Trolling The Thrift Stores.

[toggleswitch2]

more, clean

 

[toggleswitch2]

Finished product

 

[toggleswitch2]

Of course I gingerly plugged it in and slowly heated it up to burn-off any unrinsed soap residues.

 

[toggleswitch2]

You must be at least this tall to ride this ride............

Thanks for taking this ride with me!

Between dishes, diapers and d**ches, a girl's hands are forever under water!

Have no fear I had tons of handcream to soothe myself afterwards!

 

[gadgetgary]

Something else we found on the same trolling adventure

Catamount Glass Corn Popper

2 qt.

Made in Bennington, VT

Designed by Alain Carvo

Was missing the lid. Seemed like any small bowl would work just fine.

Anyone ever hear of this corn popper, or, have one?

 

[gadgetgary]

Popping away

In the micro

 

[gadgetgary]

More popping

4 min or less.....

 

[toggleswitch2]

Called that because they have never been popped. ...........

I never knew the whole unpopped kenels were called "Old Maids" until recently.

For our international friends who speak other languages: maid. is short for maiden (unmarried woman).

 

[panthera]

Connected to...

The top and the bottom are connected by a bare, durable, rigid element.

Oh, Toggles, the blue-rinsed ladies must be reaching for their nerve-tonic as you write.

I do love you so!

 

[gadgetgary]

Frozen

Anyone ever hear of keeping unpopped kernels in the freezer prior to use?

 

[panthera]

Hmm,

cherry-popped...sounds like a pretty decent brand name for popcorn, don't you think?

(Oh, gods, now we will have a cherry-popper - guaranteed not to leave any old maids un-popped)

 

[jamiel]

Of course....where else would you keep the popcorn

My mom kept most dry groceries (rice, popcorn, nuts, etc) in the freezer.

J

 

[perc-o-prince]

Cool find, GG (and a hot find for you, Toggles!)

As long as the popcorn is kept air-tight, it can be kept just about anywhere, including the cupboard. Air-tight is the key. Since popcorn kernels depend on the moisture inside to pop (interior steam pressure explodes the kernel) they'd dry out otherwise. 14% internal moisture for the ideal pop, incidentally!

I used to make so damned much of the stuff, the girl who had the back half of the house I lived in back in Buffalo gave me this for Christmas one year about 25 years ago. Peanut butter and jelly popcorn? Don't knock it till you've tried it!

Chuck

 

[mielabor]

Hmmm, that white insulation on the wires in your little grill: asbestos?

 

[polkanut]

We keep our popcorn in the freezer, very handy as the stove and fridge are next to each other.

 

[alasdair]

I am sure your little oven was marketed in the early 70s in the UK by Russell Hobbs as "Roaster Toaster". My Grandmother had one and swore by it.
I remember her's sat on top of her "English Electric Liberator" semi automatic washing machine. Was fascinated by both, the door on the toaster used to lift and the shelf popped out when the toast was ready.
Alasdair

 

[petek]

Nice job steve. Many of those GE toaster ovens have moved thru my place and on to Ebay. For a while they commanded a fair sum. Yours is the later Toaster-Oven-Broiler model and you got the broiler pan still with it. Earlier models didn't have the broil feature. Last one I found was a yellow model. I never knew they came in anything but black or faux-bois. Me thinks there's still probably harf a dozen of them down here in the pit. LOL I'm biding my time till the prices arise once again.

 

[toggleswitch2]

~Hmmm, that white insulation on the wires in your little grill: asbestos?
I thought so too!

~The top and the bottom are connected.
OMG I didn't intend that one or see it co----- er---uh----sneaking up on me!

I took the faux butcher-block look glued-on wallpaper off. The black sides look very elegant, even uncovered.

The design of the entire unit overall was NOT user friendly in terms of clean-up ability.

 

[cehalstead]

popper lid

and i meant "popcorn" popper ...nothing else. Why don't you try a lid from a can of coffee or canned nuts or something similar? Looks like the size would be about right...might want to put a few holes in the lid to let the steam out...

 

[toggleswitch2]

Gary, do me a favor, hon. Take and post a pic of the sides, of that toater-oven purdy please!

If I'm invited again, (and with spousal permission) this just MAY be the Yankee swap gift next Christmas, or the next Massachussets gathering, if earlier.

It works perfectly!