I've noticed a new trend on the Food Network.

The "host/chef" usually male,
wearing a flashy wris****ch, with a metal bracelet.

You can imagine how much crud and critters
will take residence in the links and crevices.
Darn near impossible to clean, and to keep clean.

Many feel that even rings would cross-contaminate food.

I wanted to write to FoodNetwork,
but couldn't find a ( contact us ) eMail address......

<RJ> wrote:
> I've noticed a new trend on the Food Network.
>
> The "host/chef" usually male,
> wearing a flashy wris****ch, with a metal bracelet.
>
> You can imagine how much crud and critters
> will take residence in the links and crevices.
> Darn near impossible to clean, and to keep clean.
>
> Many feel that even rings would cross-contaminate food.
>
> I wanted to write to FoodNetwork,
> but couldn't find a ( contact us ) eMail address......
>

Is that network still on? I doubt it would matter to them because they
have pretty much morphed into an entertainment channel with little
practical value.

But if you want to try they have a contact form:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/contact-u...age/index.html

"<RJ>" > wrote in message
...
> I've noticed a new trend on the Food Network.
>
> The "host/chef" usually male,
> wearing a flashy wris****ch, with a metal bracelet.
>
> You can imagine how much crud and critters
> will take residence in the links and crevices.
> Darn near impossible to clean, and to keep clean.
>
> Many feel that even rings would cross-contaminate food.
>
> I wanted to write to FoodNetwork,
> but couldn't find a ( contact us ) eMail address......
>

Live like you are going to die in a year.

"<RJ>" > wrote in message
...
> I've noticed a new trend on the Food Network.
>
> The "host/chef" usually male,
> wearing a flashy wris****ch, with a metal bracelet.
>
> You can imagine how much crud and critters
> will take residence in the links and crevices.
> Darn near impossible to clean, and to keep clean.
>
> Many feel that even rings would cross-contaminate food.
>
When Paula Deen was new and an unknown, she would take off rings when
cooking. But now that she is PAULA DEEN, she cooks and mixes with her rings
on. I used to really enjoy watching her show, but now she is a character.
The old cooking shows were informative and entertaining, but now she is too
busy being a southern belle.

Later,

Dale P

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:34:06 -0600, "Dale P" > wrote:

>but now she is too
>busy being a southern belle.

YOU should have seen here back in the days when Paula Deen was a
nobody. She ran around like Savannah's original Southern Belle.
I remember her back in the 70's with her "That Girl" bubble flip that
was bigger than a fifty gallon galvanized bucket. She was sumthin'
else.

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:19:24 -0700, "<RJ>" > wrote:

>I wanted to write to FoodNetwork,
>but couldn't find a ( contact us ) eMail address......

FN and HGTV are *not* easy to contact, that's for sure.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:34:06 -0600, "Dale P" > wrote:

>But now that she is PAULA DEEN, she cooks and mixes with her rings
>on.

Don't you find yourself staring at a ring (doesn't have to be Paula
Deen's) and wondering when it's going to get dirty?

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:34:06 -0600, "Dale P" > wrote:
>
>>but now she is too
>>busy being a southern belle.
>
> YOU should have seen here back in the days when Paula Deen was a
> nobody. She ran around like Savannah's original Southern Belle.
> I remember her back in the 70's with her "That Girl" bubble flip that
> was bigger than a fifty gallon galvanized bucket. She was sumthin'
> else.
>
I have never been to Savannah, but have always wanted to visit. The
antibelum is reputed to be fantastic. I hear that the old cemetery is
beautiful. My partner has NO interest in visitng there. WELL, guess what, a
friend and I will be visiting Savannah in late May. I am really looking
forward to it. Any suggestions for sights to see, etc. We will not have a
lot of time, probably one day. Is Lady and Sons worth the effort to have
lunch or dinner? Do you have any other suggestions for a good, moderate
priced restaurant? We usually eat a large lunch or a large dinner, but not
both.

I really do like Paula Deen, it is just that she is sort of irritating at
times. Bobby is my favorite of the Deens.

Later,

DaleP
>

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:53:52 -0700, sf > wrote:

>HGTV are *not* easy to contact, that's for sure.

One of the fortunate ones here...I can walk in the front door. Did
quite a few appearances on Club Dance. What fun that was.

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:28:34 -0600, "Dale P" > wrote:

> Do you have any other suggestions for a good, moderate
>priced restaurant? We usually eat a large lunch or a large dinner, but not
>both.

