tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post6515248064273859900..comments2023-10-12T07:26:45.479-07:00Comments on I'm Mad and I Eat: The Tong-Is-Wrong Dynastycookiecrumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-38028476930543257832007-05-22T11:28:00.000-07:002007-05-22T11:28:00.000-07:00Maya! XXXXXGood one.Sneetches, AND bandicoots, too...Maya! XXXXX<BR/>Good one.<BR/>Sneetches, AND bandicoots, too.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-57207296484007615762007-05-22T01:23:00.000-07:002007-05-22T01:23:00.000-07:00The anti fork movement: "Forks are so yesterday! B...The anti fork movement: "Forks are so yesterday! Bare hands, or for the international set <I>flat bread</I> is so much more in touch with your food! Caress that food!"<BR/><BR/>Pffft. Silliness for the sake of it. Sneetches, the lot of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-8898445858541757582007-05-16T12:44:00.000-07:002007-05-16T12:44:00.000-07:00PC: That's a good enough endorsement for me. I'm g...PC: That's a good enough endorsement for me. I'm gettin' them out and trying my chops. (I like the fact that they're not spring-loaded; we can just use our kindergarten scissor skills!)cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-6009052359517073542007-05-16T11:26:00.000-07:002007-05-16T11:26:00.000-07:00'Round my house, I'm known as something of a tong ...'Round my house, I'm known as something of a tong whore. I can't even count how many I've gone through in my neverending quest for the perfect tongs.<BR/><BR/>Ironically enough, every set of tongs I've ever bought has been outlasted by tongs nearly identical to the ones in the photo, which I was given by my parents when I moved into my first apartment. They're older than I am, and still going strong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-82344399788564381502007-05-13T13:49:00.000-07:002007-05-13T13:49:00.000-07:00Glenna: Honest! I've got nothing against tongs. I ...Glenna: Honest! I've got nothing against tongs. I think it's funny that certain chefs have decreed them off-limits. I've simply never acquired the habit. (Can I still come to your kitchen?)<BR/><BR/>Pam: I don't know the exact count, but I do know of 11 places for certain (including Japan!).<BR/>Next time you want to meet at the market, it can be your call. cookiecrumb1 AT sbcglobal DOT net.<BR/>Sorry to have missed you.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-62137171490306023222007-05-13T11:55:00.000-07:002007-05-13T11:55:00.000-07:00Oh, Cookiecrumb, sorry I didn't read your invitati...Oh, Cookiecrumb, sorry I didn't read your invitation to meet you and Cranky at the Marin Market until much later than you were there. Oh, well, perhaps another time. You're right, we never were brats - my mother wouldn't have allowed it! :-) So, how many places did you live before leaving the Navy? My count is 12, including Canada (Newfoundland), France and Japan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-77288249395340142222007-05-13T06:22:00.000-07:002007-05-13T06:22:00.000-07:00You make me laugh. Okay, here's the deal. If you e...You make me laugh. Okay, here's the deal. If you ever come to my house for dinner you're not allowed to watch me in the kitchen. Tongs are like 11th and 12th fingers to me, I don't know why...Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528360147805366086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-26368834860540930312007-05-12T20:34:00.000-07:002007-05-12T20:34:00.000-07:00Pam: OMG. Naval aviator. And I totally believe you...Pam: OMG. Naval aviator. And I totally believe you --because you didn't say "Navy brat," you said "Navy junior." We were not brats! I remember meeting some old guy who said (and it was the first time I'd heard it) "So, are you a Navy brat?"<BR/>"No sir," I said. "I'm not a brat."<BR/>(I always just said "Navy kid.)<BR/>Looking forward to our first meeting.<BR/>I'll be at the Marin market tomorrow, earlyish (8 or later). Me and Cranky. Just in case. No pressure. We will hang out at the coffee bar end of the joint for half an hour; you can look for a couple of old hippies at one of the tables.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-86882441832055832372007-05-12T19:52:00.000-07:002007-05-12T19:52:00.000-07:00Yes, we live about 15 minutes from you in Point Ri...Yes, we live about 15 minutes from you in Point Richmond. I'll await the date of the gadget swap-a-thon on your new driveway! Have fun unpacking - as a fellow Navy junior (my Dad was an aviator, too)I know just what you are going through now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-44892867630163706392007-05-12T13:40:00.000-07:002007-05-12T13:40:00.000-07:00Pam: I might just try to do a swapathon. At my new...Pam: I might just try to do a swapathon. At my new house, where the driveway is useful. I gather you live in the vicinity!