Anonymous
Post 08/12/2014 09:31     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Of course you can make food without a can opener; no one said differently. You can also make food without pot holders, a strainer, and tongs. But they're pretty much staples in a normal kitchen.


A different PP. I'm a foodie and have tons and tons of kitchen gadgets including several different types of can opener (I can think of five off-hand). While I do consider it a common kitchen gadget, it's pretty clear that OP has lived for many years, cooking for herself and her family and hasn't needed a can opener. She's said that the doesn't use canned goods and if she did have a need for one, she'd buy one. So why are you people cyber-bullying her? Were you picked on by a cheerleader in high school, carried the grudge for 20 years and are trying to pass it on now?

Sheesh. Give it a rest folks. She's fine. She didn't know how to open a canning jar, so what? She asked and has been provided some options for the future and did manage to get into the jar.


NP. Expressing surprise that OP doesn't own a can opener is not "cyber-bullying", nor does it indicate that PPs have been carrying a grudge for 20 years because of a cheerleader (which...what? I don't even know where to start with that one). Stop labeling every incident of someone disagreeing with you as "bullying". Christ.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2014 09:29     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
WHAT? You were the OP of the dinner party thread? And you refer to yourself as a "city" girl with a palate like yours?

I am sorry this is hilarious!

Please let us know how the dinner went!
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2014 09:25     Subject: Re:I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Just make sure you boil whatever it is for twenty minutes before eating it to kill possible bacteria.


No. Jam in jars is boiled as part of the canning process. Totally safe.


I realize that boiling is part of the process, I was raised in the South in a canning family. So, I also know that not everyone is perfect and that not all canning jobs are perfect, nor are all cans perfect. It is an understood part of opening a new jar of something canned that you boil it first.

If the canning process did not work, no amount on boiling will make it safe to eat. It's not the bacteria but what they make that is toxic. If something is spoiled, boiling it will not make it safe to eat.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2014 09:14     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Maybe you should let your husband open things.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2014 03:58     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
People still use the term "foodie"?
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 23:33     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
I don't think it's sickening. I think a few posts are a bit harsh on the OP, but this is DCUM. What do you expect?
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 23:31     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Of course you can make food without a can opener; no one said differently. You can also make food without pot holders, a strainer, and tongs. But they're pretty much staples in a normal kitchen.


A different PP. I'm a foodie and have tons and tons of kitchen gadgets including several different types of can opener (I can think of five off-hand). While I do consider it a common kitchen gadget, it's pretty clear that OP has lived for many years, cooking for herself and her family and hasn't needed a can opener. She's said that the doesn't use canned goods and if she did have a need for one, she'd buy one. So why are you people cyber-bullying her? Were you picked on by a cheerleader in high school, carried the grudge for 20 years and are trying to pass it on now?

Sheesh. Give it a rest folks. She's fine. She didn't know how to open a canning jar, so what? She asked and has been provided some options for the future and did manage to get into the jar.



No one is cyber bullying her. Stop throwing the word bullying around like it is some new cool slang word.


This thread is pretty sickening, call it what you want.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 23:13     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Of course you can make food without a can opener; no one said differently. You can also make food without pot holders, a strainer, and tongs. But they're pretty much staples in a normal kitchen.


A different PP. I'm a foodie and have tons and tons of kitchen gadgets including several different types of can opener (I can think of five off-hand). While I do consider it a common kitchen gadget, it's pretty clear that OP has lived for many years, cooking for herself and her family and hasn't needed a can opener. She's said that the doesn't use canned goods and if she did have a need for one, she'd buy one. So why are you people cyber-bullying her? Were you picked on by a cheerleader in high school, carried the grudge for 20 years and are trying to pass it on now?

Sheesh. Give it a rest folks. She's fine. She didn't know how to open a canning jar, so what? She asked and has been provided some options for the future and did manage to get into the jar.



No one is cyber bullying her. Stop throwing the word bullying around like it is some new cool slang word.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 22:07     Subject: Re:I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:HAHA this thread is gold.

Canned goods = gross, but cakes from a box = chic!

