On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:16:08 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

> The key is not to use a cottage cheese container - the sweet, green
> key, at least to me, is using something that is, itself, recycled
> from a previous use and does not require newly manufactured materials
> (in the case of the KA can, both bags AND filters) to function.

There's where your logic breaks down for me. A cottage cheese
container *is* recycled and repurposed when used that way. I have no
idea what anyone means by KA in this sense. Usually people are
talking about their Kitchen Aid mixer when they say KA. I will simply
ignore that part of your message because it's makes no sense to me. I
thought college educated people were supposed to know how to write.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:16:08 -0400, Boron Elgar
> > wrote:
>
>> The key is not to use a cottage cheese container - the sweet, green
>> key, at least to me, is using something that is, itself, recycled
>> from a previous use and does not require newly manufactured materials
>> (in the case of the KA can, both bags AND filters) to function.
>
> There's where your logic breaks down for me. A cottage cheese
> container *is* recycled and repurposed when used that way. I have no
> idea what anyone means by KA in this sense. Usually people are
> talking about their Kitchen Aid mixer when they say KA. I will simply
> ignore that part of your message because it's makes no sense to me. I
> thought college educated people were supposed to know how to write.


This is where you and I part company. We may not understant what someone
says, but why must you be so nasty. If you don't understand, just ask.
Perhaps it is you that is not educated enough to understand what she write.

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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:16:08 -0400, Boron Elgar
> > wrote:
>
> > The key is not to use a cottage cheese container - the sweet, green
> > key, at least to me, is using something that is, itself, recycled
> > from a previous use and does not require newly manufactured materials
> > (in the case of the KA can, both bags AND filters) to function.
>
> There's where your logic breaks down for me. A cottage cheese
> container *is* recycled and repurposed when used that way. I have no
> idea what anyone means by KA in this sense. Usually people are
> talking about their Kitchen Aid mixer when they say KA. I will simply
> ignore that part of your message because it's makes no sense to me. I
> thought college educated people were supposed to know how to write.

I've learned over the years of reading this group and observing my wife
bake, that KA often means King Arthur:

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/compost-set

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 09:11:42 +0200, "Giusi" > wrote:

>
>"Boron Elgar" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> It is so anti-recycling to use this set up, that I think it's a joke.
>> Again, it is certainly allowing some folks to save stuff for compost
>> in a way that is convenient for them, but to me, it just doesn't cut
>> it.
>
snip
>Your solution would also depend on being able or willing to use 3 pounds of
>anything, let alone cottage cheese! On occasion I use an old plastic ice
>cream box snip

The plastic ice cream containers with lids were my first compost
collectors. Unfortunately, the containers are now much smaller or
non-existent. I can only get cheap and nasty sherbet in those
containers now and no one will eat it.
Janet

On 4/1/2011 3:29 PM, Silvar Beitel wrote:
> You may have all of these. You may not. But here's a selection of
> random kitchen items that I have and particularly appreciate:
>
> Faucet sprayer. Pull up for regular stream, pull down for spray,
> rotates to spray wherever you want. Fancier faucets have the function
> built in (but don't seem to be pointable without using a hand), so I
> like this version a lot. Source: local hardware store.
>
> Spray: http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0658.jpg
> Stream: http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0659.jpg
>
Very handy but not for all faucets. I put one on my kitchen faucet, and
it caused too much pressure inward, and I got a leak and had to have my
whole faucet replaced.

> Elbow length oven mitts. Dunno 'bought you, but I have scars on my
> forearms from reaching into hot ovens with mitts that are too damn
> short and hitting the door edge or upper racks with bare skin.
> Source: Arizona Restaurant Supply, Tucson (but probably available in
> many other places).
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0660.jpg
>
> Cast-iron pan handle mitt. Handier than a full length mitt for
> stovetop work. Source: ARS
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0661.jpg
>
Cute!

> Plastic squeeze bottle for cooking oil. Source: Dollar stores,
> WalMart, etc.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0662.jpg
>
> Simple timers. Despite their ugly green color, I love these. Minutes/
> seconds. Whack the transparent half-globe to start and stop - good
> for when your hands are wet or greasy. Returns to original value when
> restarted - handy for timing multiple runs of things. Source: A
> dollar store in Nashua, NH. Never seen 'em since.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0653.jpg

Page not found.

>
> Stainless steel compost bucket and liners. In my house, all vegetable
> waste goes in here and eventually gets dumped into the big compost
> bins in the back yard. Liners are made of cornstarch and are
> themselves bio-degradable. Source: I forget. If you're really
> interested, buzz me and I'll look it up.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0664.jpg

Great idea!

