"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/20/2013 3:01 PM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 12:31:47 -0500, barbie gee >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>> --
>>>> I felt kind of sad the other day when I realised that I rarely use my
>>>> Tupperware anymore, tend to use the throwaway Ziplock etc (which I
>>>> know is execrable) and feel I should dump it. Some of it was my
>>>> mothers, she bought it in Japan in the 40s/50s from a US PX.
>>
>>>
>>> If you could be so kind as to at least not put it in the trash, but
>>> instead donate it to your local charity , at least you'd know someone
>>> might get use of it, or think of their own mom or grandmom's collection
>>> of
>>> tupperware.
>>
>> I shouldn't have used the term dump - I will be more crafty and pass
>> it on, both granddaughters would probably like some
>>
> Not if they no longer "burp".

lol I had forgotten about the 'burp')

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"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> And Tupperware is, IMO
>> massively overpriced. Even when on clearance. Eh. I'll just make do.
>
> On clearance? Do they sell them at stores now?
>
Tupperware is sold online.

http://order.tupperware.com/coe/app/home

That's the official site. Then there are representatives who sell online,
like this person:

http://my2.tupperware.com/tup-html/M...a-welcome.html

I have also seen sales in other places. Like a kiosk at the mall. And they
had a big sale at Children's hospital. I think that may have been a
representative selling because she had a lot of the little pieces that they
give away as prizes.

> I still have some old Tupperware bowls and containers with lids from the
> early 80's when my wife would go to "Tupperware parties" and order some.
> They are very good, lids fit very tight, and they do last a LONG time. I
> can
> testify to that since mine were purchased 28-33 years ago and I use them
> on
> a regular basis to this day.

I have a severe dislike for most Tupperware because I have issues with
getting the lids to either snap all the way on or once on, to come back off
again. And most of what I bought at the parties turned out to be useless to
me.

Like the cheese keeper. It was of course plastic. Had three pieces. The
lid, the bowl and the shredder. The idea was that you could shred the
cheese into the bowl portion and then keep it there. The problem? The
shredder part was plastic and didn't shred very well. I did like the little
tiny containers that were intended for salad dressing. I used them for
salsa. But I couldn't get the lids off! I did buy a puzzle for my nephew.
It was for babies. Two pieces. A moon and a star attached by thick
strings. It was washable. He loved it then passed it on to my daughter who
also loved it. But... It was also something that they didn't need for very
long. After a couple of months they had outgrown it.

Most of the other pieces I had were not things I had bought. I had
roommates over the years who like me, went to a party, felt pressured to buy
something, then realized that they didn't need it. So left it behind. I
didn't use it either so got rid of it all.

Then when we lived in NY, I went to a party and bought some vegetable
keepers. I never did get to find out if they worked like they should
because husband did something idiotic with them. They had little red things
on the end that were like vents or something. You could open or close them,
depending on what you were storing in them and how much air it needed.
Well... Rather than just take the lids off like anyone else would have
done, he fiddled with the red pieces until he broke them. I was not happy
because they were very expensive. And then I had two rectangular, lidded
plastic boxes with holes in the end with broken bits of plastic sticking in
there.

My mom had a few pieces that got a lot of use. One was the cake keeper.
That eventually wore out. But AFAIK she never used it for cakes. What she
used it for was popcorn. You were supposed to put the cake on the lid
portion then put the container over it and snap it on. She used it upside
down sort of like a bowl but it wasn't bowl shaped. It was shaped like a
round two layer cake but larger. She would fill it with popcorn, then bring
some bags or paper or plastic cups to eat the popcorn from. We took this to
see the fireworks or even to the movies. In those days you were allowed to
bring in your own food.

The other two pieces were put out at her garage sale that is still going
on. Both are for sugar. One is for granulated. Has a flap on side for
spooning and a flap on the other for pouring. Hers is the aqua color. The
other is for sifting powdered sugar. You can keep the sugar in it. It has
a cover that goes over the bottom. I bought a similar one for myself but I
could never get the cover to fit on mine properly so I got rid of it.

