Non-Rusting Metal Scouring Pads

Damaeus said:

My roommate had a metal scouring pad that was looking grungy. It was
about 30 years old and belonged to his grandmother. That thing was
indestructible, it didn't rust, and was fantastic. He just kept
sterilizing it in a boiling pot of water from time to time. Aside
from its tangled mass of wires, it was perfect. Well, I decided to
surprise him with a new one, and I threw away the old one. They were
a couple of Arden Clean scouring pads, and within a week, they were
starting to rust, they were shredding to pieces, and they're made in
China. This wouldn't really matter, but I threw away his old
scouring pad. He didn't say anything to me about it until I brought
it up, but since I did, he said he was pretty upset about it. Now I
need to find a scouring pad that won't rust or shred. Any ideas what
to look for? I got these for a couple of dollars at the grocery
store, but they suck.

Is this a troll? Perhaps.

Did it occur to you that a 30 year old scouring pad which had belonged to
his grandmother would have sentimental value? Yet you tossed it out anyway.
And, adding insult to injury, you threw it away BEFORE you had located a
suitable replacement.

Commonsense must be an infrequent visitor in your life.

Check a restaurant supply store; it will have scrubbie pads that are far
tougher than the stuff in regular consumer outlets.

--
Dave

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:56:04 GMT, Damaeus <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

My roommate had a metal scouring pad that was looking grungy. It was about
30 years old and belonged to his grandmother. That thing was
indestructible, it didn't rust, and was fantastic. He just kept
sterilizing it in a boiling pot of water from time to time. Aside from its
tangled mass of wires, it was perfect. Well, I decided to surprise him
with a new one, and I threw away the old one. They were a couple of Arden
Clean scouring pads, and within a week, they were starting to rust, they
were shredding to pieces, and they're made in China. This wouldn't really
matter, but I threw away his old scouring pad. He didn't say anything to
me about it until I brought it up, but since I did, he said he was pretty
upset about it. Now I need to find a scouring pad that won't rust or
shred. Any ideas what to look for? I got these for a couple of dollars at
the grocery store, but they suck.

Thanks for any pointers,
Damaeus

You got steel pads. Get copper ones and they won't rust.

http://www.amazon.com/Chore-Boy-Copper-Scrubbers-Pack/dp/B000RO5JC8

In news:rec.food.cooking, "Dave Bugg" <[email hidden]> posted on Wed,
31 Oct 2007 12:10:06 -0700:

Quoted message said:

Did it occur to you that a 30 year old scouring pad which had belonged to
his grandmother would have sentimental value? Yet you tossed it out anyway.
And, adding insult to injury, you threw it away BEFORE you had located a
suitable replacement.

He said it didn't have any sentimental value. It was the fact that it was
a good scouring pad.

Quoted message said:

Commonsense must be an infrequent visitor in your life.

-.- Nice judgment from someone who doesn't know me. Don't I even get any
bonus points for caring enough to try to replace it?

Quoted message said:

Check a restaurant supply store; it will have scrubbie pads that are far
tougher than the stuff in regular consumer outlets.

Ah, thanks. There's one near here. I figured you had to have some kind of
restaurant license to buy from them. 🙂

Damaeus

Damaeus said:

In news:rec.food.cooking, "Dave Bugg" <[email hidden]> posted on
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:10:06 -0700:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Check a restaurant supply store; it will have scrubbie pads that are
far tougher than the stuff in regular consumer outlets.

Ah, thanks. There's one near here. I figured you had to have some
kind of restaurant license to buy from them. 🙂

Heck no. My largest expenditures at restaurant supply stores are for my
commercial operation. But, I purchase all my pots and pans and other home
kitchen stuff there as well.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

Cshenk said:

Naw, they take regular folks too <g>. Look for a thick wired copper one.

Copper scrubbing pads don't rust, but the ones from the grocery
store are thin enough I go through a few per year. I also get a
stainless steel one and they last longer but mostly because I use
them on fewer pans.

Quoted message said:

I had an old knife. It wasnt fancy or spectacular in cutting, but it
belonged to my grandfather. It would get rusty and have to be hand washed.
My husband didnt know it was special and tossed it out.

I forgave him, but it was 1 of the only 2 things I had of my grandfathers.
He'd brought it from Germany with him when he moved to the USA.

I had one from my great-grandfather that came across the ocean with
him. I lost it in a move. Argh, a century old hand made knife ...

"Damaeus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

My roommate had a metal scouring pad that was looking grungy. It was
about
30 years old and belonged to his grandmother. That thing was

Ouch. Family keepsake.

Quoted message said:

tangled mass of wires, it was perfect. Well, I decided to surprise him
with a new one, and I threw away the old one. They were a couple of Arden

Wince... but you know now and 'done is done'.