Also, OP, it REALLY is sad you don't have a can opener at 38. I've had one since I moved out of my parents' house. Then again, I'm "only" 31 and know how to open a mason jar/home canned goods, so I guess I'm an "early bloomer" to someone like you.


I disagree that it's sad I don't have a can opener. If I had a need for one, I'd buy one. IMO, it would be sad if I:
a. had things I had no need for
b. ran out to get something because someone on the internet tried to imply they're better than I am for having one and felt the need to keep up an anonymous Jones.


OP, getting a can opener is not 'keeping up with the Joneses'. It's just part of being a normal person who cooks once in a while.


I cook all the time and I can't even remember where my can opener is. I think the last time I used one was to open a can of cat food. So there.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 22:06     Subject: Re:I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:HAHA this thread is gold.

Canned goods = gross, but cakes from a box = chic!

Also, OP, it REALLY is sad you don't have a can opener at 38. I've had one since I moved out of my parents' house. Then again, I'm "only" 31 and know how to open a mason jar/home canned goods, so I guess I'm an "early bloomer" to someone like you.


You clearly don't have much of substance to brag about....
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 22:04     Subject: Re:I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:Wow, what a mean bunch of jerks on this thread.


Seriously. I can't decide if they're more like flies or jackals.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 22:03     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Of course you can make food without a can opener; no one said differently. You can also make food without pot holders, a strainer, and tongs. But they're pretty much staples in a normal kitchen.


A different PP. I'm a foodie and have tons and tons of kitchen gadgets including several different types of can opener (I can think of five off-hand). While I do consider it a common kitchen gadget, it's pretty clear that OP has lived for many years, cooking for herself and her family and hasn't needed a can opener. She's said that the doesn't use canned goods and if she did have a need for one, she'd buy one. So why are you people cyber-bullying her? Were you picked on by a cheerleader in high school, carried the grudge for 20 years and are trying to pass it on now?

Sheesh. Give it a rest folks. She's fine. She didn't know how to open a canning jar, so what? She asked and has been provided some options for the future and did manage to get into the jar.


I'm that PP and am not bullying anyone. The point I disagreed with her on was that buying a can opener is 'keeping up with an anonymous Jones'. It's not. A can opener is a very basic tool and it's not surprising that other posters were shocked that she didn't have one.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 21:52     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:Of course you can make food without a can opener; no one said differently. You can also make food without pot holders, a strainer, and tongs. But they're pretty much staples in a normal kitchen.


A different PP. I'm a foodie and have tons and tons of kitchen gadgets including several different types of can opener (I can think of five off-hand). While I do consider it a common kitchen gadget, it's pretty clear that OP has lived for many years, cooking for herself and her family and hasn't needed a can opener. She's said that the doesn't use canned goods and if she did have a need for one, she'd buy one. So why are you people cyber-bullying her? Were you picked on by a cheerleader in high school, carried the grudge for 20 years and are trying to pass it on now?

Sheesh. Give it a rest folks. She's fine. She didn't know how to open a canning jar, so what? She asked and has been provided some options for the future and did manage to get into the jar.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 21:22     Subject: I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Of course you can make food without a can opener; no one said differently. You can also make food without pot holders, a strainer, and tongs. But they're pretty much staples in a normal kitchen.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2014 21:17     Subject: Re:I was given a foodie gift by a foodie and I'm not one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:HAHA this thread is gold.

Canned goods = gross, but cakes from a box = chic!

Also, OP, it REALLY is sad you don't have a can opener at 38. I've had one since I moved out of my parents' house. Then again, I'm "only" 31 and know how to open a mason jar/home canned goods, so I guess I'm an "early bloomer" to someone like you.


I disagree that it's sad I don't have a can opener. If I had a need for one, I'd buy one. IMO, it would be sad if I:
a. had things I had no need for
b. ran out to get something because someone on the internet tried to imply they're better than I am for having one and felt the need to keep up an anonymous Jones.


OP, getting a can opener is not 'keeping up with the Joneses'. It's just part of being a normal person who cooks once in a while.


If having a can opener is what you feel good then I hope you have one. I made three homemade meals today, all easily without any canned food. Different people can do things differently and still be perfectly fine. It's really okay, I promise.