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Quarter-life dining crisis

timdicator — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:38:33 -0800

How can I find large baseball helmet bowls for sale? When I was younger, my family saved and used the baseball helmet bowls that you would get if you ordered ice cream at our local minor league baseball park. They work great for eating cereal or mac and and cheese - so having them covers about 90% of my dining needs.

I used to have a bunch of them, but most of them have disappeared or become unusable over the last decade or so and I haven't been able to find any way to replace them. The best I can find are the 8 oz. versions, which are too small to be useful.

Any suggestions?

Sharp kitchen knives right out of the box?

markcmyers — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:18:58 -0800

Are any kitchen knives truly sharp when they're new? I've heard that newly purchased knives need to be sharpened by a pro for a razor-sharp edge, but is there a company that provides the optimal edge right out of the box?

Kitchenware that no good kitchen would be without?

katillathehun — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:37:32 -0800

I'm in the market for some better cooking tools. What kitchenware would you swear by? What should no good kitchen be without? I love to cook, but I don't have the right tools for it. What I do have is either a hand-me-down that's severely showing its age or something cheap I bought when I was dirt poor. There are a lot of things I don't even have; I've had to get creative on occasion. So, I'd like to start investing in some good quality cooking gear. Knives, processors, pots, things that go whrrrrr... anything that's helpful in the kitchen. What do you use and recommend? It would be even more helpful to me if you could suggest specific brands, but if you don't know the brand and just really, really think I should have a hibachi or something... I'll look into that, too. I'm not looking to spend my life savings, but if it's well-recommended and will last me a while, I'm willing to spend a little more. Alternatively, if it's suspiciously cheap but you tell me it's awesome, I'm definitely interested.

What I DON'T need: grill tools. I live in an apartment, and I don't really use the community grill that often (at all).

Where to find pink stoneware bowls?

moz — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:14:35 -0800

Where can I find a good set of pink stoneware (mixing) bowls? well -- i'm a little embarassed to ask this. my wife asked for some pink stoneware bowls (specifically latte bowls from williams-sonoma) for our anniversary, and i decided to wait a bit to order them so that they would arrive closer to the actual date. unfortunately, these bowls were discontinued in the meantime, and no store stocks them any longer.

i've struggled to find suitable replacements, and was wondering if anyone has such bowls or knows of such bowls for sale? it's a very specific dilemma, i know. what i have found so far (abode bowls from amazon was the closest match) hasn't been what she was looking for.

in retrospect, i should have ordered the bowls earlier. i realize this. my wife knows i'm asking about this, as she knows about my searches, and on some level, i'm pretty sure she's bopping my head with a small, rubber mallet. if you have any direction to offer regarding the bowls, it would be much appreciated. thanks!

Source for Japanese Cookware

Mngo — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:03:08 -0800

Is there a good on-line source for Japanese cookware in the U.S.? Things like dropped lids and a tofu press are what I'm looking for, not cute sushi sets, etc.

Does magnabar scratch knives?

KrustyKlingon — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:31:08 -0800

I'm lusting after new cutlery and am considering forgoing the knife block for a magnetic knife storage device like the Magnabar. Will the bar scratch the side of the knives? I know it is totally cosmetic but after dropping a few hundred dollars on knives, I want the cutlery to look great on the wall.