I haven't been there in four years. One thing you can check is
www. urbanspoon.com The locals will guide you as to where to
dine.

I have heard that the lines are long at Lady and Sons...I have never
eaten at their restaurant.

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:56:40 -0400, Mr. Bill > wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:53:52 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>>HGTV are *not* easy to contact, that's for sure.
>
>One of the fortunate ones here...I can walk in the front door. Did
>quite a few appearances on Club Dance. What fun that was.

I'm not familiar with that show. Are you an employee or live/work
nearby?

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Dale P wrote:

> I have never been to Savannah, but have always wanted to visit. The
> antibelum is reputed to be fantastic. I hear that the old cemetery is
> beautiful. My partner has NO interest in visitng there. WELL, guess
> what, a friend and I will be visiting Savannah in late May. I am really
> looking forward to it. Any suggestions for sights to see, etc. We will
> not have a lot of time, probably one day. Is Lady and Sons worth the
> effort to have lunch or dinner? Do you have any other suggestions for a
> good, moderate priced restaurant? We usually eat a large lunch or a
> large dinner, but not both.
>

I wouldn't waste my time on Paula Deen's restaurant after the one time
I ate there. Overpriced cafeteria style food. I can get *that* stuff
anyplace and at home. I don't go out to eat homestyle foods, I go out to
eat special things, or things that are complicated to make or that I
can't do. I think people (and the busses of tourits) go there now just
in hopes of seeing a celebrity.
How much friend chicken, boiled cabbage, macaroni and cheese do you
like? Saddle up to the trough there and you can have all you want. Ugh.
If you want that kind of food-just go to a Cracker Barrel. Same.

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:56:25 -0700, sf > wrote:

>I'm not familiar with that show. Are you an employee or live/work
>nearby?

Shelly Mangrum, Miss Tennessee 1984, hosted a show at HGTV here in
Knoxville back in the 80's into the 90's. It was called Club Dance
coming from the White Horse Saloon....(just a TV set, not a real
"bar"). It was a country western version of Dick Clark's American
Bandstand.

Shows were filmed on Friday and Saturday night. They would do two
shows each night....1-9p and 10-12p. You had to bring two or three
different "costumes" and change between filming. They would film an
entire season in six or seven weekends. It was all packaged and
produced to appear as a daily show. They welcomed people to come
and dance. It was a fun time.

"" wrote:
>
> I've noticed a new trend on the Food Network.
>
> The "host/chef" usually male,
> wearing a flashy wris****ch, with a metal bracelet.
>
> You can imagine how much crud and critters
> will take residence in the links and crevices.
> Darn near impossible to clean, and to keep clean.
>
> Many feel that even rings would cross-contaminate food.
>
> I wanted to write to FoodNetwork,
> but couldn't find a ( contact us ) eMail address......

It's so common isn't it. We have one local cook here (Southwestern food)
who used to have a show on PBS. She always cooked wearing an arm- and
handful of jewellery. That is so revolting!

Dale P wrote:

> I really do like Paula Deen, it is just that she is sort of
> irritating at times.

From what I can tell, Paula Deen is a warm, wonderful lady, and her
coworkers at the Food Network seem to adore her. But I can't stand her
accent. It would drive me up the wall to be in the same room with her for
more than two minutes. The word "four" should only have ONE syllable.

Bob

<RJ> wrote:

> I've noticed a new trend on the Food Network.
>
> The "host/chef" usually male,
> wearing a flashy wris****ch, with a metal bracelet.
>
> You can imagine how much crud and critters
> will take residence in the links and crevices.
> Darn near impossible to clean, and to keep clean.
>
> Many feel that even rings would cross-contaminate food.


- Alton Brown usually dons latex gloves before putting his hands into food.

- Guy Fieri makes a point of "de-blinging" before he starts cooking.

- I've never seen Bobby Flay wearing jewelry with crevices when he's
cooking. (Maybe I just didn't notice; I don't watch him all that often.)

- A wris****ch would probably only be problematic if you were making
meatloaf, stuffing poultry larger than squab, or stuffing a whole fish. I
don't see it as a problem if you're chopping vegetables or searing a steak.