I used to work with a woman who sold Tupperware and she said that the fit of
the lids was a constant problem. So much so that she kept lots of extra
lids around and would swap them out if you had a problem. This of course
wound up costing her money and in the end she quit selling the stuff.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> And Tupperware is, IMO
>>> massively overpriced. Even when on clearance. Eh. I'll just make do.
>>
>> On clearance? Do they sell them at stores now?
>>
>> I still have some old Tupperware bowls and containers with lids from the
>> early 80's when my wife would go to "Tupperware parties" and order some.
>> They are very good, lids fit very tight, and they do last a LONG time. I
>> can
>> testify to that since mine were purchased 28-33 years ago and I use them
>> on
>> a regular basis to this day.
>
> Heh I remember Tupperware parties I've moved too many times and had to
> abandon everything but the basics. Shipping is expensive as well as
> storage for extended periods Not really worth it for stuff like plastic
> boxes. Once I stopped moving out of the country, I went a bit mad buying
> 'stuff' So much so that when I retired, I had a humongous clear out of
> kitchen and books!! We were on first name terms with the charity shops)
> It wasn't easy but I don't think I have actually missed anything much

Yeah. They know me pretty well at Value Village now! They even got after
me for not pre-sorting for them. I found that to be annoying. Apparently
all I have to separate is the clothing from the other stuff. But today
there is one blouse and if they can't take the time to pick it out of the
bag, then they're pretty lame!

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/20/2013 1:31 PM, barbie gee wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013, wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 13:17:35 +0100, "Ophelia"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Heh I remember Tupperware parties I've moved too many times and
>>>> had to
>>>> abandon everything but the basics. Shipping is expensive as well as
>>>> storage
>>>> for extended periods Not really worth it for stuff like plastic
>>>> boxes.
>>>> Once I stopped moving out of the country, I went a bit mad buying
>>>> 'stuff' So much so that when I retired, I had a humongous clear
>>>> out of
>>>> kitchen and books!! We were on first name terms with the charity
>>>> shops)
>>>> It wasn't easy but I don't think I have actually missed anything much
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>> I felt kind of sad the other day when I realised that I rarely use my
>>> Tupperware anymore, tend to use the throwaway Ziplock etc (which I
>>> know is execrable) and feel I should dump it. Some of it was my
>>> mothers, she bought it in Japan in the 40s/50s from a US PX.
>>>
>>> Travelling light has great benefits
>>>
>>
>> If you could be so kind as to at least not put it in the trash, but
>> instead donate it to your local charity , at least you'd know someone
>> might get use of it, or think of their own mom or grandmom's collection
>> of tupperware.
>
> It's a good suggestion. However, what we may think fondly of as "it
> belonged to mama" doesn't necessarily mean it is still in great condition.
> I had some old (early 1960's) tupperware my mom gave me in the 1980's.
> She had used it a lot. I used it a lot. By the time I moved here in 2009
> the lids no longer snapped. There was no good seal.
>
> Remember the original gimmick about Tupperware? You were supposed to be
> able "burp it" to seal in freshness. You just have to realize, when it
> doesn't burp anymore, sorry, it's just old plastic containers.

Oh! I had forgotten about that! But the thing is, in this house, nothing
is going to last long enough to need to be put in a container. When we had
a party at our apartment (roommate's idea), they had a container for
everything! Ice cream. Pasta. Cheese. They showed us a movie about how
you could put literally everything, including your spices in their
containers. And then of course you had to label them all. Those containers
were not see through. I was kind of like...uh... no!

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 03:52:44 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>
>
>>
>>I was tempted to just toss them all and replace but I wouldn't know what
>>to
>>replace them with. The Rubbermaid set I was looking at got some bad
>>reviews. They said the lids don't stay on. And Tupperware is, IMO
>>massively overpriced. Even when on clearance. Eh. I'll just make do.
>>
>
> Which Rubbermaid? We have some of each of the two types and never had
> a lid problem. The more expensive ones with the stacking lids that
> snap on the bottom are wonderful. They up minimal space.
> About a year ago we tossed all the other container accumulated over
> the years and this makes life easier.

These are the square ones with the red tops. The tops are supposed to snap
onto the bottoms for storage so you'll never lose them.

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 03:52:44 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> Do any of you have this
>>>> container problem?
>>>
>>> Yep In fact mine need sorted 'again' !!! I can't find lids to fit
>>> the
>>> boxes!! I don't know why. Nobody uses those boxes other than me; They
>>> all live in the same 2 boxes, I am never gifted any and I sort them out
>>> regularly
>>>
>>> I think we have a container imp who likes to mess them up!
>>
>>I was tempted to just toss them all and replace but I wouldn't know what
>>to
>>replace them with. The Rubbermaid set I was looking at got some bad
>>reviews. They said the lids don't stay on. And Tupperware is, IMO
>>massively overpriced. Even when on clearance. Eh. I'll just make do.
>
>
> I have a bunch of Glasslock containers. Airtight seals, and you don't
> have to worry about your food being in plastic. Food seems to keep
> nicely for a long time in one of them.
>
> http://www.containerstore.com/shop/k...uctId=10032212
>
> I like the square or rectangular ones because they fit snuggly in the
> fridge.

