On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:40:38 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

> See, I use a soft nylon scrubbie

Do you still find them? I'm keeping mine although it has seen better
days. The brand name is Tuffy; is that what you buy? Finding a soft
nylon scrubber like that (the look reminds me of a copper scrubber)
isn't easy anymore.

> and do use soap and water for degreasing.

HOT water and a few drops of dish soap, yes.

> Then I hand dry and immediately oil it with cooking oil.

Nah. Mine are too well seasoned to need that. I "drip dry" upside
down and then hang it on the pot rack for storage and to dry
completely.

> That has served me well. :-)

Don't cook tomato in it, but you already know that.


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sf > wrote in :

> On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:40:38 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
>> See, I use a soft nylon scrubbie
>
> Do you still find them? I'm keeping mine although it has seen better
> days. The brand name is Tuffy; is that what you buy? Finding a soft
> nylon scrubber like that (the look reminds me of a copper scrubber)
> isn't easy anymore.


I use the nylon dishwashing scrubby things..... dish brush, some call
them......

http://tinyurl.com/yjcwov6



for my cast iron wok, I just throw some hot water in it, use the scrubber,
chuck the water, rinse, and then use paper towel to dry and rub with a little
oil.


>
>> and do use soap and water for degreasing.
>
> HOT water and a few drops of dish soap, yes.



Never in a wok, though.


>
>> Then I hand dry and immediately oil it with cooking oil.
>
> Nah. Mine are too well seasoned to need that. I "drip dry" upside
> down and then hang it on the pot rack for storage and to dry
> completely.
>
>> That has served me well. :-)
>
> Don't cook tomato in it, but you already know that.
>
>



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sf > wrote in
:

> > On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:40:38 -0600, Omelet >
> > wrote:
> >
>> >> See, I use a soft nylon scrubbie
> >
> > Do you still find them? I'm keeping mine although it has seen better
> > days. The brand name is Tuffy; is that what you buy? Finding a soft
> > nylon scrubber like that (the look reminds me of a copper scrubber)
> > isn't easy anymore.


I use the steel wool scrubby things..... scarifyer, some call
them......

http://tinyurl.com/offal



for my cast iron lung, I just throw some hot water in it, use the
scrubber,
chuck the water, rinse, and then use paper towel to dry and rub with a
little
oil. I like rubbing oil on things........... and burly men ;-)))


> >
>> >> and do use soap and water for degreasing.
> >
> > HOT water and a few drops of dish soap, yes.



Never in cookware, though.


> >
>> >> Then I hand dry and immediately oil it with cooking oil.
> >
> > Nah. Mine are too well seasoned to need that. I "drip dry" upside
> > down and then hang it on the pot rack for storage and to dry
> > completely.
> >
>> >> That has served me well. :-)
> >
> > Don't cook tomato in it, but you already know that.
> >
> >



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sf wrote:

> Do you still find them? I'm keeping mine although it has seen better
> days. The brand name is Tuffy; is that what you buy? Finding a soft
> nylon scrubber like that (the look reminds me of a copper scrubber)
> isn't easy anymore.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EJLQQ4

Bob

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:40:38 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > See, I use a soft nylon scrubbie
>
> Do you still find them? I'm keeping mine although it has seen better
> days. The brand name is Tuffy; is that what you buy? Finding a soft
> nylon scrubber like that (the look reminds me of a copper scrubber)
> isn't easy anymore.

Yes, they are the donut shaped ones that are like the copper scrubbies.
I get them by the two pack for a reasonable price. Can't recall exactly,
but I think it's less than $2.00. They are on the cleaning aisle at the
grocery store.

>
> > and do use soap and water for degreasing.
>
> HOT water and a few drops of dish soap, yes.
>
> > Then I hand dry and immediately oil it with cooking oil.
>
> Nah. Mine are too well seasoned to need that. I "drip dry" upside
> down and then hang it on the pot rack for storage and to dry
> completely.
>
> > That has served me well. :-)
>
> Don't cook tomato in it, but you already know that.

<laughs> Indeed I do! Hence the oiling. I rarely get rusting due to the
good seasoning on most pans, but the big pots I don't use often (and DO
cook tomato in) really do need that coating of oil! It's just habit. I
put a few drops of cooking oil (usually olive, grapeseed or I've been
using up what little coconut oil I have left for that chore) and wipe it
around with a paper towel...
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In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> > Do you still find them? I'm keeping mine although it has seen better
> > days. The brand name is Tuffy; is that what you buy? Finding a soft
> > nylon scrubber like that (the look reminds me of a copper scrubber)
> > isn't easy anymore.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EJLQQ4
>
> Bob

A case of 24 would last her awhile. <g> Maybe she can split an order
with someone close by her?
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On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

> If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
> scrubbies while doing my quick searches...

but where do you get the "nylon" thread?

