"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote
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>> Then there was the muddling spoon. My parents were sooo proud to give me
>> that! I didn't have one. Did I? Well, no. Perhaps because I don't
>> DRINK! And I'm not about to have a cocktail party that would involve my
>> muddling anything! I am sure they had no clue what it was when they
>> bought it.
>
> It was nice of them to shop for something they thought you'd like,
> even if you didn't need it.

No doubt they found it on sale somewhere.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> Then there was the muddling spoon. My parents were sooo proud to give me
>> that! I didn't have one. Did I? Well, no. Perhaps because I don't
>> DRINK! And I'm not about to have a cocktail party that would involve my
>> muddling anything! I am sure they had no clue what it was when they
>> bought it.
>
> What is a muddling spoon and what does it do?

Not sure entirely but it is used to make certain cocktails.

On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:59:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> Then there was the muddling spoon. My parents were sooo proud to give me
>>> that! I didn't have one. Did I? Well, no. Perhaps because I don't
>>> DRINK! And I'm not about to have a cocktail party that would involve my
>>> muddling anything! I am sure they had no clue what it was when they
>>> bought it.
>>
>> What is a muddling spoon and what does it do?
>
>Not sure entirely but it is used to make certain cocktails.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddler

"The Other Guy" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:59:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>
>>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>>> Then there was the muddling spoon. My parents were sooo proud to give
>>>> me
>>>> that! I didn't have one. Did I? Well, no. Perhaps because I don't
>>>> DRINK! And I'm not about to have a cocktail party that would involve my
>>>> muddling anything! I am sure they had no clue what it was when they
>>>> bought it.
>>>
>>> What is a muddling spoon and what does it do?
>>
>>Not sure entirely but it is used to make certain cocktails.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddling_spoon

Thank you. Ed described it very well)
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In article >, says...

> I can't imagine young people eating much steak because it is one of the more
> expensive cuts f meat.

I know plenty of young people working hard and earning so much they
can buy and do whatever the hell they want. The world is their oyster.

Janet UK

"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >, says...
>
>> I can't imagine young people eating much steak because it is one of the
>> more
>> expensive cuts f meat.
>
> I know plenty of young people working hard and earning so much they
> can buy and do whatever the hell they want. The world is their oyster.
>

ditto. Even in this day and age, you can make something of yourself if you
have the mind to. Less motivation, though, since there are so many
government handouts and people telling you "its not your fault".

"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
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> "Janet" > wrote in message
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>> In article >, says...
>>
>>> I can't imagine young people eating much steak because it is one of the
>>> more
>>> expensive cuts f meat.
>>
>> I know plenty of young people working hard and earning so much they
>> can buy and do whatever the hell they want. The world is their oyster.
>>
>
> ditto. Even in this day and age, you can make something of yourself if
> you have the mind to. Less motivation, though, since there are so many
> government handouts and people telling you "its not your fault".

Guess your economy is different there as well. Here, the jobs are few and
far between for everyone! Not just the young. Has nothing to do with
motivation or working hard. The jobs are just not there.

Janet > wrote:
> In article >, says...
>
>> I can't imagine young people eating much steak because it is one of the more
>> expensive cuts f meat.
>
> I know plenty of young people working hard and earning so much they
> can buy and do whatever the hell they want. The world is their oyster.
>
> Janet UK

Around here, steak is frequently on sale for much less per pound than
boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
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"jinx the minx" > wrote in message
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> Janet > wrote:
>> In article >, says...
>>
>>> I can't imagine young people eating much steak because it is one of the
>>> more
>>> expensive cuts f meat.
>>
>> I know plenty of young people working hard and earning so much they
>> can buy and do whatever the hell they want. The world is their oyster.
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> Around here, steak is frequently on sale for much less per pound than
> boneless, skinless chicken breasts.

Not here. Not good steak anyway. And the truly poor don't eat meat unless
it is the occasional pack of hot dogs.

"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >, says...
>
>> I can't imagine young people eating much steak because it is one of the
>> more
>> expensive cuts f meat.
>
> I know plenty of young people working hard and earning so much they
> can buy and do whatever the hell they want. The world is their oyster.

Guess your economy is different then. I know young people who live in tent
city. And most of the ones who are employed are seriously underemployed.
Also know plenty of people my age or older who are unemployed or
underemployed. I see lots happening at the dance studio. Dance is not
something you can usually go into if your family is poor although there are
some exceptions. I see person after person having to quit dance or cut back
on what they are doing because one or both parents lost their job.

