Do YOU Have the Gift of... Tongs?
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My friend operates a sushi catering business and so I've been sure to make note of her techniques, but the technique isn't what is intimidating me as much as the challenge in creating a "masterpiece." I'm sure I'm putting too much pressure on myself but I'm not familiar with the possible flavor combinations, other than it is typically garnished with pickled ginger. I'll probably end up trying to put a Thai slant into it. That is, rather than seafood, a steak salad, with mint, cucumber, and lime. However, I'm always putting projects off until everything is in place, but that rarely happens. Someday, it'll happen.
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Hey Everyone,
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, messages will be flashing across my phone screen, or I'll be scrolling through posts, trying to catch up, but my head can't quite keep up the pace.
At best, I'm able to catch part of a message in a way that makes sense.
But then other times... My brain likes to make up its own interpretation, and there's no telling what will come from that!
Such was the case yesterday when I was trying to catch up on threads, and instead of "The Gift of Tongues" (which is something perpetually debated about in the forums,) my brain read it instead as, "The Gift of TONGS."
Needless to say, I had a hearty laugh at my own ineptitude.
And so I thought this might be a fun question to ask...
1. Have YOU been bestowed with the Gift of Tongs?
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2. If so, what do you use them for?
I use mine for all kinds of various kitchen tasks, including fishing out spaghetti from a frying pan (thanks to a YouTube gimmick where you boil the water in a frying pan, which is super easy and much faster when cooking for one.) The tongs then save me from having to try to carry a frying pan full of boiling water to the sink.
I recently bought a silicone-tipped pair to use in my air fryer, but unfortunately, they don't them to be nearly as "grippy" or useful.
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3. What are some of your other favorite kitchen implements, and why are they your favorites?
My current favorite kitchen tool is a combination spatula/spoon -- it doesn't stick to anything, it's just the right size for stirring, and easily scoops or scrapes things out of most any pot or pan.
This isn't the exact one I have, as they don't seem to make my exact model anymore (story of my life!), and finding a replacement has been a challenge (all the others I've found are too flimsy to stir with, don't have a deep enough scoop, etc.)
But the hunt will go on!
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How about you?
Tell us about your own experience with The Gift of Tongs (and do you have other uses for them other than the kitchen?)
If not, tell us about some of the other small tools and gadgets you find handy and why -- because I'm sure their uses are open to all kinds of "interpretations."
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, messages will be flashing across my phone screen, or I'll be scrolling through posts, trying to catch up, but my head can't quite keep up the pace.
At best, I'm able to catch part of a message in a way that makes sense.
But then other times... My brain likes to make up its own interpretation, and there's no telling what will come from that!
Such was the case yesterday when I was trying to catch up on threads, and instead of "The Gift of Tongues" (which is something perpetually debated about in the forums,) my brain read it instead as, "The Gift of TONGS."
Needless to say, I had a hearty laugh at my own ineptitude.
And so I thought this might be a fun question to ask...
1. Have YOU been bestowed with the Gift of Tongs?
View attachment 269052
2. If so, what do you use them for?
I use mine for all kinds of various kitchen tasks, including fishing out spaghetti from a frying pan (thanks to a YouTube gimmick where you boil the water in a frying pan, which is super easy and much faster when cooking for one.) The tongs then save me from having to try to carry a frying pan full of boiling water to the sink.
I recently bought a silicone-tipped pair to use in my air fryer, but unfortunately, they don't them to be nearly as "grippy" or useful.
View attachment 269053
3. What are some of your other favorite kitchen implements, and why are they your favorites?
My current favorite kitchen tool is a combination spatula/spoon -- it doesn't stick to anything, it's just the right size for stirring, and easily scoops or scrapes things out of most any pot or pan.
This isn't the exact one I have, as they don't seem to make my exact model anymore (story of my life!), and finding a replacement has been a challenge (all the others I've found are too flimsy to stir with, don't have a deep enough scoop, etc.)
But the hunt will go on!
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How about you?
Tell us about your own experience with The Gift of Tongs (and do you have other uses for them other than the kitchen?)
If not, tell us about some of the other small tools and gadgets you find handy and why -- because I'm sure their uses are open to all kinds of "interpretations."