I would never use glass containers. The people in this house like to knock
stuff onto the floor. I know they say shatterproof but believe me we can
shatter things! Plus the only place to store them is above the stove. I
don't mind a light plastic thing falling on my head so much. But glass?

> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:37:21 -0400, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>I only keep containers some food comes in to capture used oil and grease
>>that can't go down the drain. Mostly cottage cheese containers because
>>I love that for breakfast so I go through a couple of tubs a month. The
>>rest of them I don't keep, they go in the recycle bin rather than
>>clutter up my cabinets. The only other ones I tend to keep are the
>>small ones that WisPride cheese comes in. I love that stuff for snacks.
>> The small containers are useful.
>>http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/st...52&lang Id=-1
>
> As well as containers there seems to be a problem with wire coat
> hangers from the dry cleaners. I think they go in the closet, mate,
> breed and multiply. Should have been dumped before they came home

Oh yes! Thankfully we don't do much dry cleaning any more. I can remember
wanting to kill husband! I had replaced all the wire hangers with plastic
tubular ones. And he swapped them for wire ones when he was on the ship! I
hadn't thought of it but he probably had limited space on the ship so needed
the wire ones. But to swap for ones that I paid for? Eek!

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:06:02 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> Will never forget the dinner I was invited to some years ago. The couple
>> served our food out of various containers. My roommate got the Cool Whip
>> tub and I got a Margarine tub. Can't remember what they served. Was
>> probably mac and cheese or something. Served straight from the pan. We
>> went out and bought them a set of nice mixing bowls. They literally had
>> nothing in the house except for some of my old stuff that they bought at
>> my
>> yard sale.
>
> They weren't even polite enough to offer you a paper plate? How do
> you find these people?

She was a coworker. I don't think they had any paper plates. She came from
a very poor family and probably didn't know any better.

"Pete C." > wrote in message
...
>
> I only keep the Rubbermaid containers in my kitchen, the ones that are
> consistent sizes so there are only a couple sizes of lids.
>
> Food containers like from sour cream and similar go out to my shop where
> they are used for temporary parts storage when I'm working on something,
> of for small parts cleaning with degreaser.
>
> Your kitchen should be held to a higher standard than reusing old single
> use containers for food. Reusing them for grungy shop stuff and then
> throwing them out / recycling is more reasonable.

Yes. I used to use stuff like that for crafts.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> Cheryl wrote:
>> merryb wrote:
>>
>>> Being sent home with leftovers in one is okay with me, but being used
>>> as serving dishes at the table is kinda weird.
>>
>>I guess if you can't afford real serving dishes.
>
> Huh? What's to afford, no one I know uses fine china as everyday
> dishes... I see nothing wrong with 10¢ dinner plates from thrift
> stores and yard sales... I use 1¢ paper plates at every opportunity. I
> save more than the price of the plate not having to wash it.

And she was a coworker of mine. We worked at K Mart! You can't get much
cheaper than that! I still have some mismatched dishes that I got there for
maybe 10 to 25 cents a piece. I like the saucers for feeding the cats.
There was no reason that she couldn't have bought anything except that she
was a major cheapskate and also had some odd notion that a bride shouldn't
have to buy things for herself. She actually did have the one set of
Melamine dishes that were given to her as a wedding gift but she wouldn't
use them and called them "toy" dishes. I grew up eating from Melamine.
Quite common in those days.

