Comments on: Products We Probably Don’t Need http://corduroyorange.com/?p=820 The only Food Blog written by Jesse Sharrard Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:50:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: justin http://corduroyorange.com/?p=820#comment-105695 justin Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:45:57 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=820#comment-105695 Are you kidding?!? I would love cubic eggs- how bad ass is that? What purpose...perhaps for stacking in the back of a pickup truck- isn't that what the Japanese did with watermelons? Are you kidding?!? I would love cubic eggs- how bad ass is that? What purpose…perhaps for stacking in the back of a pickup truck- isn’t that what the Japanese did with watermelons?

]]> By: jwsharrard http://corduroyorange.com/?p=820#comment-104776 jwsharrard Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:21:18 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=820#comment-104776 That reminds me of my square egg maker I inherited from my grandfather. Still haven't used it, though it collects dust in my kitchen as we speak. It will compress a hard-cooked egg into a perfect cube. Presumably, a cubic egg would make the egg a better fit for tea sandwiches? Otherwise, I don't really know. That reminds me of my square egg maker I inherited from my grandfather. Still haven’t used it, though it collects dust in my kitchen as we speak. It will compress a hard-cooked egg into a perfect cube.

Presumably, a cubic egg would make the egg a better fit for tea sandwiches? Otherwise, I don’t really know.

]]> By: justin http://corduroyorange.com/?p=820#comment-102467 justin Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:25:59 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=820#comment-102467 ^^ can you imagine if everybody in the building put lead sheeting in their windows and stocked their kitchens with a month's worth of canned food? The building would collapse under its own weight: terrorists win. Anyway, remember the Egg Wave? In my mind, that was the most worthless kitchen gadget ever advertised. "Tired of the mess?!" ...do you mean having to wash a spatula and pan every time I cook an egg? "Tired of waiting?!" ...do you mean waiting a couple minutes (while I do other things) for an egg to cook on the stove? Despite the great acting in the commercial (damn, she really loves those scrambled eggs!), I never did see how cooking an egg in the microwave (which still takes time), in a plastic cup (which you still have to wash) would change my life. Still don't own one. I've considered giving one as an ironic gift, but, like the Snuggy people, I don't want to encourage them further with my money. ^^ can you imagine if everybody in the building put lead sheeting in their windows and stocked their kitchens with a month’s worth of canned food? The building would collapse under its own weight: terrorists win.

Anyway, remember the Egg Wave? In my mind, that was the most worthless kitchen gadget ever advertised. “Tired of the mess?!” …do you mean having to wash a spatula and pan every time I cook an egg? “Tired of waiting?!” …do you mean waiting a couple minutes (while I do other things) for an egg to cook on the stove? Despite the great acting in the commercial (damn, she really loves those scrambled eggs!), I never did see how cooking an egg in the microwave (which still takes time), in a plastic cup (which you still have to wash) would change my life.

Still don’t own one. I’ve considered giving one as an ironic gift, but, like the Snuggy people, I don’t want to encourage them further with my money.

]]> By: Patrick http://corduroyorange.com/?p=820#comment-101889 Patrick Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:38:18 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=820#comment-101889 I agree about the chop stir. Instead of having meat flying in two directions when I try to chop it up in the pan, it will now make a nice four directional splatter pattern. As for the canned meals, they're a lot more common than you think. When I moved into my apartment in NYC I was given a booklet from the management company that was basically "Panic! Terrorist Attack Survival Handbook". It contained instructions such as making sure I had plastic sheeting to cover my windows in the event of a dirty bomb, phone numbers for places were I could order lead sheeting, and a recommendation that I procure canned food and water for at least one month of survival for all family members. No guidance was provided on where I was supposed to store these items in the tiny apartment. I agree about the chop stir. Instead of having meat flying in two directions when I try to chop it up in the pan, it will now make a nice four directional splatter pattern.

As for the canned meals, they’re a lot more common than you think. When I moved into my apartment in NYC I was given a booklet from the management company that was basically “Panic! Terrorist Attack Survival Handbook”. It contained instructions such as making sure I had plastic sheeting to cover my windows in the event of a dirty bomb, phone numbers for places were I could order lead sheeting, and a recommendation that I procure canned food and water for at least one month of survival for all family members. No guidance was provided on where I was supposed to store these items in the tiny apartment.

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