The Question of Tupperware

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paradox3 said:
$17.38 will get you a set of four Tupperware citrus peelers on Amazon. Colors may vary.

Not sure why anyone would need 4. Maybe they get lost when they go out of the house with those bagged lunches.
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My citrus peeler is called a "paring knife". I lop the top off, cut slits down the sides in rough quarters, and then the peel comes off in fairly nice sections. Works for grapefruit and oranges. For smaller stuff, like clementines and mandarins, just my fingers are enough. So I guess I am not sure why you need one period, let along a set of four.
 
Redbaron said:
Not to be smart or anything like that, but I also have something for that purpose; I call it a "spoon." Seems that Tupperware had a number of cutesy gadgets like that....
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With the eczema on my hands I've been a great tested for avoiding the orange pith? I think that's the term as much as possible. A spoon isn't sufficient sadly. The little tool is useful for a lot of different things although I have rarely thought to use it. Still wouldn't pay what they wanted for it, would have tried a knockoff if I needed to buy one.
 
Mendalla said:
My citrus peeler is called a "paring knife". I lop the top off, cut slits down the sides in rough quarters, and then the peel comes off in fairly nice sections. Works for grapefruit and oranges. For smaller stuff, like clementines and mandarins, just my fingers are enough. So I guess I am not sure why you need one period, let along a set of four.
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Well, they do make great stocking stuffers.
 
Mendalla said:
My citrus peeler is called a "paring knife". I lop the top off, cut slits down the sides in rough quarters, and then the peel comes off in fairly nice sections. Works for grapefruit and oranges. For smaller stuff, like clementines and mandarins, just my fingers are enough. So I guess I am not sure why you need one period, let along a set of four.
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To peel and get the white bits off the mandarins when hands aren't so good when it comes to contact.
 
paradox3 said:
Betcha kids could take them to school for their oranges. Paring knives wouldn't be allowed these days, right?

4 kids? 4 oranges?
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Not many people have four kids anymore but makes sense. When I don't have a knife, I use my teeth and fingers but kids might not be up for that yet.
 
Mendalla said:
Not many people have four kids anymore but makes sense. When I don't have a knife, I use my teeth and fingers but kids might not be up for that yet.
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Also I don't think most kids these days favor oranges for their school snacks. From what I can see most snacks come in packages.

The world of kid snacks is different now than it was.
 
paradox3 said:
Also I don't think most kids these days favor oranges for their school snacks. From what I can see most snacks come in packages.

The world of kid snacks is different now than it was.
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I would say fruit is still common in lunches, the snacks are in addition to fruit.
 
For recesses and lunches my granddaughter will have several snacks with her for one day. If she had a clementine or a Mandarin in the mix it would likely be peeled ahead of time. Grapes or berries would be in a cute little container.
 
I have a four valued items I got at TW parties as the gift for the party guests when my son was a toddler.
The women of his playgroup seemed to take turns running those parties.
A few years back here in Canada, I went to a Tupperware Bingo. It was the first time for me to be at any kind of Bingo. This one, you would buy your bingo card and get a free little container for that, then there were different games you could win a pick from a table full of tupperware. So I spend $15 , had fun with bingo and won a nice carrying container for veggies and dip that would probably have a price of $45 or so.
The atmosphere in that musty old community hall full of women was another interesting experience.
 
Actually, that orange peeler is one of my few old tupperware gadgets that I still find useful, as well. And now, with my hands as they are, I want nothing to do with citrus oil on my bare hands, like chemgal, so it's useful if I want to eat a navel orange without pain; mandarins are not a problem.
 
They used to make a good flour sifter as well, which I see no longer on the site, but really, gone are the days when flour needs sifting, in my opinion. I might fuss if it were a really light cake that I were making from scratch and the cake flour seemed a bit caked, and I was using a hand mixer for this operation, and *shakes head*
 
BetteTheRed said:
They used to make a good flour sifter as well, which I see no longer on the site, but really, gone are the days when flour needs sifting, in my opinion. I might fuss if it were a really light cake that I were making from scratch and the cake flour seemed a bit caked, and I was using a hand mixer for this operation, and *shakes head*
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Is flour quality better now or something? Chemguy taught me to just use a sieve if I think it's needed.
 
It's pre-sifted, always, and often treated with anti-caking agents, as well. Also, frankly, in some times from flour from some mills, catching pantry moths was important. (I think there's been adjustments downwards in allowable foreign matter, which is a good thing.)
 
JayneWonders said:
Tupperware replaced ANY lid that was broken, or for that matter, any product that was broken for free no matter how old it was
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They sure did! No questions asked. I was doubtful, but contacted them about a misfitting lid for one of my lunch containers - replaced that lid in a flash! I was amazed.
 
Carolla said:
They sure did! No questions asked. I was doubtful, but contacted them about a misfitting lid for one of my lunch containers - replaced that lid in a flash! I was amazed.
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Yeah my mom had her colander replaced when the handle started to crack. It's too bad the newer stuff doesn't always follow that anymore.
 
We had lots of Tupperware when kids were little years ago. It was the best made & most durable option. Most of the plastic storage stuff that's popular today just wasn't around then. Had the kid sized 'glasses' (some even with sippy lids) & small snack bowls with lids. Different colours for different kids - less arguing! In fact I still have some of those glasses in my cupboard - found them in the camping bin a few years ago & brought them inside for visiting littles. Had lots of the other items too over the years. The lettuce keeper bowl was stellar! I still have a HUGE white mixing bowl with a tight blue lid that I do use occasionally - mostly for a big picnic salad. Most other stuff has found its way into others homes or the thrift store box.

At my hospital, in a section of the cafeteria there was a corner that vendors could rent for a day - yup the Tupperware Lady was there regularly - and we would ooh and ahh about all the fabulous new bits that had come out since her last visit. She was actually the one who replaced my container lid :-).

I kind of hated going to those parties & playing weird games (just not my thing), but went along to be part of the group & usually found something to purchase so as to not offend the hostess in her quest for points & free stuff! LOL. There were other 'product parties' that fell into that realm in years that followed - maybe that's another thread!
 
Not a fan of plastic anymore, mostly use glass containers. Plastic containers usually hold tomato sauce stains over time if reheated.
 
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