On Saturday, July 20, 2013 2:30:16 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 08:59:51 -0300, wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:37:21 -0400, Cheryl >
>
> >wrote:
>
> >
>
> >>
>
> >>I only keep containers some food comes in to capture used oil and grease
>
> >>that can't go down the drain. Mostly cottage cheese containers because
>
> >>I love that for breakfast so I go through a couple of tubs a month. The
>
> >>rest of them I don't keep, they go in the recycle bin rather than
>
> >>clutter up my cabinets. The only other ones I tend to keep are the
>
> >>small ones that WisPride cheese comes in. I love that stuff for snacks.
>
> >> The small containers are useful.
>
> >>http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/st...52&lang Id=-1
>
> >
>
> >As well as containers there seems to be a problem with wire coat
>
> >hangers from the dry cleaners. I think they go in the closet, mate,
>
> >breed and multiply. Should have been dumped before they came home
>
>
>
> I haven't sent anything to the dry cleaners for some twenty years now,
>
> if it's not machine washable I don't buy it. I use mostly wooden
>
> hangers and heavy plastic ones, but still it's good to have a few wire
>
> hangers for emergency use, never know when you gotta fish something,
>
> make a temporary lashing... I keep a couple wire hangers in my car for
>
> emergencies, never know when an exhaust pipe hanger will fail.

Would duct tape do?

My father never drove without a spare fan belt.

On 7/20/2013 8:06 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> Which Rubbermaid? We have some of each of the two types and never had
> a lid problem. The more expensive ones with the stacking lids that
> snap on the bottom are wonderful. They up minimal space.
> About a year ago we tossed all the other container accumulated over
> the years and this makes life easier.

I started replacing my old ones with those, too. Agree, easy storage
and the ones I have, both deep and shallow, use the same sized lid.

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On 7/20/2013 11:03 AM, Doris Night wrote:

> I have a bunch of Glasslock containers. Airtight seals, and you don't
> have to worry about your food being in plastic. Food seems to keep
> nicely for a long time in one of them.
>
> http://www.containerstore.com/shop/k...uctId=10032212
>
> I like the square or rectangular ones because they fit snuggly in the
> fridge.

Oh, I like those. I just traded in some of my discover card cash back
bonus for gift cards from The Container Store so these will be on my
wish list. $20 for $25 gift cards, not a bad deal for just using my
discover card.

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On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:40:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:



>>
>> Which Rubbermaid? We have some of each of the two types and never had
>> a lid problem. The more expensive ones with the stacking lids that
>> snap on the bottom are wonderful. They up minimal space.
>> About a year ago we tossed all the other container accumulated over
>> the years and this makes life easier.
>
>These are the square ones with the red tops. The tops are supposed to snap
>onto the bottoms for storage so you'll never lose them.
>

That is what we mostly have. Work well, stack well. Everything else
has either been tossed or will be at the first sign of wear.
Eventually, the Rubbermaid will be the only ones we have.

I don't understand the reviews about the lids. Ours have performed
well and never lost one. Nothing but good reviews at Target
http://www.target.com/p/rubbermaid-3...t/-/A-10837211

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:40:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>
>
>>>
>>> Which Rubbermaid? We have some of each of the two types and never had
>>> a lid problem. The more expensive ones with the stacking lids that
>>> snap on the bottom are wonderful. They up minimal space.
>>> About a year ago we tossed all the other container accumulated over
>>> the years and this makes life easier.
>>
>>These are the square ones with the red tops. The tops are supposed to
>>snap
>>onto the bottoms for storage so you'll never lose them.
>>
>
> That is what we mostly have. Work well, stack well. Everything else
> has either been tossed or will be at the first sign of wear.
> Eventually, the Rubbermaid will be the only ones we have.
>
> I don't understand the reviews about the lids. Ours have performed
> well and never lost one. Nothing but good reviews at Target
> http://www.target.com/p/rubbermaid-3...t/-/A-10837211

Hmmm... I looked at Amazon. Although lots of people did give them a good
review, a lot did not. I might look for those then. Thanks!

On 7/20/2013 2:42 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 08:06:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> Which Rubbermaid? We have some of each of the two types and never had
>> a lid problem. The more expensive ones with the stacking lids that
>> snap on the bottom are wonderful.
>
> The only Tupperware I have is their burger press, I use it to make
> patties when I make a batch of sausage, I can't be bothered with
> stuffing casings and sausage patties are much easier to grill.
>
I think nearly everyone I know has that burger press! My mother gave a
set each to my brothers and me some time around 1979. Hey, it's a handy
gadget! I use it all the time when I want to save freshly ground beef
as burgers. Stored in those little stackable containers.

> Mostly I use those plastic containers that are meant to be used once
> and thrown away (Glad, etc.) but I've found they last dozens of uses,
> and even when I put them through the dishwasher.

