I only use string cheese for mozz sticks. I get it for super cheap, so I find uses for it.
That 24 cm pan is >$250 new. Nice pick up!!
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Love it. I don’t get parsley flakes, but it’s a cool looking dish I would love to try.
Dang, that’s a Grand Theft steal. And with the cover!
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Yeah, usually it’s a give the lid will not be there. Or, vice versa. It would pain me to find a Bourgeat lid with no buddy for it.
Since it’s only marked B rather than “M-B”, is it safe to conclude it’s pre-merger, over 20 years old?
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I wonder if you would know, though? What I mean is, the pan bottoms tend to be stamped but I don’t know if the lids ever are. Still, that is a pretty distinctive lid.
My local Good Will stores intentionally separate pans and lids so it’s definitely a given for me. Pans are all in one stack, usually priced $5, then the lids are in another stack priced around 2 or 3 bucks. Dumb system!
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I’ve no idea.
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Ours usually does that too.
This one got saved.
Even more infuriating, they separate power cords from appliances and electronics.
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Oh that’s really stupid. I was in the Humane Society store maybe a month ago and a volunteer ransacked the place for me but we came up empty.
There was a motor for a meat grinder, looked in perfect condition, I think it was marked $15. No implements of any sort, though. I thought about getting it anyway but didn’t know how old it was or if I could find the rest of the parts, so I left it there and thanked the gent kindly for his time.
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Mine does that also… I’ve been on a mission to find a lid for every pot I own. (I’ve got a rag-tag bunch of cookware collected over the years)
I take a tape measure with me to Goodwill and a list of measurements.
I’m down to just one saucepan that needs a lid – 6 7/8"
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I wish my Goodwill had anything worth sht. The CI is always Chinese, the ECI is usually chipped junk. GW ain’t so cheap; but sometimes they have what you need for cheap enough.
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Im fortunate enough to live near one of the larger retirement communities in the state… so there’s no shortage of charity shops and estate sales.
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Is that the Villages?
I get news blurbs about them.
Wacky seniors 
When I lived in the desert, there was a Sun City but the folks had no taste in anything.
Scottsdale was great, however.
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Heh. Not the Villages. I have to be there for work, and that place gives me the heebie jeebies. Everything looks exactly the same, the people all dress alike…its like geriatric Stepford. (And fun fact: the highest per capita instance of STDs in the entire country. Shudder.)
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Oh, wow. That’s very strange. I’ve heard about the Villages but don’t know anything specific. That’s quite descriptive!!
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I drive through it to get my work done then nope right on outta there.
Sun City is its own world. My mom resides there. Cheap is the way to go for restos. Early bird special! But, a short drive out of SC and you find great shopping and restos. My mm loves living there. They do have a lot for the elders to do.
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This morning I stumbled across a big pack of string cheese on clearance at the grocery store. My mind immediately went to your homemade Mozzarella Sticks, so I grabbed them. I would very much like to share them with my girlfriend during our DVD movie nights.
Can you share the recipe and instructions??
Please and Thank You!!
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I have read that SA and Goidwill have so-called premium outlets where they place their better stuff. Might be worth a few phone calls.
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I just cut each in half. Egg dip and roll, then italian bread crumbs ( I also use pulverized red pepper flakes in there, too), egg again, bread crumbs again. FREEZE them before dropping them. There’s the trick to great mozz sticks. Need I explain what happens if you don’t freeze them? Yup, I learned the hard way; which is good, now, I never forget. “Freeze dumbass, freeze.” (My inner voice, there.) Make sure the oil is at least 350, 375 max. Did I mention the freezing part?
Every bit as good as any pub or resto. If she likes some pop, though, pulverize red pepper flakes and add to crumbs.
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