It's a ceramic two piece container with a lid that has a bell shaped area on the bottom. You place butter there and then put water in the base, and it keeps your butter at room temperature so it spreads easily while not getting rancid.
-----Original Message----- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Jeri Milton Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 10:16 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations What is a butter bell? Jeri -----Original Message----- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 8:53 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations A butter bell might help keep that from happening, and also deals with spreadability issues as well. -----Original Message----- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Jeri Milton Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:49 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations Or how about the butter dish? I can't tell you how many times my finger has gone directly into the soft butter on the counter or table. I have three kids here and there's always a cup or bowl of something in an odd place. We try to teach them to clean up after themselves, but hey they're little so sometimes they do it, sometimes they don't. Smile. Jeri -----Original Message----- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Kimberly Qualls Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:45 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations Oh man, days like that all of the time!...My son is ADHD, so he tends to set things down, just about anywhere, so needless to say, on my bad days, I usually knock over a cup of chocolate milk and put my hand in last night's cereal before I realize that I should go somewhere and sit down...lol...And my husband will be the first to tell me...I'm just extremely damned glad when things do work out in the kitchen, because a couple of years ago, I would have given up on it when it didn't go well, and after meeting all of you, I can say that if you keep trying, I can too...So, after those days mellow out, I'll catch y'all back in the kitchen...(grin) On 1/12/13, Debbra Piening <debbra.pien...@att.net> wrote: > Oo, that's a scary one. I'm blocking on mine at the moment, but I > know I've had those, too. Like you, I've learned I do better when I > take my time and remember to check things. When I rush around and try > to do too many things at once, I make mistakes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org > [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Jeri > Milton > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:47 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations > > Hi Vicki. Oh man, now that's a rough day if I do say so myself! > I too had a bit of a learning experience when my son was just three > months old. I had made a large pot of Navy beans and ham in the crock > pot. Well, when cleaning up the mess after dinner, I wiped the counter > around the crock pot and got a little shocked when my hand with the > damp rag touched the side of the cooker. I didn't think much of it > really. Well, a few minutes later when I went to take the inside part > out of the cooker, I got a jolt of electricity that dropped me to my > knees. I thought I was going to die and leave my family right there in > my kitchen floor! My husband saw me drop and he came running. Turns > out the cord to the crock pot was tucked down inside under the pot in > between the heating element and the pot. It had been like that all > day, just cooking away. So, from now on every time I use my slow > cooker I triple check my cord to make sure it is fully stretched out > of the inside. Woosh, I'll never forget that one. Maybe we should come > up with a list for blind cooks and the horror stories. Or funny > stories, depending on the story of course. > > Jeri > > -----Original Message----- > From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org > [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Vicki > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 8:39 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations > > Geri and everybody, > > I think we all have them, frustrations that is. But you had three in > a row so it will hopefully be smooth sailing for a while. (smile) > > Not to get us off on horror stories here, Once years ago, I had this > glass casserole dish that I liked. Can't remember the brand. I made a > casserole and put it in the oven to bake. When it was done I took it > out with pot holders. The dish however and at some previous point > unbeknowns to me, developed a hair line cracke. I couldn't feel it. > But when I took the casserole out of the oven the bottom fell out of > the dish. In cleaning it up, I managed to burn myself on the oven, > not severely. But then in my haste, I slipped and fell in the spilled > casserole. So there you go. With sight that episode would have been > handled more easily. That's my long ago story of the day, and I'm > sticking to it. To this day I always inspect my cookware, especially > glass baking dishes. I was no worse for the ware, and a bit wiser for > the experience. > > > > Vicki > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeri Milton" <jjmil...@cox.net> > To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 3:57 PM > Subject: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations > > >> Ok, so I'm having kitchen frustrations. I love to cook, but sometimes >> doing it without vision can be aggravating. Do any of you get >> aggravated in the kitchen? I put a beef stew on to cook all day in >> the slow cooker. It's a cold day here in Phoenix and a great day to >> smell beef stew all day long. >> Anyway, I was chopping vegetables and meat and washing my hands >> repeatedly. >> Ran out of paper towels so grabbed a dish towel from the drawer. Went >> to lay down my knife and knocked the dish towel into the dirty sink >> water. It was my only towel! Went to set a pan of brownies on the >> table because they were in my way on my small counter top and knocked >> over my daughters glass of apple juice. Had sticky apple juice all >> over the place mats on the table and under paper work, that of course >> shouldn't have been on the kitchen table anyway. >> >> >> >> Anyway, I'm frustrated! 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