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if i'm getting my nonstick properties from a seasoning rather than the nonstick finish... then... why would i buy a nonstick pan? this seems strange to me. that said, i don't own any nonstick -- just cast iron, carbon steel, and a couple SS skillets.

not familiar with the idea, nor have i tried it, but if you do experiment, i suggest you go all scientific about it and keep a control group of each vegetable (maybe half the bunch, or another bunch that seems to be from the same age/batch/group) so you can compare? :) do report back!

this is great! i never thought about better ways to store my cooking bacon in the freezer; i always just used a dull knife to pry a slice or three off the frozen block. (maybe i should have used my head.) thanks!

oh man, can't choose one -- love too many of these!

So glad I inherited my mother's similarly dorky avocado green plastic canning funnel. It's way less edgy than the cones of parchment/foil/??? I was using before, or plastic cups with the bottoms cut out, and works so much better. :P

I bought a single wire basket to use for "???", maybe towels or something. It ended up on the bottom shelf of my kitchen table, holding onions/shallots/garlic. I use them so quickly it doesn't matter that it's exposed to light... but it's handy, and a place to keep them away from the potatoes. I sort of like the look, but as hrprincessfiona pointed out, the ones you see around aren't exactly cheap...

My parents had a number of these sorts of things that were given away as swag by various companies. I don't know if companies still give them away, or what. Nowadays, I just use leftover wide (asparagus or USPS) rubber bands.

Agree with Tatterh00d -- I kefir'd all my milk and shrub'd all my berries (controlled spoilage!), but other ideas would have been welcome! We still had gas, so oven/stove things might have been an option for some people, though the idea of lighting fires in the already-oppressive heat was a bit daunting.

I'm also not completely sold on foodsafety's "this should be discarded" list, but better safe than sorry. I'll take responsibility for any illness resulting from my few-days-without-refrigeration greens and veggies (moved to the basement garage, some with damp cloths). It was a good reminder, though, that my tofu should probably go out.