>
> Big strainer for bagels, dumplings, whatever. Cleans up more easily
> than the wire jobs. Source: ARS.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0665.jpg

I have one of those, but didn't know what to use it for, so it just
sits. Now I know.
>
> Digital picture frame for showing recipes. Hangs on a cabinet door,
> taking up no counter space. Photograph recipes from cookbooks,
> magazines, wherever, put 'em up here. Incidently, handy for, um,
> digital photos of family, cats, etc. when not cooking :-) Source: any
> electronics store.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0666.jpg

Pretty kitty!

>
> Salt *and* pepper grinder. One-handed operation! Source: Le Gourmet
> Chef
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0667.jpg

I recently got a one-handed pepper mill. Love it! Mines this one:
http://www.target.com/Chefn-Vibe-Sal..._gwvub_2_title
but mine's for pepper. They must have sold of that one.

>
> Giant spatula. Good for pancakes, quesadillas, anything large.
> Source: ARS
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0668.jpg
>
>
> So there ya go.

Thanks!

On Apr 1, 6:30 pm, Cheryl > wrote:

> > Simple timers.
> > http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0653.jpg
>
> Page not found.

Sorry. Sloppy cutting and pasting of photo numbers. Should be
http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0663.jpg

> > Stainless steel compost bucket and liners.
>
> >http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0664.jpg
>
> Great idea!

I think so, but see Boron's and others' comments.

> > Digital picture frame for showing recipes.
>
> >http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0666.jpg
>
> Pretty kitty!

Thanks. That's Enola, 13 y.o. mostly Maine Coon.

--
Silvar Beitel

Silvar wrote:

> Plastic squeeze bottle for cooking oil. Source: Dollar stores,
> WalMart, etc.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0662.jpg

Craft stores sell them by the dozen; that's where I bought the last bunch.
They're useful for much more than cooking oil; they're handy for
fairly-precise drizzling of stuff like glazes, gastriques, sauces, or
syrups. They can dispense salad dressing more carefully than simply pouring
from a bottle. I posted a tagine recipe here once which used a squeeze
bottle to drizzle yogurt over the dish just before serving.


Bob

"Silvar Beitel" > wrote in message
...
> You may have all of these. You may not. But here's a selection of
> random kitchen items that I have and particularly appreciate:
>
> Faucet sprayer. Pull up for regular stream, pull down for spray,
> rotates to spray wherever you want. Fancier faucets have the function
> built in (but don't seem to be pointable without using a hand), so I
> like this version a lot. Source: local hardware store.
>
> Spray:
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0658.jpg
> Stream:
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0659.jpg
>
I have the standard old fashioned sprayer.

> Elbow length oven mitts. Dunno 'bought you, but I have scars on my
> forearms from reaching into hot ovens with mitts that are too damn
> short and hitting the door edge or upper racks with bare skin.
> Source: Arizona Restaurant Supply, Tucson (but probably available in
> many other places).
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0660.jpg

I have never ever burned my forearms on the oven. I have regular mitts that
I use like gloves.

>
> Cast-iron pan handle mitt. Handier than a full length mitt for
> stovetop work. Source: ARS
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0661.jpg

No cast iron pans so no need for that. I did have one once and I never got
it to work right.
>
> Plastic squeeze bottle for cooking oil. Source: Dollar stores,
> WalMart, etc.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0662.jpg

No need for that either.
>
> Simple timers. Despite their ugly green color, I love these. Minutes/
> seconds. Whack the transparent half-globe to start and stop - good
> for when your hands are wet or greasy. Returns to original value when
> restarted - handy for timing multiple runs of things. Source: A
> dollar store in Nashua, NH. Never seen 'em since.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0653.jpg

I have a timer but never use it for cooking. I just use the one on the
stove.
>
> Stainless steel compost bucket and liners. In my house, all vegetable
> waste goes in here and eventually gets dumped into the big compost
> bins in the back yard. Liners are made of cornstarch and are
> themselves bio-degradable. Source: I forget. If you're really
> interested, buzz me and I'll look it up.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0664.jpg

Yikes! Tried that and hated it. All it did was bring me fruit flies. Now
I just put a biobag in a small plastic trash can and run it out to the
recycle bin as needed.
>
> Big strainer for bagels, dumplings, whatever. Cleans up more easily
> than the wire jobs. Source: ARS.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0665.jpg

Had one of those once. Not sure what happened to it. Don't have it now.
Can't remember where I bought it but I think on Cape Cod.
>
> Digital picture frame for showing recipes. Hangs on a cabinet door,
> taking up no counter space. Photograph recipes from cookbooks,
> magazines, wherever, put 'em up here. Incidently, handy for, um,
> digital photos of family, cats, etc. when not cooking :-) Source: any
> electronics store.
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0666.jpg

Since I don't own a digital camera, that would be of no use to me. My
recipes are usually just scribbled quickly on a piece of paper. Unless they
are more complicated and then I print them off or bring in the book or
magazine.
>
> Salt *and* pepper grinder. One-handed operation! Source: Le Gourmet
> Chef
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0667.jpg

I have a pepper grinder. I use Real Salt. Somebody bought me a salt
grinder but I found I never used it.
>
> Giant spatula. Good for pancakes, quesadillas, anything large.
> Source: ARS
>
> http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0668.jpg

I have one of those.
>
>
> So there ya go.

