January 5, 2009 10:32 AM PST

Keep fingers out of condiments

by Thursday Bram
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The FridgeFork

(Credit: ShopFosters)

I'm guilty of occasionally sticking my fingers straight into a pickle jar to fish out a snack. It's gross when you think about how many fingers have been in that jar, but in the moment, it's easy to forget to grab a fork. Chef'N has a solution for the problem: The FridgeFork attaches to your condiment jar so that you never have to look for a fork again.

The FridgeFork has a loop that stretches around the top of a jar--the loop is attached to a holder for the fork. It comes with both a small loop and a large loop, able to fit all of your condiment jars. The fork is 6.5 inches long, perfect for fishing around for olives or pickles. It's also an ideal tool if you're planning to take a condiment jar along on a picnic. You won't have to go looking for a fork to get pickles from the jar to your sandwich. The FridgeFork is silicone and plastic, with steel tines for the fork. It comes in three colors: avocado, cherry, and meringue. The FridgeFork costs $6 at ShopFosters.com.

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by rapier1 January 5, 2009 12:39 PM PST
Fingers aren't really an issue for pickles. You have a a high salt high acid environment that will end up killing the vast majority of the bacteria and other nasties on your fingers. You're more likely to end up giving yourself food poisoning when you actually eat the pickle with your fingers, or when you cut it on your poorly cleaned cutting board, or when you put it on your badly washed plate. This 'spoon' bothers me because you are dipping it into a food stuff and then, without cleaning it, putting it back in the holder. The resulting mass of desiccated drippings and food are actually going to end up being a pretty good breeding ground for bacteria. Of course, you could wash it every time you use it but that sort of cuts down on the convenience factor doesn't it? Might as well *find* that fork after all.
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by canute69 January 6, 2009 3:24 AM PST
The comment introduces new and to the point. But it loses me when it takes off on a shaarp attack. You like it, or, you don't: just don't use information/knowledge as a platform to jab.
Truly the information is good. But my wife Still Doesn't Want Fingers in the Jar.
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