Kitchen Stuff I Like

On Apr 2, 8:23?am, Landon wrote:

Heh, I remember when those dumb things started appearing in kitchens.
They all seemed to disappear around the same time, too. I thought
they were pretty silly.
 
"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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And you never get fruit flies? I was getting flies even when mine was
empty, washed out and with a new filter. I found the only way to stop them
was to put coffee filters between the filter and the container. Was a PITA
so I got rid of it.
 
On Apr 3, 3:01?pm, sf wrote:

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.)
 
On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 21:11:24 -0700, "Julie Bove"
wrote:


Huh? How difficult is it to dry a trash can... turn it over to drain
for a minute, than stand it upright, with the lid off naturally (wash
the lid too), should be totally dry in less than a half hour... and I
don't even always let it dry in the sun, if it's inclement weather I
bring it back into my garage where it normally lives. During winter
here I don't have to wash the trash cans, at temps below zero odors
don't develop.
 
On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:02:20 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
wrote:


That's been around a long time and is sold all over... originally part
of a kitchen cannister set, they just drilled a few holes in the lid.
I contemplated it but decided that I didn't like the configuration,
that bulge at the base would make it difficult for everything to slide
out when dumping and I didn't need all those ridges to clean.
Lee Valley has been selling that one for more than 20 years.
http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=62018&cat=2,33140
I liked this simple clean design much better. I have the smaller four
liter model, fits better on my counter and is plenty large enough for
my useage... I didn't want something that holds so much it stinks
before I filled it... I typically fill this like in 4-5 days
http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=10025&cat=2,40733,40734,10025
 
On Apr 4, 5:45?pm, Brooklyn1 wrote:

I like the smaller one. It could almost pass for an ice bucket. I
have thought of getting one of these, BUT I hate to give up more
counter space, and they kinda look like hell if there's a liner ruffle
in view. I'd rather wash the thing out than have that liner in view.
Agh.

Went to a funeral parlor once - the jerks had a small plastic
wastebasket with a white bag liner hanging over the edges - in the
main receiving room - and to top it off, a computer generated sign
with a big arrow pointing down to the basket with the word TRASH - as
if anyone not from Mars wouldn't know. TACKEEE. I vowed I'd never go
there when I need such services. The basket was bad enough, but that
SIGN.
 
On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:19:02 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:


It was way down the line of posts. Maybe you can equate KA with a
compost can. I don't.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:19:02 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:


LOL... It scares the crap out me knowing she was an educator and I
have family in the California school system.

Lou
 
On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:59:26 -0400, Boron Elgar
wrote:

snip

My daughter gave me the tumbler available at Costco for Mother's Day
last year. The other tumbler is so darn big I can't reach high enough
to get the door back on (bad arm). The compost pile (12 feet x 5
feet) is the "man and dog" thing. They tend it and turn it all winter
long (usually), but this year it was too cold too long. The tumblers
are for kitchen and garden waste. The pile is leaves and grass
clippings.
Janet
 
On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:31:38 -0600, Janet Bostwick
wrote:


We got our composters at Costco, too. I have the tumbler and one that
is just a bottomless cube. I can get the tumbler going with some
effort, but turning the interior of the cube is a PITA.

We've a small yard now and I do not have enough input for a plain old
pile. Used to at the old house...I also remember one spring going out
there with a pitchfork to spread some goodies on the garden, dug in
and upended a whole family of rabbits that had burrowed in for the
warmth. I screamed, the rabbits went flying...what an event.

Boron
 
On Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:03:43 -0400, Boron Elgar
wrote:


...I also remember one spring going out

Holy Moly! You Home wrecker -- cute story, but I would have had
palpitations.
Janet
 
On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:34:05 -0400, "bolivar"
wrote:


How would that help, all the vodka would get ejected with the first
2-3 spritzes, the oil will float on the vodka.
 
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