I have a few of those. They work pretty well. I also have some
Rubbermaid containers (the red top, really tight-fitting lids, good
seal) I like a lot. I couldn't find them for a while. But they're back.

Jill

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>> merryb wrote:
>>>
>>>> Being sent home with leftovers in one is okay with me, but being used
>>>> as serving dishes at the table is kinda weird.
>>>
>>>I guess if you can't afford real serving dishes.
>>
>> Huh? What's to afford, no one I know uses fine china as everyday
>> dishes... I see nothing wrong with 10¢ dinner plates from thrift
>> stores and yard sales... I use 1¢ paper plates at every opportunity. I
>> save more than the price of the plate not having to wash it.
>
> And she was a coworker of mine. We worked at K Mart! You can't get much
> cheaper than that! I still have some mismatched dishes that I got there
> for maybe 10 to 25 cents a piece. I like the saucers for feeding the
> cats. There was no reason that she couldn't have bought anything except
> that she was a major cheapskate and also had some odd notion that a bride
> shouldn't have to buy things for herself. She actually did have the one
> set of Melamine dishes that were given to her as a wedding gift but she
> wouldn't use them and called them "toy" dishes. I grew up eating from
> Melamine. Quite common in those days.

She was very particular for someone who had nothing!

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Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> >I still have some old Tupperware bowls and containers with lids from the
> >early 80's when my wife would go to "Tupperware parties" and order some.
>
> After leaving you she goes to sex toy parties.

hahaha LMAO! Darn you, Sheldon! >;-|

PS - I'm just thankful she didn't pull a "Lorena Bobbitt" and take her old
sex toy with her when she left. WHEW!

http://i43.tinypic.com/2mf0v9w.gif

G.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>> merryb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Being sent home with leftovers in one is okay with me, but being used
>>>>> as serving dishes at the table is kinda weird.
>>>>
>>>>I guess if you can't afford real serving dishes.
>>>
>>> Huh? What's to afford, no one I know uses fine china as everyday
>>> dishes... I see nothing wrong with 10¢ dinner plates from thrift
>>> stores and yard sales... I use 1¢ paper plates at every opportunity. I
>>> save more than the price of the plate not having to wash it.
>>
>> And she was a coworker of mine. We worked at K Mart! You can't get much
>> cheaper than that! I still have some mismatched dishes that I got there
>> for maybe 10 to 25 cents a piece. I like the saucers for feeding the
>> cats. There was no reason that she couldn't have bought anything except
>> that she was a major cheapskate and also had some odd notion that a bride
>> shouldn't have to buy things for herself. She actually did have the one
>> set of Melamine dishes that were given to her as a wedding gift but she
>> wouldn't use them and called them "toy" dishes. I grew up eating from
>> Melamine. Quite common in those days.
>
> She was very particular for someone who had nothing!

Yes. Some people are that way.

On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 10:37:32 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Cheryl wrote:
> >>> merryb wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Being sent home with leftovers in one is okay with me, but being used
> >>>> as serving dishes at the table is kinda weird.
> >>>
> >>>I guess if you can't afford real serving dishes.
> >>
> >> Huh? What's to afford, no one I know uses fine china as everyday
> >> dishes... I see nothing wrong with 10¢ dinner plates from thrift
> >> stores and yard sales... I use 1¢ paper plates at every opportunity. I
> >> save more than the price of the plate not having to wash it.
> >
> > And she was a coworker of mine. We worked at K Mart! You can't get much
> > cheaper than that! I still have some mismatched dishes that I got there
> > for maybe 10 to 25 cents a piece. I like the saucers for feeding the
> > cats. There was no reason that she couldn't have bought anything except
> > that she was a major cheapskate and also had some odd notion that a bride
> > shouldn't have to buy things for herself. She actually did have the one
> > set of Melamine dishes that were given to her as a wedding gift but she
> > wouldn't use them and called them "toy" dishes. I grew up eating from
> > Melamine. Quite common in those days.
>
> She was very particular for someone who had nothing!
>

+1 !!!


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In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

I never use them. Leftovers go into the refrigerator in
the pot they were cooked in and gets eaten the next day.
Anything else is on a porcelain plate or bowl and
covered with clear wrap (and eaten the next day). I make
a vat of tomato sauce with sausage and freeze meal sized
packages in zip lock bags. Containers are something else
to wash.

