http://hp.vox.com/library/posts/tags/roseville/page/1/ Food, music and a lot of other stuff too... en Vox Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:55:09 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss roseville http://hp.vox.com/library/post/40-lbs-of-potatoes.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/40-lbs-of-potatoes.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://hp.vox.com/library/post/40-lbs-of-potatoes.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:55:09 -0700 <p>Tomorrow, my mother-in-law (Lorna) and brother-in-law (Todd) will be preparing potato salad with 40 lbs. of potatoes. It&#39;s for a gathering of the Roseville Volunteer Fire Department.</p><p>Drake was trying to think of suggestions to help them. He asks me: &quot;is there a device that peels potatoes faster than using a peeler?&quot;</p><p>A question just made for the Internet!</p><p>This baby would take care of the job in about 5 minutes, but at $2,250.00 is probably outside the Volunteer Fire Department&#39;s budget:</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48d0727800001" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48d0727800001.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48d0727800001-500pi" alt="Hobart, yeah." title="Hobart, yeah." /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48d0727800001.html" title="Hobart, yeah.">Hobart, yeah.</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p><br /> <div>The RotatoExpress a less costly option, but does not look completely reliable to me. The example potato looks genetically modified to work specifically with the RotatoExpress:<br /><br /> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398ea05440004" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398ea05440004.html"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398ea05440004-500pi" alt="As seen on TV!" title="As seen on TV!" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398ea05440004.html" title="As seen on TV!">As seen on TV!</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <br /><br />Getting a little closer, potentially, are Tater Mitts. These are also as seen on TV, but of course not by either Drake or I since we don&#39;t have a TV. <br /><br /> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48d0728380001" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48d0728380001.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48d0728380001-500pi" alt="These look a little scary" title="These look a little scary" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48d0728380001.html" title="These look a little scary">These look a little scary</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <br /><br />The commercial is actually kind of convincing:<br /><br /> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce87cfd0003" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large video-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item video-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce87cfd0003.html"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce87cfd0003-500pi" alt="Tater Mitts" title="Tater Mitts" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce87cfd0003.html" title="Tater Mitts">Tater Mitts</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <br /></div><div>But, given <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/living-with-the-clapper.html">our experience with The Clapper,</a> we will not be buying these.<br /></div></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/40-lbs-of-potatoes.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce86da30002?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> potatoes roseville