>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> I most often use wooden spoons. I have a lot of them with varying handle
>> lengths to handle pots of different depths. One is slotted, the other
>> with a hole in the middle.

I have one with the hole in the middle. It's the one I use for
polenta. Don't know why, but seeing the polenta flow through that hole
just looks cool.

Doris

On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 21:53:14 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

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> No recommendation about steak knives. I can't imagine finding myself
> "frequently reaching for a 'steak knife'". Myself and most people I
> know only use them when eating plated steak. Since you don't know if
> the grandkids even eat steak often... well, I wouldn't consider that a
> useful gift.

I don't use a steak knife when eating steak. I buy thick steaks that
can be cut into slices for serving, so the regular table knife works
just fine. In any case if kids today want steak knives, they just buy
a set of knives (in a block) that comes with them.

I hate the type of steak knife they sell these days with the
micro-whatever it's called anyway. They don't cut, they mangle. Buy
steak knives without that feature and they are yet another item with
an edge that needs to be kept maintained.

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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:00:25 -0600, Polly Esther wrote:
>
>> We are blessed with grandchildren who are setting up new homes and, of
>> course, kitchens. I've been thinking about what kitchen Christmas gift
>> would be useful and realized that I frequently reach for a 'steak knife'.
>> Not many steaks served here and I don't know if these young ones 'do'
>> steak
>> very often either. The question - if I ever get to the point - can any
>> one
>> recommend a set of steak knives that they've bought recently and can
>> recommend?
>
> I would recommend getting them a 6" wide blade chef's knife, a 14" x
> 9" (or so) bamboo cutting board, an 8-9" skillet, and a 6-7" 2-3 quart
> sauce pan.
>
> That should be a minimal kitchen.

I hadn't thought about it before but those are exactly what I use most

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:00:25 -0600, Polly Esther wrote:
>>
>>> We are blessed with grandchildren who are setting up new homes and, of
>>> course, kitchens. I've been thinking about what kitchen Christmas gift
>>> would be useful and realized that I frequently reach for a 'steak
>>> knife'.
>>> Not many steaks served here and I don't know if these young ones 'do'
>>> steak
>>> very often either. The question - if I ever get to the point - can any
>>> one
>>> recommend a set of steak knives that they've bought recently and can
>>> recommend?
>>
>> I would recommend getting them a 6" wide blade chef's knife, a 14" x
>> 9" (or so) bamboo cutting board, an 8-9" skillet, and a 6-7" 2-3 quart
>> sauce pan.
>>
>> That should be a minimal kitchen.
>
> I hadn't thought about it before but those are exactly what I use most

Not me. I tend to use smaller knives, rarely use a cutting board. Well, I
guess that I do. I use the pullout one but I never cut right on it. Use
paper plates for that. Use a much bigger skillet but do use my 2 quart pan
a lot! Also my pasta pot and my new Dutch oven.

On Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:54:26 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> I ......... rarely use a cutting board.

How can you get thru a day without using a cutting board? Hell, I've used one probably 5 times today, and that was for normal meal making - cutting bread, an orange, slicing a banana, some roasted chicken, halving spuds for baking, cauliflower. Are you living out of boxes and cans?

On 11/22/2013 9:00 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:54:26 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I ......... rarely use a cutting board.
>
> How can you get thru a day without using a cutting board?
> Hell, I've used one probably 5 times today, and that was for
> normal meal making - cutting bread, an orange, slicing a banana,
> some roasted chicken, halving spuds for baking, cauliflower.
> Are you living out of boxes and cans?
>
Do you *really* have to ask?!

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 11/22/2013 9:00 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> On Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:54:26 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I ......... rarely use a cutting board.
>>
>> How can you get thru a day without using a cutting board?
>> Hell, I've used one probably 5 times today, and that was for
>> normal meal making - cutting bread, an orange, slicing a banana,
>> some roasted chicken, halving spuds for baking, cauliflower.
>> Are you living out of boxes and cans?
>>
> Do you *really* have to ask?!

Whoever posted that snipped the rest of what I said. I never cut up fruit.
And rarely bread. When I do cut things, I do pull out the bread board and I
then put a paper plate on it to cut on. I do own some plastic cutting
boards. Once in a great while I will use them. But it's just easier,
quicker and a whole lot neater to use the plate.