<BR/><BR/>Deborah: Guessing that you don't use them much yourself... Me too. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>Tea: Prize for you -- some snuggles and some lunch. <BR/><BR/>Alice Q: I am so glad you mentioned pulling hot things out of the oven with tongs. I've seen funny archaic tools for that, but it makes so much sense just to leave the tongs on the counter by the oven. Merci. It will keep out potholders so much cleaner. (I have issues with Cranky on food-smeared potholders.)<BR/><BR/>Kayenne: How dare those magazine writers attempt to belittle us? How could tongs go "out"? (Not that I was ever in.)<BR/><BR/>ChrisB: I'll try to start that one up. Thanks for liking it. Or. Well. Maybe you suggested it. :Dcookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-32337536698695632742007-05-12T07:49:00.000-07:002007-05-12T07:49:00.000-07:00Now that's an idea !Now that's an idea !ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-57784199447888167652007-05-12T05:40:00.000-07:002007-05-12T05:40:00.000-07:00Function over fashion, I'd say, when it comes to t...Function over fashion, I'd say, when it comes to the kitchen. Except where it concerns my pristine white KA heavy-duty mixer, there I have both. Or maybe I should save for an artisan series... hmmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-1305566361262069832007-05-12T00:28:00.000-07:002007-05-12T00:28:00.000-07:00Tongs are great! They can be used to flip things t...Tongs are great! They can be used to flip things that are grilling, sauteing (unless they have a crust!) or to remove hot veggies from a steamer. They're also good for pulling sheet pans out of a hot oven so you can grab them with a towel, and for picking hot baked goods up off of a baking sheet - biscuits, rolls, etc.Alice Q. Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477466400681164056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-712049925981574622007-05-11T19:33:00.000-07:002007-05-11T19:33:00.000-07:00Thank you, thank you! Occasionally the nerdiness p...Thank you, thank you! Occasionally the nerdiness pays off:-)<BR/><BR/>Do I get a prize? (or at least a snuggle from Bean Sprout) Can I collect next week?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I hate gloves or all sorts (unless it's cold outside). I pass on gardening gloves and dishwashing gloves. Like to be able to feel things.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795119468340273821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-18073697548511278472007-05-11T16:35:00.000-07:002007-05-11T16:35:00.000-07:00My son who is a sous chef uses tongs all the time....My son who is a sous chef uses tongs all the time. I think it must be an aquired taste!Deborah Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572471201444889836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-80661672343013036692007-05-11T15:30:00.000-07:002007-05-11T15:30:00.000-07:00Ooooh, cool idea about the gadget swap-a-thon! - t...Ooooh, cool idea about the gadget swap-a-thon! - the comments to this post prove that one person's gadget is another's anathema! We could all save some money and get cool gadgets. Sort of like those funny holiday parties where you bring the present you hated and give it away to someone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-54373584644230651112007-05-11T14:48:00.000-07:002007-05-11T14:48:00.000-07:00Kalyn: I wonder why your subscription to F&W was "...Kalyn: I wonder why your subscription to F&W was "allowed" to run out!! ;D<BR/><BR/>Moonbear: Wow, you can tell by pressing with the tongs? I like to pinch with my thumb and forefinger.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Biggles: There are unoriginal food trends that float among the publications. Right now it's anti-tongs. A few years ago, every food writer was saying to salt your cooking water "until it tastes of the sea." Same exact wording, every damn plagiarist.<BR/>(Lids give flavor? Yikes!!!)<BR/><BR/>Dagny: Well, as soon as my tongs find their way into the house, I'll give them another try. I guess I'm more of a "big spoon" cook. Spatulas, too.<BR/>And... Aha! On your F&W subscription.<BR/><BR/>Tammy: I coulda sworn I saw you in the Prada Tongs store.<BR/><BR/>Stacie: Are you saying they increase your reach? Cool.<BR/><BR/>Tea: Ding, ding, ding! (Little Groucho birdie drops down.) You did it! I knew somebody would know what I was talking about. God, we're such nerds. Thank you. Heh.<BR/>And. Of course you want tongs for the canning bath. Or have you tried those arm-length silicon gloves? I think they'd be clumsy on my small hands.