Two things I use at least once a week (usually more) are the Rachel Ray
pasta pot and a large Circulon sauté pan with lid, although I rarely use the
lid. My old popcorn pan gets a lot of use as well. I also like the cheap
plastic pizza cutter from the Dollar Store. It's one of those half moon
shaped things. Works better than any other cutter I've used. It was
getting old and I couldn't find another in the stores. Found and bought one
on Ebay.

On Apr 1, 3:29*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
> Faucet sprayer. *Pull up for regular stream, pull down for spray,
> rotates to spray wherever you want. *Fancier faucets have the function
> built in (but don't seem to be pointable without using a hand), so I
> like this version a lot. *Source: local hardware store.

Agh - is that green thing in the background a kitchen SPONGE? Fie on
sponges. Let's not start THAT debate again, sponge lovers.

> Cast-iron pan handle mitt. *Handier than a full length mitt for
> stovetop work. *Source: ARS

A frugal person with a sewing machine can whip these up from some many
layered terry towels. or just wrap a towel around the handle a few
times. Easy to launder and the price is right.
> .
> Plastic squeeze bottle for cooking oil. *Source: Dollar stores,
> WalMart, etc.


Or use an old mustard container like my aunt did for her dish liquid.
Why buy - ?
>
>
>
>
> Stainless steel compost bucket and liners. *In my house, all vegetable
> waste goes in here and eventually gets dumped into the big compost
> bins in the back yard. *Liners are made of cornstarch and are
> themselves bio-degradable. *Source: *I forget. *If you're really
> interested, buzz me and I'll look it up.

WHHAATT? Buy liners? My garbage goes into an old cat litter
bucket, lined with plastic bags leftover from a certain store - they
fit perfectly and I don't compost.
>
> Digital picture frame for showing recipes. *Hangs on a cabinet door,
> taking up no counter space. *Photograph recipes from cookbooks,
> magazines, wherever, put 'em up here. *Incidently, handy for, um,
> digital photos of family, cats, etc. when not cooking :-) *Source: any
> electronics store.

Some scotch tape and some old index cards stuck inside my cupboard
doors do fine. Takes up no counter space either.
>

So there ya go - my frugalities in Le Kitchen.

On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 14:49:35 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> > Cast-iron pan handle mitt. *Handier than a full length mitt for
> > stovetop work. *Source: ARS
>
> A frugal person with a sewing machine can whip these up from some many
> layered terry towels. or just wrap a towel around the handle a few
> times. Easy to launder and the price is right.

If you do it, congratulations - but you're the only one I've ever
heard of who does that and I know serious sewers. Now that I have a
gas stove, most of mine are singed and I can see how they could start
a serious kitchen fire. One of these days, I'll replace them with the
nonflammable type.





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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Apr 3, 3:01*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 14:49:35 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
> > wrote:
> > > Cast-iron pan handle mitt. *Handier than a full length mitt for
> > > stovetop work. *Source: ARS
>
> > A frugal person with a sewing machine can whip these up from some many
> > layered terry towels. or just wrap a towel around the handle a few
> > times. * Easy to launder and the price is right.
>
> If you do it, congratulations - but you're the only one I've ever
> heard of who does that and I know serious sewers. *Now that I have a
> gas stove, most of mine are singed and I can see how they could start
> a serious kitchen fire. *One of these days, I'll replace them with the
> nonflammable type.
>
> --
>
> Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

I said "a" frugal person, myself not included - ha. But I
imagine it could be done. Heck - you could stitch up the sides of a
folded in two potholder. Might work.

I have one of those fancy quilted handle holders - in shape of a
lobster, snap on the tail to adjust the length and a hanging loop --
almost too nice to use -- 'twas a hostess gift from a wonderful
European guest who even folded the SHEETS the morning she left - laid
em on the washer. The usual guest doesn't even pull the sheets off
the BED, or ted the wet towels over a rack. (There!! - I finally used
that crossword puzzle word one never sees in print.)

sf wrote:

> I know serious sewers.

How frivolous do sewers get?

Bob