Mangia!
This isn’t a moneysaving tip. It’s just a tip Tip.
A number of years ago, I found this little ceramic guy in a kitchen supply store in Manhattan called Sur la table, and I love him. You stick him in a pot of boiling liquid of any sort, and he dutifully keeps it from boiling over. I have no idea how it works, why it works, or even what he is called. But it works. I think it absorbs some of the heat energy.
I have browsed Sur la table’s website, though, and have not found the Okay Chef. I have to guess, though, that any old piece of ceramic would do. The Okay Chef is jaunty, but I honestly don’t think there is anything particularly magical about him as compared to other bits of ceramic — except his happy face.
On second thought, his happy face can be kind of irritating. What’s he so happy about? I guess that he has one job, he’s good at it, & he’s never going to get laid off. I also am willing to bet that either he doesn’t have any children, or he only has grown children who have all gone on to live productive and self-sufficient lives. In Italy.
Anyway, that’s my tip. It may seem like a small thing, but having one of these little gadgets allows me to make more of things because I get to fill my pots to the brim and worry not, within reason. So it appears it’s a Moneysaving Tip after all (sort of).
Mangia!
Warmly,
Nicole
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Here it is, and a bargain at under $3!! I want one!
http://www.seefred.com/cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=potwatcher.htm
Hi, Ruth!
That’s great that you found it! I’m so glad. I wish I knew where you could get it without paying $7 for freight! I bet they still have it at Sur La Table, even though it’s not on their website.
Post back and let us know how you like it! Thanks for posting….
Warmly,
Nicole
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