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Michael Press wrote:
> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
> I never use them. Leftovers go into the refrigerator in
> the pot they were cooked in and gets eaten the next day.
> Anything else is on a porcelain plate or bowl and
> covered with clear wrap (and eaten the next day). I make
> a vat of tomato sauce with sausage and freeze meal sized
> packages in zip lock bags. Containers are something else
> to wash.

I used to do the pot thing but that's not the best way to do it. I still
might if it is a big pot of chili or soup or something like that. But often
I just use plastic bags.

On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:42:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>Michael Press wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>
>> I never use them. Leftovers go into the refrigerator in
>> the pot they were cooked in and gets eaten the next day.
>> Anything else is on a porcelain plate or bowl and
>> covered with clear wrap (and eaten the next day). I make
>> a vat of tomato sauce with sausage and freeze meal sized
>> packages in zip lock bags. Containers are something else
>> to wash.
>
>I used to do the pot thing but that's not the best way to do it. I still
>might if it is a big pot of chili or soup or something like that. But often
>I just use plastic bags.

Most LOs go from pot to fridge in covered Corningware, then easy to
reheat in nucker. For freezing juicy LOs plastic containers work
best.

I'd never put the cooking pot in the fridge.
a. How do you have the room?

b. isn't the pot pretty well dried out and tough to clean after it's been in the fridge all night with a dab of food in it?

c. my leftovers go into some covered Pyrex dishes - I don't mind washing them, it frees up the cooking pot, and it's all set for the mike the next day.

On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 05:48:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>I'd never put the cooking pot in the fridge.
>a. How do you have the room?

What size pot and what size fridge... I never have a problem placing
even my largest pots in my fridge... and in cold weather my garage is
my fridge.

>b. isn't the pot pretty well dried out and tough to clean after it's been in the fridge all night with a dab of food in it?

Don't your pots have lids?

>c. my leftovers go into some covered Pyrex dishes - I don't mind washing them, it frees up the cooking pot, and it's all set for the mike the next day.

True for smaller quantities. I put cook pots of food in the fridge
all the time... but depends on circumstances; type of food and
quantity... I typically put pots of soup and stew in the fridge, makes
it easy to reheat the next day. Right now I have a 6 qt pot of
kielbasa and beans in its pot in the fridge, and another 4 qt pot of
stewed summer squash with other veggies... both pots are about half
full... makes it easy to reheat.

In article >,
Kalmia > wrote:

> I'd never put the cooking pot in the fridge.
> a. How do you have the room?

There is a meal in it. It gets eaten the next day.
Using that space for a ready to heat and eat meal
is a very efficient use of space. If you cannot
spare any space in your refrigerator, then you need
to buy a second refrigerator. Look at all the cabinet
space I have available.

> b. isn't the pot pretty well dried out and tough to clean after it's been in the fridge all night with a dab of food in it?

No. I do not burn food onto my cookware.
A bit of detergent, water, a nylon scraper

<http://www.amazon.com/Harolds-Kitchen-Nylon-Pot-Scrapers/dp/B0006IA0ME>

and a microfiber dish cloth.

> c. my leftovers go into some covered Pyrex dishes - I don't mind washing them,

When you do let us know.

> it frees up the cooking pot,

I do not need to cook in that pot.
It already has a meal in it. Plus
I have more than one cooking pot.

> and it's all set for the mike the next day.

--
Michael Press

On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:42:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> Michael Press wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >
> > I never use them. Leftovers go into the refrigerator in
> > the pot they were cooked in and gets eaten the next day.
> > Anything else is on a porcelain plate or bowl and
> > covered with clear wrap (and eaten the next day). I make
> > a vat of tomato sauce with sausage and freeze meal sized
> > packages in zip lock bags. Containers are something else
> > to wash.
>
> I used to do the pot thing but that's not the best way to do it. I still
> might if it is a big pot of chili or soup or something like that. But often
> I just use plastic bags.
>
I can't stand pots and pans in the refrigerator. They take up a lot
of space and what happens if I need to use it? I have to take the
contents out and put it into something else anyway. I transfer
leftovers to an appropriately sized container immediately and they are
dished out from there to be reheated in the microwave.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
wrote:

> I do not need to cook in that pot.
> It already has a meal in it. Plus
> I have more than one cooking pot.

You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
toilet lid up 24/7 too.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:20:10 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I do not need to cook in that pot.
>
> > It already has a meal in it. Plus
>
> > I have more than one cooking pot.
>
>
>
> You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
>
> toilet lid up 24/7 too.
> --
>
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Actually, its the toilet "ring" or seat that matters...the lid in most
cases can be left up.
Men who don't lift the toilet ring are uncouth.