Bob

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> Dale P wrote:
>
>> I really do like Paula Deen, it is just that she is sort of
>> irritating at times.
>
> From what I can tell, Paula Deen is a warm, wonderful lady, and her
> coworkers at the Food Network seem to adore her. But I can't stand her
> accent. It would drive me up the wall to be in the same room with her for
> more than two minutes. The word "four" should only have ONE syllable.
>
> Bob

Oh, hon, now you know that is the reason I watch her shows. Most of what
she cooks I could have learnt from Aunt Myrt or Aunt Florrie, or Aunt
Mossie, but I just need my fix of 'normal' talk after all the Pennsylvania
Dutchmen I am surrounded by. Where, dadgum it, the tea is so sweet it rots
your teeth but you dassn't pour perfect good maple syrup on Aunt Bessie's
pot roast.
-ginny

BTW, everyone should know that "4" is pronounced "fo-uh'.
-ginny

On Apr 18, 11:19*am, "<RJ>" > wrote:
> I've noticed a new trend on the Food Network.
>
> The "host/chef" usually male,
> wearing a flashy wris****ch, with a metal bracelet.
>
> You can imagine how much crud and critters
> will take residence in the links and crevices.
> Darn near impossible to clean, and to keep clean.
>
> Many feel that even rings would cross-contaminate food.
>
> I wanted to write to FoodNetwork,
> but couldn't find a ( contact us ) eMail address......

Every time Cat is on Iron Chef, her "wedding" rings are really
conspicuous. I don't get it, myself - what's the purpose? However,
rings are easier to clean than watches, for sure.

N.

In article
>,
Nancy2 > wrote:


> Every time Cat is on Iron Chef, her "wedding" rings are really
> conspicuous. I don't get it, myself - what's the purpose?

Probably to show that she considers herself married. I think that's the
usual reason.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"Dan Abel = Duplicitous NetKKKop [WAS: DK StinKin' MOTHER****ER]"
(subject of post on rec.food.cooking dated April 15, 2009}

"Nancy2" ha scritto nel messaggio

Every time Cat is on Iron Chef, her "wedding" rings are really conspicuous.
I don't get it, myself - what's the purpose? However,rings are easier to
clean than watches, for sure.

N.

In 50 years+ of cooking I've never got my watch into the food. I take off
rings, but the watch?

On Apr 20, 2:26*pm, "Giusi" > wrote:

>
> In 50 years+ of cooking I've never got my watch into the food. *I take off
> rings, but the watch?

I take off my watch to cook, so that it doesn't get wet when I wash my
hands.

Of course, the prize for cooking with rings on has to go
(posthumously)
to Jennifer Paterson of Two Fat Ladies.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >,
Cindy Hamilton > wrote:
>On Apr 20, 2:26=A0pm, "Giusi" > wrote:
>
>>
>> In 50 years+ of cooking I've never got my watch into the food. =A0I take =
>off
>> rings, but the watch?
>
>I take off my watch to cook, so that it doesn't get wet when I wash my
>hands.
>
>Of course, the prize for cooking with rings on has to go
>(posthumously) to Jennifer Paterson of Two Fat Ladies.

May she rest in peace. I was going to mention her here, too, but
checked to see if anyone else had first.

I miss that show. There were far too few episodes.

(And, yeah, I did always cringe a bit when she started working
on a meatloaf with about 8 rings on her fingers.)

On 20 Apr 2009 19:48:33 GMT, Mike Van Pelt > wrote:

>(And, yeah, I did always cringe a bit when she started working
>on a meatloaf with about 8 rings on her fingers.)

Red acrylic nails didn't appeal to me when Mrs. Fields scraped cookie
dough onto a sheet. Yuck.

Mike Van Pelt wrote:

>> Of course, the prize for cooking with rings on has to go
>> (posthumously) to Jennifer Paterson of Two Fat Ladies.
>
> May she rest in peace. I was going to mention her here, too, but
> checked to see if anyone else had first.
>
> I miss that show. There were far too few episodes.
>
> (And, yeah, I did always cringe a bit when she started working
> on a meatloaf with about 8 rings on her fingers.)

But in her defense, she always was adamant that ones hands should be
clean before cooking. I've been watching some of the old episodes
recently and noticed she mentioned that on more than one occasion.

On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:55:16 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>Every time Cat is on Iron Chef, her "wedding" rings are really
>conspicuous. I don't get it, myself - what's the purpose? However,
>rings are easier to clean than watches, for sure.

I don't watch Iron Chef, but that doesn't matter because I watch other
shows where the hostess sports a set of rings that knocks your socks
off. I wonder if there's an unspoken competition between female
cooks/chefs over how long they can go without dirtying their
(gigantic, multiple) sparkly diamonds?

Men's watches have never made it onto my radar screen. I cook with my
watch on all the time. I simply don't get dirty over my wrist - never
to my elbows. Maybe If I could tell a Timex from a Rolex I'd be more
interested, but wrist watches are a nonissue for me.



