sf wrote:

> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 17:02:33 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:45:26 -0700, osmium wrote:
>> >
>> >> o Water pump pliers to open small jars tops.
>> >
>> > That's a doable idea! What do you use for the bigguns?
>> >
>> > sf
>> The smaller strap wrenches work great for all size jars and bottles
>> J
>>
> That's a good idea, Janet... thanks!


A church key.

Andy

"-L." > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > Thought this might be a fun thread idea. :-)
> > What tools do you have in the kitchen for food prep that you bought from
> > a hardware store and adapted to cooking?
> >
> > Hacksaw
> > Blow torch
>
> Pliers for skinning catfish. Clamp and PULL.
>
> -L.
>
Vice Grips...Yes!

Hubert

In article >,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
>
> > Anyone else?
>
>
> OK, so we did the shop tools for cooking and medicine. How about
> medical stuff? My father had a whole set of hypodermics that he used
> for oiling hard to reach places. Some people use them in the kitchen
> for injecting brine and flavored stuff into meat before cooking.

I use disposable ones for injecting oil into hinges and latches. I've
not used them on food...

Not a bad idea, but you'd need at least a 20 gauge needle.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article > ,
"Ophelia" > wrote:

> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Anyone else?
> >
> >
> > OK, so we did the shop tools for cooking and medicine. How about
> > medical stuff? My father had a whole set of hypodermics that he used
> > for oiling hard to reach places. Some people use them in the kitchen
> > for injecting brine and flavored stuff into meat before cooking.
>
> Yes indeed I use a large hypodermic syringe. It was very difficult to
> get though. I tried several pharmacists but they wouldn't give me one
> unless I had a dirty needle to hand in <???>
>
> Eventually I got one when I was being treated for a serious infection
> last year. Because I was on IV antibiotics for several months, I had a
> Hickman line inserted and was taught to do it myself at home. Suddenly
> from not being trusted with a single one, I was given boxes of the
> things)
>
>

I use a massive 12 guage needle for blowing out emu eggs.
It was originally a bone marrow aspiration needle. Our Path' cleaned out
his office and was throwing them away! They are perfect attached to
tubing from an aquarium pump. Work on Ostrich and Rhea eggs too.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article > ,
> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>
>> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article >,
>> > OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> Anyone else?
>> >
>> >
>> > OK, so we did the shop tools for cooking and medicine. How about
>> > medical stuff? My father had a whole set of hypodermics that he used
>> > for oiling hard to reach places. Some people use them in the kitchen
>> > for injecting brine and flavored stuff into meat before cooking.
>>
>> Yes indeed I use a large hypodermic syringe. It was very difficult to
>> get though. I tried several pharmacists but they wouldn't give me one
>> unless I had a dirty needle to hand in <???>
>>
>> Eventually I got one when I was being treated for a serious infection
>> last year. Because I was on IV antibiotics for several months, I had a
>> Hickman line inserted and was taught to do it myself at home. Suddenly
>> from not being trusted with a single one, I was given boxes of the
>> things)
>>
>>
>
> I use a massive 12 guage needle for blowing out emu eggs.
> It was originally a bone marrow aspiration needle. Our Path' cleaned out
> his office and was throwing them away! They are perfect attached to
> tubing from an aquarium pump. Work on Ostrich and Rhea eggs too.
> --
> Om.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
> Nicholson


I've used a 12 gauge needle for 'injecting' marinade into a beef roast (we
usually use them for emergency transtracheal airways and chest
decompressions...they're pretty big)

Maria

In article >,
"MG" > wrote:

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article > ,
> > "Ophelia" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > In article >,
> >> > OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Anyone else?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > OK, so we did the shop tools for cooking and medicine. How about
> >> > medical stuff? My father had a whole set of hypodermics that he used
> >> > for oiling hard to reach places. Some people use them in the kitchen
> >> > for injecting brine and flavored stuff into meat before cooking.
> >>
> >> Yes indeed I use a large hypodermic syringe. It was very difficult to
> >> get though. I tried several pharmacists but they wouldn't give me one
> >> unless I had a dirty needle to hand in <???>
> >>
> >> Eventually I got one when I was being treated for a serious infection
> >> last year. Because I was on IV antibiotics for several months, I had a
> >> Hickman line inserted and was taught to do it myself at home. Suddenly
> >> from not being trusted with a single one, I was given boxes of the
> >> things)
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I use a massive 12 guage needle for blowing out emu eggs.
> > It was originally a bone marrow aspiration needle. Our Path' cleaned out
> > his office and was throwing them away! They are perfect attached to
> > tubing from an aquarium pump. Work on Ostrich and Rhea eggs too.
> > --
> > Om.
> >
> > "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
> > Nicholson
>
>
> I've used a 12 gauge needle for 'injecting' marinade into a beef roast (we
> usually use them for emergency transtracheal airways and chest
> decompressions...they're pretty big)
>
> Maria
>
>