===

On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:03:11 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
wrote:

> On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:20:10 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > I do not need to cook in that pot.
> >
> > > It already has a meal in it. Plus
> >
> > > I have more than one cooking pot.
> >
> >
> >
> > You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
> >
> > toilet lid up 24/7 too.
> > --
> >
> > Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
>
> Actually, its the toilet "ring" or seat that matters...the lid in most
> cases can be left up.
> Men who don't lift the toilet ring are uncouth.
>

My bad. You're absolutely right on the ring, wrong on the lid.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:20:10 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > I do not need to cook in that pot.
>>
>> > It already has a meal in it. Plus
>>
>> > I have more than one cooking pot.
>>
>>
>>
>> You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
>>
>> toilet lid up 24/7 too.
>> --
>>
>> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
>
> Actually, its the toilet "ring" or seat that matters...the lid in most
> cases can be left up.
> Men who don't lift the toilet ring are uncouth.

I never leave the lid up. Ew! Not only can stuff fall in there, but when
you flush it spreads bacteria.

On 24/07/2013 3:20 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
> wrote:
>
>> I do not need to cook in that pot.
>> It already has a meal in it. Plus
>> I have more than one cooking pot.
>
> You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
> toilet lid up 24/7 too.
>


I do ;-) except in the summer and water is low so we have to use the
mellow yellow rule. Then the lid goes down.

On 7/24/2013 1:20 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
> wrote:
>
>> I do not need to cook in that pot.
>> It already has a meal in it. Plus
>> I have more than one cooking pot.
>
> You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
> toilet lid up 24/7 too.
>

Less to clean that way ;-)

On 7/24/2013 2:11 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:03:11 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
> wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:20:10 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I do not need to cook in that pot.
>>>
>>>> It already has a meal in it. Plus
>>>
>>>> I have more than one cooking pot.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
>>>
>>> toilet lid up 24/7 too.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
>>
>> Actually, its the toilet "ring" or seat that matters...the lid in most
>> cases can be left up.
>> Men who don't lift the toilet ring are uncouth.
>>
>
> My bad. You're absolutely right on the ring, wrong on the lid.
>
Both actually!

On 7/24/2013 3:01 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 24/07/2013 3:20 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I do not need to cook in that pot.
>>> It already has a meal in it. Plus
>>> I have more than one cooking pot.
>>
>> You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
>> toilet lid up 24/7 too.
>>
>
>
> I do ;-) except in the summer and water is low so we have to use the
> mellow yellow rule. Then the lid goes down.
>
Don;t you have a yellow snow rule up north as well?

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
> wrote:
>
> > I do not need to cook in that pot.
> > It already has a meal in it. Plus
> > I have more than one cooking pot.
>
> You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
> toilet lid up 24/7 too.

I have a follower. Welcome, brother.

--
Michael Press

On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:25:31 -0700, Michael Press >
wrote:

>In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:50:20 -0700, Michael Press >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I do not need to cook in that pot.
>> > It already has a meal in it. Plus
>> > I have more than one cooking pot.
>>
>> You sound like you're living the single life. I bet you leave the
>> toilet lid up 24/7 too.
>
>I have a follower. Welcome, brother.

sf's bowl doesn't have a seat attached, her ass is so huge she has to
sit on the rim.

In article >,
says...
>
> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:40:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> >>
> >> Which Rubbermaid? We have some of each of the two types and never had
> >> a lid problem. The more expensive ones with the stacking lids that
> >> snap on the bottom are wonderful. They up minimal space.
> >> About a year ago we tossed all the other container accumulated over
> >> the years and this makes life easier.
> >
> >These are the square ones with the red tops. The tops are supposed to snap
> >onto the bottoms for storage so you'll never lose them.
> >
>
> That is what we mostly have. Work well, stack well. Everything else
> has either been tossed or will be at the first sign of wear.
> Eventually, the Rubbermaid will be the only ones we have.
>
> I don't understand the reviews about the lids. Ours have performed
> well and never lost one. Nothing but good reviews at Target
> http://www.target.com/p/rubbermaid-3...t/-/A-10837211

I've started moving more toward dedicated plastic storage than ziplock
bags. They wear slightly less than the ziplocks.