--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"sf" ha scritto nel messaggio
I cook with my> watch on all the time. I simply don't get dirty over my
wrist - never> to my elbows. Maybe If I could tell a Timex from a Rolex I'd
be more
> interested, but wrist watches are a nonissue for me.

Agreed on almost all points. I can tell the difference between a Timex and
a Rolex. I don't care, but I can tell.

In article >,
"Giusi" > wrote:

> Agreed on almost all points. I can tell the difference between a Timex and
> a Rolex. I don't care, but I can tell.

A Timex takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'. I found one with the strap
all twisted, cracked and weather-beaten in a dry wash in the desert
about the time that slogan was popular. I'll be damned if it didn't work
fine. I'll grant not as fine as a Rolex probably would have.

leo

"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" ha scritto nel messaggio
> I cook with my> watch on all the time. I simply don't get dirty over my
> wrist - never> to my elbows. Maybe If I could tell a Timex from a Rolex
> I'd be more
>> interested, but wrist watches are a nonissue for me.
>
> Agreed on almost all points. I can tell the difference between a Timex
> and a Rolex. I don't care, but I can tell.
>
Oh no you can't, not when on someone's wrist, certainly not on TV,
especially not those huge gaudy gold ones all encrusted with diamonds...
more than half the Rolex watches worn are knock-offs, very good
knock-offs... the only way to tell is to see the back and you need to know
what to look for. The Rolex is the most knocked off product there is...
their appearance is copied so well even most neighborhood jewelers have
trouble telling the real deals from the fakes while on someone's wrist. A
real Rolex requires a special wrench to open the case, Rolex does not make
their wrench available to anyone, you must go to or send your Rolex to a
Rolex store for repairs. When someone is wearing a Timex it's real, no one
knock's off a Timex. I wear a Rolex; Oyster-Perpetual Air-King... a very
plain stainless steel model, actually been mistaken for a Timex. I've had
my Rolex almost 50 years, I bought it directly from the Rolex factory in
Switzerland while in the Navy... military got a special price, back then I
paid $67.20, I've no idea what it costs now. About 40 years ago I brought
it to the Rolex store in NYC for a new crystal and a tune up... they charged
me $90., more than I paid for the watch. It's been working perfectly ever
since.

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
|
| "Giusi" > wrote in message
| ...
| >
| > "sf" ha scritto nel messaggio
| > I cook with my> watch on all the time. I simply don't get dirty over my
| > wrist - never> to my elbows. Maybe If I could tell a Timex from a Rolex
| > I'd be more
| >> interested, but wrist watches are a nonissue for me.
| >
| > Agreed on almost all points. I can tell the difference between a Timex
| > and a Rolex. I don't care, but I can tell.
| >
| Oh no you can't, not when on someone's wrist, certainly not on TV,
| especially not those huge gaudy gold ones all encrusted with diamonds...
| more than half the Rolex watches worn are knock-offs, very good
| knock-offs... the only way to tell is to see the back and you need to know
| what to look for. The Rolex is the most knocked off product there is...
| their appearance is copied so well even most neighborhood jewelers have
| trouble telling the real deals from the fakes while on someone's wrist. A
| real Rolex requires a special wrench to open the case, Rolex does not make
| their wrench available to anyone, you must go to or send your Rolex to a
| Rolex store for repairs.

Yeah, a special wrench not available to anyone. You silly moron.
http://www.jewelerssupplies.com/Tool...20Watches.html

pavane

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Giusi" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "sf" ha scritto nel messaggio
>> I cook with my> watch on all the time. I simply don't get dirty over my
>> wrist - never> to my elbows. Maybe If I could tell a Timex from a Rolex
>> I'd be more
>>> interested, but wrist watches are a nonissue for me.
>>
>> Agreed on almost all points. I can tell the difference between a Timex
>> and a Rolex. I don't care, but I can tell.
>>
> Oh no you can't, not when on someone's wrist, certainly not on TV,
> especially not those huge gaudy gold ones all encrusted with diamonds...
> more than half the Rolex watches worn are knock-offs, very good
> knock-offs... the only way to tell is to see the back and you need to know
> what to look for. The Rolex is the most knocked off product there is...
> their appearance is copied so well even most neighborhood jewelers have
> trouble telling the real deals from the fakes while on someone's wrist. A
> real Rolex requires a special wrench to open the case, Rolex does not make
> their wrench available to anyone, you must go to or send your Rolex to a
> Rolex store for repairs. When someone is wearing a Timex it's real, no
> one knock's off a Timex. I wear a Rolex; Oyster-Perpetual Air-King... a
> very plain stainless steel model, actually been mistaken for a Timex.
> I've had my Rolex almost 50 years, I bought it directly from the Rolex
> factory in Switzerland while in the Navy... military got a special price,
> back then I paid $67.20, I've no idea what it costs now. About 40 years
> ago I brought it to the Rolex store in NYC for a new crystal and a tune
> up... they charged me $90., more than I paid for the watch. It's been
> working perfectly ever since.
>

