Thrifting finds - anyone familiar with these 2 ?

[chachp]

Hi Phil,

I don't generally freeze soups.  I usually make what I'm going to have at that meal or if there is a little left over I'll have it the next day.  I freeze mostly meat (when I get it on sale) and Spaghetti Sauce because I'll usually make a large pot.  Just about everything else I eat fresh or I try to anyway.

 

I live a block from a Kroger Fresh Market so I go there everyday or every couple of days and pick up what I'm going to eat in the next day or so.  I am Italian so everything is about family and food for me.  The whole process of buying, cooking and eating is what I'm all about.   I know for many cooking is a chore but for me it's more of a hobby.

 

[ovrphil]

Chach - makes sense really - but we'll freeze some clearer soups if we made alot..like homemade chicken , turkey (they're both clear) and then we'll thaw and add veggies or whatever else at times.

Same heritage - dad was Italian /mom English, but the experience of buying , cooking and eating was subdued.

You have a Kroger Fresh Market? I wonder if that concept is coming to our area? We have Fresh Markets, but they're not owned by Kroger.

Anyways -thanks for the reply. Chow-down! er, mangia!

 

[packardmanken]

Breville Juicer I use

OVRPHIL:
I use the Juice Fountain Multi Speed. It does everything you will need a juicer to do. Did you watch the documentary about Joe Cross, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead? It will sure keep you on the juicing band wagon.
You are close by and welcome to come see mine in action
Packardmanken

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[beekeyknee]

I saw a juicer like the one in the first post up above in a local thrift shop here. The blades or cutting disc in the bottom of it were not sharp. Does anyone know if they are supposed to be? It looks like they just grind away at whatever is put in it and the centrifugal force throws the pulp to the outside of the chamber where the juice is extracted. The grinding rows are small and not sharp. Is this the way it's supposed to be? It was marked $35.00.

 

[ovrphil]

Hi Ken - thanks for the reply - I'm not spending too much time at the computer this Memorial weekend, but I will check out the link and thanks for the invite - wouldn't mind checking yours out, thanks again...have a good weekend!

Phil

 

[spaztastic1]

Hi Phil,

My grandfather used to sell Vollrath Super-Core pots and pans door-to-door in the late 50's early 60's.I have a set of pans he gave to my grandmother for their 5th wedding anniversary (it took him 6 months of overtime to save up enough to buy them) My grandmother used the pans for nearly all of her cooking up until last year; she handed the pans down to me. They are still in excellent shape after all of these decades and are my "new" favorite cookware. I stumbled upon your post when searching for more of these pots/pans to add to my collection, I would gladly get rid of my modern pans to switch to a full super-core set. The Super-Core pans I have do have screws securing the handles as well. That may have been their construction type during the mid-century. Enjoy that pot, you have a real gem!
-Carrie

 

[ovrphil]

Carrie, Ken(Packardmanken) and Brian (Beekeyknee):

Hi Carrie - thanks for mentioning something about the Volrath Super-Core. I remember salesmen coming to our door for Fuller Brush, insurance, sharpening knives, ENCYCLOPEDIA (so many times), and other, but no Volrath Super-Core pots and pans. My Volraths (I have 2 now) have screw-attached handle, which gave me some clue to their age. How many pots and pans have screw-attached handles anymore? I'll give the pans a tryout soon, now that they replaced the stove(which wasn't bad, but the burners weren't too level.

Brian, no one answered your question! But if you meant my ACME juice in the first post here, yes, the blade I have doesn't appear to be sharp. I'll find out soon. We have had some life re-arranging events, things got packed and I'm still searching through boxes for kitchen and other needs, including the ACME. I'm impressed with the Breville and Vitamix. I believe these are probably going to meet my needs better than the ACME, but I'll roll with the ACME for economic reasons.

Packardmanken - haven't lost interest in seeing your Breville at work!