If I am cutting veggies up for salad, I may even cut them straight into the
bowl I am serving them in. Sometimes I even use my salad scissors for that.
And when it comes to things like onions and peppers, I usually have some
leftover pieces in my fridge that have already been at least partially cut
up. So all I have to do is cut through them with my scissors. Chances are
there is a slice or two of tomato in there too.

jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/22/2013 9:00 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> On Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:54:26 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I ......... rarely use a cutting board.
>>
>> How can you get thru a day without using a cutting board?
>> Hell, I've used one probably 5 times today, and that was for
>> normal meal making - cutting bread, an orange, slicing a banana,
>> some roasted chicken, halving spuds for baking, cauliflower.
>> Are you living out of boxes and cans?
>>
> Do you *really* have to ask?!
>
> Jill
Non-responsive.

On 11/22/13 9:00 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:54:26 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I ......... rarely use a cutting board.
>
> How can you get thru a day without using a cutting board? Hell, I've used one probably 5 times today, and that was for normal meal making - cutting bread, an orange, slicing a banana, some roasted chicken, halving spuds for baking, cauliflower. Are you living out of boxes and cans?
>

She's an idiot. She just proves it with each long winded missive she posts.
More insanely, she "cuts" on a freakin' paper plate. <insert eye roll>
I can't imagine why? I believe in using the right tools for a job and it
makes everything easier. I also wouldn't want to add yet more waste to
the landfill or have to pay for plates when I have perfectly NORMAL
cutting boards to use!

On a *positive* note- I found a lovely Boos cutting board for my son and
his girlfriend for Christmas. The Newton Prep Master II. I like to give
young people really good stuff early on (wedding presents, house warming
gifts, etc) so that they will have wonderful tools for many, many years
to come.

http://www.johnboos.com/Items_page.a...alse&csa=False

"Goomba" > wrote in message
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> On 11/22/13 9:00 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> On Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:54:26 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I ......... rarely use a cutting board.
>>
>> How can you get thru a day without using a cutting board? Hell, I've
>> used one probably 5 times today, and that was for normal meal making -
>> cutting bread, an orange, slicing a banana, some roasted chicken, halving
>> spuds for baking, cauliflower. Are you living out of boxes and cans?
>>
>
> She's an idiot. She just proves it with each long winded missive she
> posts.
> More insanely, she "cuts" on a freakin' paper plate. <insert eye roll> I
> can't imagine why? I believe in using the right tools for a job and it
> makes everything easier. I also wouldn't want to add yet more waste to the
> landfill or have to pay for plates when I have perfectly NORMAL cutting
> boards to use!

What's the diff? Paper plates are very cheap and I can often get them for
free. And here they don't go into the landfill. They are recycled. If you
want to waste soap, hot water, bleach, etc. to wash your cutting boards,
have at it!
>
> On a *positive* note- I found a lovely Boos cutting board for my son and
> his girlfriend for Christmas. The Newton Prep Master II. I like to give
> young people really good stuff early on (wedding presents, house warming
> gifts, etc) so that they will have wonderful tools for many, many years to
> come.
>
> http://www.johnboos.com/Items_page.a...alse&csa=False

I would get rid of that right away if gifted with that. I have never owned
a wooden cutting board nor would I.

"Goomba" > wrote in message
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> She's an idiot.

You are nasty and too stupid to run a killfile.

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In article >,
says...
>
> On Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:54:26 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> > I ......... rarely use a cutting board.
>
> How can you get thru a day without using a cutting board?

The cat psychic picked up agonised screams from the Bove cutting board.
That triggered Julie's sensitivity to knives and now she can only buy
ready sliced apples, carrots, cheese etc.

Janet UK

"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:54:26 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > I ......... rarely use a cutting board.
>>
>> How can you get thru a day without using a cutting board?
>
> The cat psychic picked up agonised screams from the Bove cutting board.
> That triggered Julie's sensitivity to knives and now she can only buy
> ready sliced apples, carrots, cheese etc.
>

only to find out nobody in her house, including her, liked any of them.

On Thursday, November 21, 2013 5:38:38 AM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:

>
> I would recommend getting them a 6" wide blade chef's knife, a 14" x
>
> 9" (or so) bamboo cutting board, an 8-9" skillet, and a 6-7" 2-3 quart >
> sauce pan.>
>
> That should be a minimal kitchen.

I'll attest to this - that's about all I had on the boat. I think I had a long wooden spoon and a plastic slotted spoon too, and maybe a small plane grater.