Quoted message said:

upset about it. Now I need to find a scouring pad that won't rust or
shred. Any ideas what to look for? I got these for a couple of dollars
at

Copper ones wont rust.

Naw, they take regular folks too <g>. Look for a thick wired copper one.
Glad to see it wasnt a keepsake and just 'useful' so you can replace it with
no hard feelings.

I had an old knife. It wasnt fancy or spectacular in cutting, but it
belonged to my grandfather. It would get rusty and have to be hand washed.
My husband didnt know it was special and tossed it out.

I forgave him, but it was 1 of the only 2 things I had of my grandfathers.
He'd brought it from Germany with him when he moved to the USA.

cybercat said:

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Quoted message said:

My roommate had a metal scouring pad that was looking grungy. It was
about
30 years old and belonged to his grandmother. That thing was
indestructible, it didn't rust, and was fantastic. He just kept
sterilizing it in a boiling pot of water from time to time. Aside from
its
tangled mass of wires, it was perfect. Well, I decided to surprise him
with a new one, and I threw away the old one.

ohhh noooooo.

You are *never* going to find one as good as Granny's.

I don't know his granny but but you could donate a fistful of your
pubes, I bet that wool could scrub the skin off a rhino! <G>

Sheldon

"Damaeus" <[email hidden]> wrote

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In news:rec.food.cooking, "Dave Bugg" <[email hidden]> posted on Wed,
31 Oct 2007 12:10:06 -0700:

Quoted message said:

Did it occur to you that a 30 year old scouring pad which had belonged to
his grandmother would have sentimental value? Yet you tossed it out
anyway.
And, adding insult to injury, you threw it away BEFORE you had located a
suitable replacement.

He said it didn't have any sentimental value. It was the fact that it was
a good scouring pad.

Well, if you aren't a troll, I hope you learned a lesson about
throwing away other people's belongings. It wasn't yours to toss.

nancy

Sheldon said:

I don't know his granny but but you could donate a fistful of your
pubes, I bet that wool could scrub the skin off a rhino! <G>

Sheldon

At least she has some as well as having sexual organs. As opposed to a
castrated eunuch like yourself. You and faggory morrow should get
together if you haven't allready which would surprise me in the least.

I would suggest using a killfile and just ignoring cybercat if you don't
like her but that takes at least some intelligence - more than a single
celled bacteria would have which we know you lack even that amount of.
That goes for GM as well. The more you post the more everyone else except
GM knows how dumb you really are.

z

"Damaeus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

My roommate had a metal scouring pad that was looking grungy. It was
about
30 years old and belonged to his grandmother. That thing was
indestructible, it didn't rust, and was fantastic. He just kept
sterilizing it in a boiling pot of water from time to time. Aside from
its
tangled mass of wires, it was perfect. Well, I decided to surprise him
with a new one, and I threw away the old one.

ohhh noooooo.

You are *never* going to find one as good as Granny's.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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Damaeus said:

In news:rec.food.cooking, "Dave Bugg" <[email hidden]> posted on
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:10:06 -0700:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Check a restaurant supply store; it will have scrubbie pads that are
far tougher than the stuff in regular consumer outlets.

Ah, thanks. There's one near here. I figured you had to have some
kind of restaurant license to buy from them. 🙂

Heck no. My largest expenditures at restaurant supply stores are for my
commercial operation. But, I purchase all my pots and pans and other home
kitchen stuff there as well.

Most of the restaurant supply stores around this area will sell to cash
customers.

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Damaeus said:

My roommate had a metal scouring pad that was looking grungy. It was
about 30 years old and belonged to his grandmother. That thing was
indestructible, it didn't rust, and was fantastic. He just kept
sterilizing it in a boiling pot of water from time to time. Aside
from its tangled mass of wires, it was perfect. Well, I decided to
surprise him with a new one, and I threw away the old one. They were
a couple of Arden Clean scouring pads, and within a week, they were
starting to rust, they were shredding to pieces, and they're made in
China. This wouldn't really matter, but I threw away his old
scouring pad. He didn't say anything to me about it until I brought
it up, but since I did, he said he was pretty upset about it. Now I
need to find a scouring pad that won't rust or shred. Any ideas what
to look for? I got these for a couple of dollars at the grocery
store, but they suck.

Look in a hardware store fr a stainless steel scrubber.

gloria p

z said:

I would suggest using a killfile and just ignoring cybercat if you don't
like her but that takes at least some intelligence - more than a single
celled bacteria would have which we know you lack even that amount of.
That goes for GM as well. The more you post the more everyone else except
GM knows how dumb you really are.

