQ skewers to poke additional holes in belts.
Bent tined fork to scramble eggs, dig in the garden, turn soil.
(Different forks of course.) ;-)

Pennyaline wrote:
> anonymousNetUser wrote:
>> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>>> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
>>> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
>>> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
>>> found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
>>> one.]
>>
>> Why remove the seeds? There's so much tomato flavor in the "jelly"
>> around the seeds!
>>
>> Alton Brown would be proud of you: You discovered a "multi-taker" tool.
>
> You mean "multi-tasker."

Yes. Typed too fast, yeah that's it....

>
> And yes, Alton Brown would be proud... proud that you watch his show. He
> uses grapefruit spoons the same way.

I use my little meat tenderizer mallet to drive nails many times.

And, all my sterling silver soup spoons are flattened on the bottom from
my son and daughter using them in the sandbox to flatten and tamp down
their "cakes." Funny, we couldn't afford to buy little shovels for
them, but had two sets of sterling flatware for them to use for play!

Libby

On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:03:35 -0700, anonymousNetUser
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:

>Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
>> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
>> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
>> found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
>> one.]
>
>Why remove the seeds? There's so much tomato flavor in the "jelly"
>around the seeds!
>
>Alton Brown would be proud of you: You discovered a "multi-taker" tool.

b/c I don't want the "jelly," I just want the skin. I'm making a
ceviche which requires charred red pepper, jalapeno and tomato
"outsides," not their "insides." Otherwise, I'm with ya: I love a
flavorful tomato's "jelly."

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:42:23 -0600, Pennyaline
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>You mean "multi-tasker."
>
>And yes, Alton Brown would be proud... proud that you watch his show. He
>uses grapefruit spoons the same way.

Yahbut, I *don't* watch his show. I don't watch *any* cooking shows.
Who has the time?

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:59:43 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>I use a wire-type pastry cutter to chop hard-boiled eggs for egg
>salad. Perfect.

One of my friends pulled out a big chunk of cheese to serve with
crackers (very spontaneous get together) and whipped out her egg
slicer, which made perfect cheese slices. Doh!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

Billy <Hereiam@hotmaildotcom> wrote in
:

> On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:29:44 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> > wrote:
>
>> I'm sure there are a variety of
>>kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used
>>for
>
> A metal shoe horn is perfect for removing kernels of corn from
> the cob. The rounded shape "fits" the cob.

Neat!

Dragonblaze > wrote in

> I use a sharp cheese knife to prep my chillies. The curved
> blunt tip is perfect for de-seeding them.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dragonblaze

Good idea.

Fred/Libby Barclay wrote:
> I use my little meat tenderizer mallet to drive nails many times.
>
> And, all my sterling silver soup spoons are flattened on the bottom from
> my son and daughter using them in the sandbox to flatten and tamp down
> their "cakes." Funny, we couldn't afford to buy little shovels for
> them, but had two sets of sterling flatware for them to use for play!
>
> Libby
>
Lovely image that conjures up--the importance of your kids and
their play as vs. inanimate objects! I love it!

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:10:41 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote:


>Hey Lou, did you survive our recent storms okay...???

We were fine. Thanks. Some friends out in the burbs took a beating
though. No power for awhile. Sure is a beautiful day today though!

Lou

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:42:23 -0600, Pennyaline
> > fired up random neurons and synapses to
> opine:
>
>> You mean "multi-tasker."
>>
>> And yes, Alton Brown would be proud... proud that you watch his show. He
>> uses grapefruit spoons the same way.
>
> Yahbut, I *don't* watch his show. I don't watch *any* cooking shows.
> Who has the time?

I was responding to anonymousNetUser. He/she made the Alton Brown
multitasker remark.

Pennyaline > wrote in
:

> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:42:23 -0600, Pennyaline
>> > fired up random neurons and synapses
>> to opine:
>>
>>> You mean "multi-tasker."
>>>
>>> And yes, Alton Brown would be proud... proud that you watch his
>>> show. He uses grapefruit spoons the same way.
>>
>> Yahbut, I *don't* watch his show. I don't watch *any* cooking shows.
>> Who has the time?
>
> I was responding to anonymousNetUser. He/she made the Alton Brown
> multitasker remark.
>

We all know that; true manly men can't multitask.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:50:18 -0600, Pennyaline
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:42:23 -0600, Pennyaline
>> > fired up random neurons and synapses to
>> opine:
>>
>>> You mean "multi-tasker."
>>>
>>> And yes, Alton Brown would be proud... proud that you watch his show. He
>>> uses grapefruit spoons the same way.
>>
>> Yahbut, I *don't* watch his show. I don't watch *any* cooking shows.
>> Who has the time?
>
>I was responding to anonymousNetUser. He/she made the Alton Brown
>multitasker remark.

Ah - apologies for sloppy "reading."