<BR/><BR/>Kudzu: I would think you'd have less control with longer tongs. I am such a kindergartener.<BR/><BR/>ChrisB: We should do a post about our oldest tools! Not the oldest ones we've inherited or bought as antiques, but the old ones we bought for ourselves and keep using.<BR/><BR/>Kevin: I'm a wimp too, but I think I could flip hot meat with my hands. (Oh, I'm not sure my grandmother would like how that sentence came out.)<BR/><BR/>Sean: Aren't we a bunch? Gah.<BR/>I'm intrigued to hear you use tongs for plating. I'll have to experiment.<BR/><BR/>Greg: Leave it to you and your pantyhose fantasies... (When did this all get so naughty?)<BR/><BR/>Pam: I will never part with my gadgets, even the ones I haven't used in 17 years. OR! We could all get together and have a gadget swapathon!!cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-49060973881654311872007-05-11T11:51:00.000-07:002007-05-11T11:51:00.000-07:00I have those exact tongs and a bunch of others I'v...I have those exact tongs and a bunch of others I've tried over the years. I think I just like gadgets in general, even when I don't use them much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-36846681240319932472007-05-11T10:35:00.000-07:002007-05-11T10:35:00.000-07:00I thought you said thongs..nevermind!I thought you said thongs..nevermind!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255032914854206547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-32594580214841626642007-05-11T08:48:00.000-07:002007-05-11T08:48:00.000-07:00Tea wins the prize -- doubly so for knowing that t...Tea wins the prize -- doubly so for knowing that the tipster was Anita, since I did not specifically name her in the quote. <BR/><BR/>That said, I, too, am a tongster, though not so much with meat. I find them indispensable for use with loose things, and mostly for plating. Never on fish, heavens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-50305148666449766602007-05-11T07:21:00.000-07:002007-05-11T07:21:00.000-07:00CC,The article also pointed out that using your fi...CC,<BR/>The article also pointed out that using your fingers to flip hot meat means you need a high pain threshold -- and I so don't have one. I'll keep my tongs, thank you.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385923797403540154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-31340472961859913372007-05-11T05:38:00.000-07:002007-05-11T05:38:00.000-07:00CC oh dear I certainly had a pair of these pre-his...CC oh dear I certainly had a pair of these pre-historic tongues not sure if they're still about- but I certainly use tongs so I've been breaking all the rules and I don't care what the expert says I'll go on in my own sweet way and not get burnt finger!!ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-57506947835949417922007-05-10T21:45:00.000-07:002007-05-10T21:45:00.000-07:00If this counts: I was at a luncheon at someone's h...If this counts: I was at a luncheon at someone's house where all the guests are connected in some way to food (chefs, caterets, writers) and someone raised the question about which style of tongs we preferred and every single person voted for the scallop-shell long jobs. I find them necessary for large lifting but they can be used for delicate maneuvers if I pay attention....As for the discrepencies in the magazine articles, get used to it. Editorial content is going downhill fast as travel ads take over the glossy food press...Love Tea's comment! Whooooosh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-59660182942352081862007-05-10T21:28:00.000-07:002007-05-10T21:28:00.000-07:00I'll be nerdy enough to say that the no tongs on f...I'll be nerdy enough to say that the no tongs on fish line was Shuna quoting Thomas Keller as reported by Anita to Sean's Eatsdropper column on Hedonia.<BR/><BR/>I really need to get a life--or let my scary acurate memory have the day off at least.<BR/><BR/>I'm a late in life convert to tongs, but I love them. Don't use them all the time, but for fishing out canning jars from a boiling hot water bath my hands just aren't up to the job. Yeah, spring loaded with the little locking mechanism.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795119468340273821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-12453929967277583702007-05-10T19:43:00.000-07:002007-05-10T19:43:00.000-07:00i have to come down on the side of tong usage... h...i have to come down on the side of tong usage... how else can a fashionista like myself prepare a great meal without an apron, wearing my favorite dress? tongs... that's how, baby..Staciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522447943395054768noreply@blogger.com