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Date:   Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:24:53 PDT
Reply-To:   Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
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From:   Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
Subject:   Re: Westy Cookware
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You're leaching material from the can into the chili doing this - from the soldering... can anyone remind me which element this brings into the mix... its not one thats good for you...

>If there's only one of you, this is even lazier: take can of beef stew or >chili, (for example), remove the label and scrape off any glue that will >come off easily; put can in pot with water to cover or nearly cover, bring >to boil and then simmer for about 5 minutes; use can opener to get the very >hot can out of the water but don't pour off the water, tip the can about 45 >degrees and tap the lowest edge firmly several times on a hard surface to >get the contents to settle, open the can starting at the highest part of >the top rim (where the air pocket you just created by the tapping now is) >while pointing it away from you; take off the top end and eat from the can. > Hold the can with a hot pad or use the can opener to manipulate it. The >boiled water can be used for cleanup and/or tea/coffee, and there usually >will be no glue in the water. People always look at me in disbelief when I >suggest this, but I've done it dozens of times. No can has ever exploded >or split, and I've never sprayed any boiling juice from the can. Only the >fork/spoon need be washed, which can be done by dipping it in the boiled >water. No fuss, no muss! > >A-Chuck

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