After reading this thread, I'm seriously considering removing the
plastic hub from another one and using it for injecting maybe some
infused oils into roasts and under poultry skin prior to putting them on
the BBQ. :-)
I could use one of those 60cc syringes.
I have a few left that have not been altered yet.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Paint brushes:

I keep several cheap paint brushes around (around 1" +/-) to brush out or
wash items that have crevices. Yesterday I used one to brush out the
grinder that had fine coffee in it. I also used it to brush out cinnamon
from the top of a foodsaver sealer; otherwise, I think I'd had to have used
that sealer only for cinnamon. I have also used a cheap brush to brush on
anything oily onto meat, then totally discarded the brush; butter onto
phyllo, etc. Now that I have bought some plastic brushes (Ikea) I don't use
the hair brushes as much; they are in disfavor in my kitchen along with
wooden spoons - I prefer the high-temperature rubber-type spatulas.
Dee

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:04:10 -0600, Andy wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 17:02:33 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:45:26 -0700, osmium wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> o Water pump pliers to open small jars tops.
> >> >
> >> > That's a doable idea! What do you use for the bigguns?
> >> >
> >> > sf
> >> The smaller strap wrenches work great for all size jars and bottles
> >> J
> >>
> > That's a good idea, Janet... thanks!
>
>
> A church key.
>
HEH! That's good only for the ultra small tops.

sf wrote:

>> A church key.
>>
> HEH! That's good only for the ultra small tops.


The cantop puncture is perfect to pull out the lip of a screw-on jar lid
to break the vacuum seal for no-effort opening.

)))

Andy

In article >, Andy <q>
wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> >> A church key.
> >>
> > HEH! That's good only for the ultra small tops.
>
>
> The cantop puncture is perfect to pull out the lip of a screw-on jar lid
> to break the vacuum seal for no-effort opening.
>
> )))
>
> Andy

I've done that....... :-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:47:56 -0600, Andy wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> >> A church key.
> >>
> > HEH! That's good only for the ultra small tops.
>
>
> The cantop puncture is perfect to pull out the lip of a screw-on jar lid
> to break the vacuum seal for no-effort opening.
>
> )))
>
So, how do propose closing the thing? Surely not with a top that has
a hole in it?

<inquiring minds want to know>

sf wrote:

> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:47:56 -0600, Andy wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>
>> >> A church key.
>> >>
>> > HEH! That's good only for the ultra small tops.
>>
>>
>> The cantop puncture is perfect to pull out the lip of a screw-on jar
>> lid to break the vacuum seal for no-effort opening.
>>
>> )))
>>
> So, how do propose closing the thing? Surely not with a top that has
> a hole in it?
>
> <inquiring minds want to know>


Oh... ok... if you turn the church key upside down and just stick the
puncture tip under the bottom of the jar lid and press the handle so the
tip pulls the lip of the jar out from the threads a miniscule amount
until you hear the vacuum seal being broken.

When I said cantop puncture, I meant the punction tip, not to cantop
puncture it! SORRY!

Clear or cloudy?

Andy

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:47:56 -0600, Andy wrote:
>
> > sf wrote:
> >
> > >> A church key.
> > >>
> > > HEH! That's good only for the ultra small tops.
> >
> >
> > The cantop puncture is perfect to pull out the lip of a screw-on jar lid
> > to break the vacuum seal for no-effort opening.
> >
> > )))
> >
> So, how do propose closing the thing? Surely not with a top that has
> a hole in it?
>
> <inquiring minds want to know>

You don't make a hole...
I actually use the bottle opener side rather than the pointy side.
You only exert enough pressure with the catch part under the lid to
break the seal.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 04:11:56 -0600, Andy wrote:

> Clear or cloudy?

Much more clear... thanks

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:40:55 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> You don't make a hole...
> I actually use the bottle opener side rather than the pointy side.
> You only exert enough pressure with the catch part under the lid to
> break the seal.

That makes more sense to me. Thanks!

Ophelia > wrote:

> Yes indeed I use a large hypodermic syringe. It was very difficult to
> get though. I tried several pharmacists but they wouldn't give me one
> unless I had a dirty needle to hand in <???>

Farm supply stores that sell medical supplies for horses, etc.,
will sell large needles and syringes without as much hassle.
I needed a big syringe for bleeding the brakes on my motorcycle,
and that's where I got one.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

"Andy" <q> wrote in message
.. .
> sf wrote:
>
>>> A church key.
>>>
>> HEH! That's good only for the ultra small tops.
>
>
> The cantop puncture is perfect to pull out the lip of a screw-on jar lid
> to break the vacuum seal for no-effort opening.
>
> )))
>
> Andy
===========

Exactly! I use that 'tip' anytime I can't easily open a jar.


--
Syssi