Cutlery Drawer

Lots of interesting discussions, Urmstongran and less time wasters.

Indeed I do Jalima -doubles as a backscratcher

It was more edgy, Urmstongran and if any high horses started cantering around they were soon hobbled.

Sometimes the deleted threads, highlighted in red in 'I'm On' made the list look like a bloody battlefield.

Yep Jalima I have a spaghetti thingy, think it may be from the days of tupperware.

Marydoll Interesting discussions require GNers to start interesting threads (iyswim)

Merlot

Agree its good to have a 'sort out' Stansgran
But sods law as soon as you get rid you think 'where did I put that?'
or 'such and such would be quite useful'.

Cherrytree, I do see what you mean. . I just think that GN has become quite banal recently and that is only my own opinion, others may think differently. We are all different.

I will try to think of some interesting topic to post about, instead of my usual boring contributions.

doubles as a backscratcher
what a good idea!

If your pasta server has a hole in the middle - apparently it is big enough to fit 1 portion of dry spaghetti through.???

Urmstongran I tread warily but since a certain political event took place the polarisation on discussions has become stronger. This has made 'political' threads predictable and repetitive. Posters have wanted to engage but perhaps, to stay 'safe' the opportunity for meaty 'debate' has reduced and threads on more 'chatty' issues have been started. Nothing wrong with a chatty thread but debates are good too!

I've got a pasta server - some where.

Is anyone else scared of pizza wheels? Lethal things. I've now bought a Joseph Joseph one with a built I cover.

Divider for me but the teaspoons don’t like their bit and most have gone goodness knows where!

I suspect my DGC’s primary school gave more of my teaspoons than I have Beechnut . I blame packed lunches and yogurts ! I recently invested in a pack of tiny little plastic spoons which strangely they seem to remember to bring back

Well Maw I’m now terrified of asking advice on anything remotely school related for fear of the wrath of ex/retired/mother’s of teachers (of which there seem to be millions on GN) so those topics are well and truly out of bounds for me , followed by the royal family and religion . No wonder GN is getting boring .

Ah, thanks PECS and Maw for explaining. It seems the divisive nature of Brexit has hijacked discussion forums too.
How to move forward?
Perhaps someone could start an interesting thread where political opinion isn’t welcome? Would that work?

Gilly us teachers are just people! Please do not worry about what we think. We are no more important/clever /stupid than anyone else... even amongst the teachers we will have huge differences of opinions.. on all things school related never mind anything else!

Don't abandon the RF threads gilly. I refuse to be lectured to by the killjoys who think speculative gossip is a hanging offence. It's still a free country.

Gilly, keep posting, you would be missed!

Does anyone remember going to Church teas.? We had to take a knife, fork and spoon with our names written on pink Elastoplast and wrapped around each handle. I have a very old spoon in my draw with a very, very worn piece of tape with my Dad's name ,nearly illegible, on it

mine are in a plastic compartment thingy ,as it helps the gc find the right items. last week gs wanted to know what were butter knives .and where ,.same place says me butter knife got flat surface for spreading butter .other knives for food for cutting.then he found the curling knife for making curly butter spread. so that kept them happy making jam and butter sandwiches for tea. think its good they know where things are in the drawer.

I do and my hanging rack has the same sieves as MawBroon, also hung on the same side behind the hob.
Great minds think alike...wouldn't you say? No? Ok, just me then.

Above comment to Jalima1108

DH doesn't like pasta so I only cook enough for me and then quite rarely; however, it's useful when the DGC come and eat with us.

Jalima I also have DH who doesnt like pasta
We now only seem to have pasta when DGC visit and have fallen into a pattern of pasta bake.
So our spagetti thingy usually languishes in the gadget drawer.

However 5yr old DGS loves to help with cooking and is a dab hand at mashing potato, he spotted pasta thingy and thought it would make a good masher, obviously it didnt but now its seen the light of day I think Spaghetti should be back on the menu.
and wee boys
spaghetti sucking contest

The spaghetti server is ideal for hooking things down from those top shelves - saves getting out the steps. The ladle works, too, but the prongs on the spaghetti server mean it gets them first time, whereas with the ladle you might have to have a few attempts before latching on.

I have a cutlery drawer with plastic divider thingy, never occurred to me not to. And yes it is a strange crumb magnet. Also a utensil drawer and a utensil pot on the side for the stuff I use all the time. I also have some of those magnetic plastic stacking joseph joseph utensils that a friend gave me, which stand on the windowsill. I never use four of them, as I have older but more preferred versions in the utensil drawer. But it does have the pasta scoop and I don't have another so I use that. Only really hanging onto them as my DD is getting her own home soon so I'm saving them for her - guess I'll buy another pasta scoop though.
I really like light hearted trivial threads, the world is full of complicated difficult things and my brain needs the rest, and I'm inherently nosy interested in other people.