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On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

> BTW, I spotted yours on Amazon if you want to order some from there. :-)
> But they seem to be a bit pricey!

I went to Amazon to check... wowza - pricey indeed! They need to
specify how many you get for that amount. I clicked on the blue Tuffy
and found out it's for a case of 24 - *much* better! I don't shop
online, but if finding a replacement continues to be hard, maybe I'll
order them through Amazon. TY for the reminder that Amazon is an
option.

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On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 02:32:53 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> > Do you still find them? I'm keeping mine although it has seen better
> > days. The brand name is Tuffy; is that what you buy? Finding a soft
> > nylon scrubber like that (the look reminds me of a copper scrubber)
> > isn't easy anymore.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EJLQQ4
>
TY.


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sf > wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
> > scrubbies while doing my quick searches...
>
> but where do you get the "nylon" thread?

It's not quite the same, but there are a lot of synthetic yarns at the
craft store. :-) There should be 100% Nylon available but it won't be
as thin as the commercial ones. It'll be, well, "yarn" but that might
not be a bad thing. I can knit but I cannot crochet so I've not tried
it. :-)
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sf > wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > BTW, I spotted yours on Amazon if you want to order some from there. :-)
> > But they seem to be a bit pricey!
>
> I went to Amazon to check... wowza - pricey indeed! They need to
> specify how many you get for that amount. I clicked on the blue Tuffy
> and found out it's for a case of 24 - *much* better! I don't shop
> online, but if finding a replacement continues to be hard, maybe I'll
> order them through Amazon. TY for the reminder that Amazon is an
> option.

I actually really do like Amazon. If you are not careful, you could
drop a bit on some cooking gadgets while you are there for the
scrubbies. <eg>

The one I can actually recommend is this one:

<http://tinyurl.com/yb3y3d3>

:-)

Many of the Nordicward microwave items have good ratings...

Amazon will store your account info if you want them to which makes
shopping there almost TOO convenient. They also seem to store vendors
with some of the best prices. I've done a LOT of shopping there over
the past few years and have never regretted it.
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On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:19:29 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

> I actually really do like Amazon. If you are not careful, you could
> drop a bit on some cooking gadgets while you are there for the
> scrubbies. <eg>

I don't impulse buy very often and have never just browsed Amazon or
any other online shopping site (for fun) for that matter. I'm
thinking that when my nonstick pans need replacing next time, I may
take a good look at Scanpan or whatever the one is that's supposed to
take a lot of abuse.

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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, I spotted yours on Amazon if you want to order some from there. :-)
>>> But they seem to be a bit pricey!
>> I went to Amazon to check... wowza - pricey indeed! They need to
>> specify how many you get for that amount. I clicked on the blue Tuffy
>> and found out it's for a case of 24 - *much* better! I don't shop
>> online, but if finding a replacement continues to be hard, maybe I'll
>> order them through Amazon. TY for the reminder that Amazon is an
>> option.
>
> I actually really do like Amazon. If you are not careful, you could
> drop a bit on some cooking gadgets while you are there for the
> scrubbies. <eg>
>
> The one I can actually recommend is this one:
>
> <http://tinyurl.com/yb3y3d3>
>
> :-)
>
> Many of the Nordicward microwave items have good ratings...
>
> Amazon will store your account info if you want them to which makes
> shopping there almost TOO convenient. They also seem to store vendors
> with some of the best prices. I've done a LOT of shopping there over
> the past few years and have never regretted it.

Me either, I spend several hundred dollars a year with them for gifts,
etc. Most of it is for books that I can't find locally. I read them,
then donate them to the local library. The librarians incorporate them
into the stacks and then I can check them out and read them again
without having to take care of them. <G> Works for me.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
>> If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
>> scrubbies while doing my quick searches...
>
> but where do you get the "nylon" thread?
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

I've seen crochet pot scrubbies made with nylon net.

Ms P

On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:34:18 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
>wrote:
>
>> If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
>> scrubbies while doing my quick searches...
>
>but where do you get the "nylon" thread?

Fishing line monofiliment.