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:17:46 GMT, hahabogus wrote:

> Pennyaline > wrote in
> :
>
>> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>>> On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:42:23 -0600, Pennyaline
>>> > fired up random neurons and synapses
>>> to opine:
>>>
>>>> You mean "multi-tasker."
>>>>
>>>> And yes, Alton Brown would be proud... proud that you watch his
>>>> show. He uses grapefruit spoons the same way.
>>>
>>> Yahbut, I *don't* watch his show. I don't watch *any* cooking shows.
>>> Who has the time?
>>
>> I was responding to anonymousNetUser. He/she made the Alton Brown
>> multitasker remark.
>>
>
> We all know that; true manly men can't multitask.

a base canard. most men can think about beer and sex at the same time.

your pal,
blake

l, not -l wrote:

> For hulling strawberries, I use a straw - just a plain old drinking straw.
> I center the straw on the bottom of the strawberry and push up; when the
> straw hits the top of the berry, having removed the core completely, it
> pushes the hull off. Works for all but the very smallest strawberries. I
> just leave the core in the straw; each subsequent core pushes the previous
> further into the straw; after about 9-10 berries, the cores just push out of
> the bottom of the straw as new ones come in the top and fall in the "garbage
> bowl" I pitch the hulls in.
>
> I reckon that's why they are strawberries ;-)

You are a genius, l, not -l.

Becca

"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
>I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon. It
> does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety of
> tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but can be
> found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus for this
> one.]
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

A potato ricer is the best possible tool for squeezing cooked spinach dry.
A Kleenex cube is a great place to store plastic grocery bags.
To hull strawberries I use a curved grapefruit knife.
Micro planes are great hard cheese graters.

Dimitri

"Dimitri" > wrote in
:

>
> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon.
>> It does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety
>> of tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but
>> can be found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus
>> for this one.]
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> A potato ricer is the best possible tool for squeezing cooked spinach
> dry. A Kleenex cube is a great place to store plastic grocery bags.
> To hull strawberries I use a curved grapefruit knife.
> Micro planes are great hard cheese graters.
>
> Dimitri
>
>

Micro planes work a treat on garlic and chocolate as well.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

"hahabogus" > wrote in message
...
> "Dimitri" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon.
>>> It does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety
>>> of tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but
>>> can be found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus
>>> for this one.]
>>>
>>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>> A potato ricer is the best possible tool for squeezing cooked spinach
>> dry. A Kleenex cube is a great place to store plastic grocery bags.
>> To hull strawberries I use a curved grapefruit knife.
>> Micro planes are great hard cheese graters.
>>
>> Dimitri
>>
>>
>
> Micro planes work a treat on garlic and chocolate as well.
>
> --
>
> The house of the burning beet-Alan


Alan,

I can never get that far with Garlic but Chocolate - wow that opens a lot of
doors.

:-)

Dimitri

hahabogus wrote:

>
> Micro planes work a treat on garlic and chocolate as well.
>
I would never have thunk to use it on garlic! I will be trying that
sometime.
I use mine for chocolate, cheese and lemon zest all the time. I love
that tool.

Goomba wrote:

> hahabogus wrote:
>
> >
> > Micro planes work a treat on garlic and chocolate as well.
> >
> I would never have thunk to use it on garlic! I will be trying that
> sometime. I use mine for chocolate, cheese and lemon zest all the
> time. I love that tool.

I also do garlic with the microplane. Mine is the kind with removable
blades. I use the coarser one for garlic and ginger, and the finer for
zesting and nutmeg. The garlic will be very fine, almost a pulp,
similar to running it through a press.




Brian

--
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"Dimitri" > wrote in
:

>
> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon.
>> It does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety
>> of tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but
>> can be found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus
>> for this one.]
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> A potato ricer is the best possible tool for squeezing cooked spinach
> dry. A Kleenex cube is a great place to store plastic grocery bags.
> To hull strawberries I use a curved grapefruit knife.
> Micro planes are great hard cheese graters.
>
> Dimitri
>
>

A potato ricer is also good for squeezing out kraut.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

"hahabogus" > wrote in message
...
> "Dimitri" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>I was prepping some tomatoes by slicing them in half and removing the
>>> seeds using my favorite tomato de-seeding tool: a grapefruit spoon.
>>> It does a great job of a couple of kitchen chores such as de-seeding
>>> tomatoes and hulling strawberries. I'm sure there are a variety of
>>> kitchen tools that weren't designed for the jobs they get used for in
>>> addition to the jobs they *are* used for - not to mention a variety
>>> of tools that weren't designed to get anywhere near a kitchen, but
>>> can be found in kitchens nonetheless! [Blame Alan a/k/a hahabogus
>>> for this one.]
>>>
>>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>> A potato ricer is the best possible tool for squeezing cooked spinach
>> dry. A Kleenex cube is a great place to store plastic grocery bags.
>> To hull strawberries I use a curved grapefruit knife.
>> Micro planes are great hard cheese graters.
>>
>> Dimitri
>>
>>
>
> A potato ricer is also good for squeezing out kraut.
>
> --
>
> The house of the burning beet-Alan


Very cool!

Dimitri