And you hide behind a name made up for just this post -- why? -
aem

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z said:

I would suggest using a killfile and just ignoring cybercat if you don't
like her but that takes at least some intelligence - more than a single
celled bacteria would have which we know you lack even that amount of.
That goes for GM as well. The more you post the more everyone else except
GM knows how dumb you really are.

And you hide behind a name made up for just this post -- why? -
aem

I'm not sure, but it't likely in the same family as why you call a recipe
for chili that differs from yours "trolling."

[censored].

In news:rec.food.cooking, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> posted on Wed,
31 Oct 2007 18:32:16 -0400:

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Well, if you aren't a troll, I hope you learned a lesson about
throwing away other people's belongings. It wasn't yours to toss.

LOL I referred to him as my roommate, but we've been best friends for 18
years, too. When I say he was upset, he wasn't ranting and throwing a fit,
but he'd rather I hadn't thrown it away. And I am working to replace it.
If I didn't care, I wouldn't be doing that.

Damaeus

In news:rec.food.cooking, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> posted on Wed,
31 Oct 2007 18:32:16 -0400:

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Well, if you aren't a troll, I hope you learned a lesson about
throwing away other people's belongings. It wasn't yours to toss.

Oh, and besides that, that other damned scouring pad I threw away did lots
of damage to my professional-grade pizza pan. He wouldn't put parchment
paper down on the pan, or spray it with food release, even for a 99-cent
Totino's frozen pizza. So a little bit of the cheese would run off and
stick to the pan and get down in the holes. He'd grind it away with that
stupid scouring pad and scratch the finish off of it. Plus he'd use a
pizza cutter (the wheel kind) and drive it across the pan, putting all
kinds of scratches on it.

Just in the last few days I've ordered a high quality cutting board made
for cutting pizza, as well as a rocker knife. Including shipping, that's
just over $100, including ground shipping, for one cutting board like the
pizza restaurants use, and a rocker knife, to prevent further damage to my
pans.

Sure, my first concern was his scouring pad, now that I think of it, I'm
sort of glad it's gone. Maybe I could buy another pizza pan and I won't
have to worry about it being scratched to kingdom come when we have 5 rolls
of parchment paper just waiting to be used. But no. I'm still going to
replace the scouring pad, and hope that he will make use of at least the
cutting board that's coming since it's made to deal with the cutting of
both wheel cutters and rocker knives.

Speaking of abuse of cookware, today he was cooking ground beef in my
stainless steel saute pan. He didn't realize there was paper underneath
the hamburger meat, so after the ground beef was cooked, he took the
smoking hot pan and ran it under the cold water to try to get the paper
off. I winced when I saw this. He did it so fast that I didn't have time
to stop him. I haven't checked to see if the pan is warped now. I'll wait
until one day when I feel like going shopping for pots and pans, and I'll
try to put myself in that mood before I decide to use the pan again. It
didn't sizzle all that much, so maybe the pan wasn't warped. I think it
has to be pretty much overheated for cold water to really warp it badly,
though on one of those glass-top stoves, just a slight warp can be
problematic.

Damaeus

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:56:04 GMT, Damaeus <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

My roommate had a metal scouring pad that was looking grungy. It was about
30 years old and belonged to his grandmother. That thing was
indestructible, it didn't rust, and was fantastic. He just kept
sterilizing it in a boiling pot of water from time to time. Aside from its
tangled mass of wires, it was perfect. Well, I decided to surprise him
with a new one, and I threw away the old one. They were a couple of Arden
Clean scouring pads, and within a week, they were starting to rust, they
were shredding to pieces, and they're made in China. This wouldn't really
matter, but I threw away his old scouring pad. He didn't say anything to
me about it until I brought it up, but since I did, he said he was pretty
upset about it. Now I need to find a scouring pad that won't rust or
shred. Any ideas what to look for? I got these for a couple of dollars at
the grocery store, but they suck.

Thanks for any pointers,
Damaeus

Try the Fuller Brush stainless ones.
http://www.fullerdirect.com/products_detail.asp?cat=1&subcat=5&id=489

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

"Damaeus" <[email hidden]> wrote

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In news:rec.food.cooking, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> posted on
Wed,
31 Oct 2007 18:32:16 -0400:

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Well, if you aren't a troll, I hope you learned a lesson about
throwing away other people's belongings. It wasn't yours to toss.

LOL I referred to him as my roommate, but we've been best friends for 18
years, too. When I say he was upset, he wasn't ranting and throwing a
fit,
but he'd rather I hadn't thrown it away. And I am working to replace it.
If I didn't care, I wouldn't be doing that.

Hey, I've been married (great, now I have to count again) 24 years.
He tried to throw out something of mine that's in the garage because
I don't need it anymore! Uh, throw out your own [censored]. (laugh) No,
you don't throw out (or otherwise ruin) other people's stuff. So cut
it out!

nancy