On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:14:13 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
>> > scrubbies while doing my quick searches...
>>
>> but where do you get the "nylon" thread?
>
>It's not quite the same, but there are a lot of synthetic yarns at the
>craft store. :-) There should be 100% Nylon available but it won't be
>as thin as the commercial ones. It'll be, well, "yarn" but that might
>not be a bad thing. I can knit but I cannot crochet so I've not tried
>it. :-)

Anyone who has time to knit/crochet pot scrubbers definitely has no
life. There is plenty of nylon line of all types at fishing tackle
shops but for scratch-free scrubbies nothing beats the Dobie:
http://tinyurl.com/yb6qsz9

http://www.scotch-brite.com/wps/port...ducts/Catalog/
?PC_7_RJH9U52300V2E0I02BK7KM0GT3_nid=0ND5C4BRRQgsB BDGVJTLBMglVB012BGN6Jbl&prod
ID=0ND5C4BRRQgs&lang=en_US

On 3/6/2010 2:59 PM, Ms P wrote:
>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
>>> scrubbies while doing my quick searches...
>>
>> but where do you get the "nylon" thread?
>>
>> --
>> I love cooking with wine.
>> Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>
> I've seen crochet pot scrubbies made with nylon net.

Any sporting good store should have monofilament and stranded nylon in a
variety of diameters--it's called "fishing line".

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:
(somebody snipped)
> >> If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
> >> scrubbies while doing my quick searches...

I'm going to guess that those crochet patterns use strips of net (bought
by the yard in a fabric store) to make the scrubby. Those things are
scratchy! Craft shows and sales often have them for sale for about a
buck each.


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In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:
> Me either, I spend several hundred dollars a year with them for gifts,
> etc. Most of it is for books that I can't find locally. I read them,
> then donate them to the local library. The librarians incorporate them
> into the stacks and then I can check them out and read them again
> without having to take care of them. <G> Works for me.

And you write off at least part of the cost as a donation to the
library, right? Good plan.


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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>> Me either, I spend several hundred dollars a year with them for gifts,
>> etc. Most of it is for books that I can't find locally. I read them,
>> then donate them to the local library. The librarians incorporate them
>> into the stacks and then I can check them out and read them again
>> without having to take care of them. <G> Works for me.
>
> And you write off at least part of the cost as a donation to the
> library, right? Good plan.
>
>
Soitenly! Isn't that part of being a good citizen?

"J. Clarke" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/6/2010 2:59 PM, Ms P wrote:
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
>>>> scrubbies while doing my quick searches...
>>>
>>> but where do you get the "nylon" thread?
>>>
>>> --
>>> I love cooking with wine.
>>> Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>>
>> I've seen crochet pot scrubbies made with nylon net.
>
> Any sporting good store should have monofilament and stranded nylon in a
> variety of diameters--it's called "fishing line".

Yeah, but that would take way the hell too long. You don't want to spend
days making a pot scrubber. With the net you use a giant hook and have them
done in about 10 minutes.

Ms P
>

sf > wrote in
:

> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:08:08 GMT, "PLucas."
> > wrote:
>
>> sf > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> > On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:40:38 -0600, Omelet >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> See, I use a soft nylon scrubbie
>> >
>> > Do you still find them? I'm keeping mine although it has seen better
>> > days. The brand name is Tuffy; is that what you buy? Finding a soft
>> > nylon scrubber like that (the look reminds me of a copper scrubber)
>> > isn't easy anymore.
>>
>>
>> I use the nylon dishwashing scrubby things..... dish brush, some call
>> them......
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yjcwov6
>>
> That's not even remotely what I'm talking about.
>>



Maybe not, but at the end of the day, they're one and the same things.

Nylon scrubbers.... just different configurations. No big deal.




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sf > wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:19:29 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > I actually really do like Amazon. If you are not careful, you could
> > drop a bit on some cooking gadgets while you are there for the
> > scrubbies. <eg>
>
> I don't impulse buy very often and have never just browsed Amazon or
> any other online shopping site (for fun) for that matter. I'm
> thinking that when my nonstick pans need replacing next time, I may
> take a good look at Scanpan or whatever the one is that's supposed to
> take a lot of abuse.

I'm trying to think how I ended up with that microwave egg cookware... I
think I ran across it from an Amazon e-mail ad based on my purchase of a
contact grill from there. Anyhoo, I'm very, very happy with all three of
them. :-)
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George Shirley > wrote:

> > I actually really do like Amazon. If you are not careful, you could
> > drop a bit on some cooking gadgets while you are there for the
> > scrubbies. <eg>
> >
> > The one I can actually recommend is this one:
> >
> > <http://tinyurl.com/yb3y3d3>
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Many of the Nordicward microwave items have good ratings...
> >
> > Amazon will store your account info if you want them to which makes
> > shopping there almost TOO convenient. They also seem to store vendors
> > with some of the best prices. I've done a LOT of shopping there over
> > the past few years and have never regretted it.
>
> Me either, I spend several hundred dollars a year with them for gifts,
> etc. Most of it is for books that I can't find locally. I read them,
> then donate them to the local library. The librarians incorporate them
> into the stacks and then I can check them out and read them again
> without having to take care of them. <G> Works for me.