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I would hope not - you are not disrespecting anything IMHO; rather, it is just another one of your "fun takes" on something - it is amusing.
In the world we live in today, I would say it is necessary...
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The main reason I got the last pair of tongs I purchased was to have them on hand so that I could pick up scorpions while keeping distance from the stinger in their tail.
In the world we live in today, I would say it is necessary...
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The main reason I got the last pair of tongs I purchased was to have them on hand so that I could pick up scorpions while keeping distance from the stinger in their tail.
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I'm not opposed. I'm not sure why I haven't tried it I had gotten some sisha and charcoal, but the charcoal was too big for my small hookah. For some reason, I never got around to working around that.
I had gotten some sisha and charcoal, but the charcoal was too big for my small hookah. For some reason, I never got around to working around that.
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You are getting me interesting in hookahs again. The store that I got the charcoal and sisha from didn't have small coals. I thought maybe I could break my large coals into bits and try that. I just never got around to. Unfortunately, I think my hookah went down in the fire (the storage building where all my stuff was stored from when I moved from my apartment burned down).
You have such interesting experiences!
You have such interesting experiences!
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I'm sorry that that happened. One time we had a giant storage filled with all of our belongings from childhood. My mom couldn’t afford it and it got auctioned off. I probably had every ninja turtle and g.i. Joe figure ever made in the 80s and early 90s. It really sucks losing things like that. My mom reacted like she did when my grandmother passed away. It didn’t really bother me but I was more concerned with my mothers emotions.
big coals are fine too. You can always break them apart. They just take sooo long to burn all the way through but they make the hookah taste better than the instant coals.
big coals are fine too. You can always break them apart. They just take sooo long to burn all the way through but they make the hookah taste better than the instant coals.
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That's terrible! I am sorry about your mother's distress and about all the nostalgic things you lost! The first movie I went to see in the theater was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990).
I had put the stuff I moved from my apartment into dad's storage shed. It caught fire in the spring of 2022. It seemed like every fireman in town was in the yard and every firetruck was surrounding the yard. I had some fireworks in there that were going off!
I tried to look at it in a positive light, like maybe the Lord was preparing me for a new path in life without all that stuff.
I had put the stuff I moved from my apartment into dad's storage shed. It caught fire in the spring of 2022. It seemed like every fireman in town was in the yard and every firetruck was surrounding the yard. I had some fireworks in there that were going off!
I tried to look at it in a positive light, like maybe the Lord was preparing me for a new path in life without all that stuff.
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That is how I see things when they are sold, lost or stolen. That’s just kind of the name of the game with the lord. The whole out with the old, in with the new. Renewing of the mind, Leaving the past behind, etc. It’s not like we needed all that stuff but I think when we lost all of that, that Is when my mother started hoarding things. Little by little her room is becoming less and less but it has taken a decade just to start going through my grandmothers and great grandmothers clothes. My mom usually spends time in her room, playing what I like to call “mom games”. Which are mostly colorful gem games on her phone.
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Dad had so much stuff. So, though a lot of my stuff is gone due to the fire, now I have to deal with dad's stuff. Unfortunately, there are too many times when I don't know what something is. For example, there are various gun parts and tools that I have no idea what they are or what to do with them. I could probably open a gun parts and tool store...if I knew what all this stuff is.
I feel so out of touch with people today. I don't even know what colorful gem games are
More fascinating experiences.
I feel so out of touch with people today. I don't even know what colorful gem games are
More fascinating experiences.
Dad had so much stuff. So, though a lot of my stuff is gone due to the fire, now I have to deal with dad's stuff. Unfortunately, there are too many times when I don't know what something is. For example, there are various gun parts and tools that I have no idea what they are or what to do with them. I could probably open a gun parts and tool store...if I knew what all this stuff is.
I feel so out of touch with people today. I don't even know what colorful gem games are
Colorful gem games are there for people who need a dopamine hit most likely
More fascinating experiences.
I feel so out of touch with people today. I don't even know what colorful gem games are
Colorful gem games are there for people who need a dopamine hit most likely
More fascinating experiences.
