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Grasp & Place
February 13, 2005

I give to you The Tong.


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Wonderful invention, The Tong.


Ergonomic. They fit nicely in that lovely crook between thumb and fingers.

Simple. If you can maneuver your fingers to meet the tip of your thumb - you've got it made.

Irreplacable. If all I had was a good chef's knife and a tong, there's nothing I could not cook. (Or eat, for that matter)


I cook with them. I serve with them. And I allow people to serve themselves with them.


It's simple - grasp the food, place it on your plate. Grasp & place. Grasp & place.


So much better than a fork. Ever been to a beautifully appointed brunch and have to spear a piece of melon with a fork and then try and try and try to shake it off on your plate? Only then to be forced to try the "scrape it off on the side of your plate trick" which, let's be honest, rarely works. You end up having to set your place down and pick it off the fork, causing the overzealous (and hungry) person behind you to sigh loudly in an effort to speed you up so he/she can get to the Omlette Bar.

But not The Tong. So sleek & so fabulous. Just Grasp & place.

So this brings to mind some questions:

In the picture above, do you see anything resembling a blender? Do you see blades and gears? Are there vibrating and moving parts that would say - force a person to throw food about at their will?


Do you see anything in that picture resembling a Pom Pom? Any hint at all at what would make a person take a tong full of food and toss it about like a buxom babe cheering on the winning team?


Do you see any electrical currents that may, oh, short out, causing a spasm-inducing shock which may or may not lead a person to tossing food all over a finely appointed buffet station or dessert display?


Anyone see any of these things mentioned above that would cause any number of nimrods to toss food around the table like beads at Mardi Gras??


Anyone?


Beuller?

Grasp & Place, people. It's all I ask.


My life would be so much simpler if all knew how to Grasp & Place.

And I would swear less.

Posted by Foodwhore at February 13, 2005 02:35 AM

Couldn't you use a tong to grasp the nimrods by the nose and force them away from the table?!

Posted by: veg4me at February 13, 2005 07:09 PM

I agree with Veg. Be creative in your use of The Tong.

I could tell you the story about how the Hubster once used my tongs to remove a dead cat from his boat.

Definitely a multi-purpose tool.

(Oh, I tossed/replaced the tongs after the cat incident.)

Posted by: Barb at February 14, 2005 03:54 AM

People are pigs.

Posted by: Wendy at February 14, 2005 06:36 AM

Agree on the tongs but this is really a comment about "Bet she heard my burp".

Glad we're not the only ones. It's always amusing when people reveal themselves in this way. And infuriating. When people arrive at our place and have let it slip they went somewhere else first and: it was full, it was closed, they didn't have what they wanted, whatever reason our GM politely says: "The lesson is come here first."

Posted by: haddock at February 14, 2005 11:16 AM
 
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