<laughs> Saves you on storage space too. I may go thru my massive DVD
collection and donate some of them too! Except people with small
children tend to be hard on movies...
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"Ms P" > wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
> >> scrubbies while doing my quick searches...
> >
> > but where do you get the "nylon" thread?
> >
> > --
> > I love cooking with wine.
> > Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>
> I've seen crochet pot scrubbies made with nylon net.
>
> Ms P

Now that is a cool idea! I use nylon net (aka "tulle fabric") in the
bathtub. :-) Nice skin scrubber.
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brooklyn1 > wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:34:18 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:57:39 -0600, Omelet >
> >wrote:
> >
> >> If you crochet, I ran across a bunch of crochet patterns for pot
> >> scrubbies while doing my quick searches...
> >
> >but where do you get the "nylon" thread?
>
> Fishing line monofiliment.

<lol> I did not think of that! Good one Shel'...
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>>> I actually really do like Amazon. If you are not careful, you could
>>> drop a bit on some cooking gadgets while you are there for the
>>> scrubbies. <eg>
>>>
>>> The one I can actually recommend is this one:
>>>
>>> <http://tinyurl.com/yb3y3d3>
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Many of the Nordicward microwave items have good ratings...
>>>
>>> Amazon will store your account info if you want them to which makes
>>> shopping there almost TOO convenient. They also seem to store vendors
>>> with some of the best prices. I've done a LOT of shopping there over
>>> the past few years and have never regretted it.
>> Me either, I spend several hundred dollars a year with them for gifts,
>> etc. Most of it is for books that I can't find locally. I read them,
>> then donate them to the local library. The librarians incorporate them
>> into the stacks and then I can check them out and read them again
>> without having to take care of them. <G> Works for me.
>
> <laughs> Saves you on storage space too. I may go thru my massive DVD
> collection and donate some of them too! Except people with small
> children tend to be hard on movies...

We came home from Saudi Arabia in January 1986. Over the five years
there I had amassed about 1000 hard bound books on various subjects,
mainly technical stuff to do with my profession plus a lot, and I mean A
LOT,of science fiction. Seems they didn't sell science fiction novels
there at all and I've been reading SF since I was eight years old and
that's a very long time ago.

One day in 1996 I woke up and realized I had three six foot tall by
three foot wide bookcases full of dusty books. Sold those I could, gave
some to friends who could use them, donated the rest to a charity thrift
store. Now if I could just get Miz Anne, my artist wife, to get rid of
some of the thousands of art books she absolutely needed when she bought
them, we would have clear book shelves again.

I am amazed at how much stuff we have in this house, 2000 square feet to
house two old people and a little dawg plus all of our stuff. Miz Anne
says she belongs to that exclusive group of women, SHE WHO DIES WITH THE
MOST STUFF - WINS.

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> I am amazed at how much stuff we have in this house, 2000 square feet to
> house two old people and a little dawg plus all of our stuff. Miz Anne
> says she belongs to that exclusive group of women, SHE WHO DIES WITH THE
> MOST STUFF - WINS.

Gods, I do SO totally understand and can relate!
If I could just clear out my bedroom that is half storeroom, I'd have a
place to put my weight sets. ;-) Dad is a worse packrat than I am...
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On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:09:42 GMT, PLucas
> wrote:

> Maybe not, but at the end of the day, they're one and the same things.
>
> Nylon scrubbers.... just different configurations. No big deal.
>
Sez you.

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Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-DE0831.09430207032010
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> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>> I am amazed at how much stuff we have in this house, 2000 square feet
to
>> house two old people and a little dawg plus all of our stuff. Miz Anne
>> says she belongs to that exclusive group of women, SHE WHO DIES WITH
THE
>> MOST STUFF - WINS.
>
> Gods, I do SO totally understand and can relate!
> If I could just clear out my bedroom that is half storeroom, I'd have a
> place to put my weight sets. ;-) Dad is a worse packrat than I am...



http://www.aetv.com/hoarders/


:-)


I used to be. a looooooong time ago......... now I'm minimalist.


Except for my glass collection, and my kitchen gadgets, and my wine
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sf > wrote in :

> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:09:42 GMT, PLucas
> > wrote:
>
>> Maybe not, but at the end of the day, they're one and the same things.
>>
>> Nylon scrubbers.... just different configurations. No big deal.
>>
> Sez you.
>


Yep.



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