The telltale with a Rolex is that the second hand moves continuously, rather
than 'tick, tick, tick'.
Many dealers have a contract with Rolex to confiscate the knock-offs if they
see any.

"pavane" > wrote in message
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>
> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
> |
> | "Giusi" > wrote in message
> | ...
> | >
> | > "sf" ha scritto nel messaggio
> | > I cook with my> watch on all the time. I simply don't get dirty over
> my
> | > wrist - never> to my elbows. Maybe If I could tell a Timex from a
> Rolex
> | > I'd be more
> | >> interested, but wrist watches are a nonissue for me.
> | >
> | > Agreed on almost all points. I can tell the difference between a
> Timex
> | > and a Rolex. I don't care, but I can tell.
> | >
> | Oh no you can't, not when on someone's wrist, certainly not on TV,
> | especially not those huge gaudy gold ones all encrusted with diamonds...
> | more than half the Rolex watches worn are knock-offs, very good
> | knock-offs... the only way to tell is to see the back and you need to
> know
> | what to look for. The Rolex is the most knocked off product there is...
> | their appearance is copied so well even most neighborhood jewelers have
> | trouble telling the real deals from the fakes while on someone's wrist.
> A
> | real Rolex requires a special wrench to open the case, Rolex does not
> make
> | their wrench available to anyone, you must go to or send your Rolex to a
> | Rolex store for repairs.
>
> Yeah, a special wrench not available to anyone. You silly moron.
> http://www.jewelerssupplies.com/Tool...20Watches.html
>
>

Those wrenches are knock-offs too... they'll mar the case. Going to a
neighborhood jeweler is how I learned I needed to go to the Rolex store in
NYC to have my watch repaired... they opened the case but marred the tiny
gripping teeth, and they couldn't close it back and maintain the waterproof
integrity... they couldn't replace the scratched crystal either... I got the
watch back in much worse condition than I left it. That's why it cost me
$90, the watch needed a new back too.

"Kswck" > wrote in message
...
>
> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Giusi" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "sf" ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> I cook with my> watch on all the time. I simply don't get dirty over
>>> my wrist - never> to my elbows. Maybe If I could tell a Timex from a
>>> Rolex I'd be more
>>>> interested, but wrist watches are a nonissue for me.
>>>
>>> Agreed on almost all points. I can tell the difference between a Timex
>>> and a Rolex. I don't care, but I can tell.
>>>
>> Oh no you can't, not when on someone's wrist, certainly not on TV,
>> especially not those huge gaudy gold ones all encrusted with diamonds...
>> more than half the Rolex watches worn are knock-offs, very good
>> knock-offs... the only way to tell is to see the back and you need to
>> know what to look for. The Rolex is the most knocked off product there
>> is... their appearance is copied so well even most neighborhood jewelers
>> have trouble telling the real deals from the fakes while on someone's
>> wrist. A real Rolex requires a special wrench to open the case, Rolex
>> does not make their wrench available to anyone, you must go to or send
>> your Rolex to a Rolex store for repairs. When someone is wearing a Timex
>> it's real, no one knock's off a Timex. I wear a Rolex; Oyster-Perpetual
>> Air-King... a very plain stainless steel model, actually been mistaken
>> for a Timex. I've had my Rolex almost 50 years, I bought it directly from
>> the Rolex factory in Switzerland while in the Navy... military got a
>> special price, back then I paid $67.20, I've no idea what it costs now.
>> About 40 years ago I brought it to the Rolex store in NYC for a new
>> crystal and a tune up... they charged me $90., more than I paid for the
>> watch. It's been working perfectly ever since.
>>
>
> The telltale with a Rolex is that the second hand moves continuously,
> rather than 'tick, tick, tick'.
> Many dealers have a contract with Rolex to confiscate the knock-offs if
> they see any.
>
This is true. All those very costly watches can only be worked on by their
factory trained watchmakers at their own stores... it's like bringing your
Mercedes to the neighborhood grease monkey.