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Farm Kitchen:  Help me find a big mixing bowl that's not plastic!  |
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happyhousewife
True Blue Farmgirl
201 Posts
Mary
North Pole
Alaska
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 Posted - May 21 2008 : 7:03:13 PM
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| I'm replacing plastics in my kitchen and I need help! You know the big Tupperware mixing bowl that we all use for mixing cookies and bread? Where can I find one that size in glass or ceramic? Thanks! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - May 21 2008 : 8:44:36 PM
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I've got 3 giant pyrex bowls. They're vintage, but cheap--got them at the thrift and they're perfect. I know the bowl you speak of...Mom's was orange :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Posted - May 21 2008 : 9:29:19 PM
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I like to use big stainless steel bowls when I need to make something big, they're pretty light in weight, and if I drop them, they don't break. You can find nice, cheap; ones quite easily....Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - May 22 2008 : 06:41:01 AM
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I've got both Pyrex and stainless steel, and I got them both at garage sales. I agree with Karin, the stainless steel are super easy to handle.
My mom's tupperware bowl was red :) |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - May 22 2008 : 07:27:15 AM
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check at second hand store.. they will often have them.... but in North Pole Alaska... couldnt santa bring one :)
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
1547 Posts
Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - May 22 2008 : 07:28:07 AM
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I have both also. I have found all of my bowls at the thrift stores and garage sales. I've been going away from plastic and tupperware and working on building my supply of glass bowls for over a year. They are fairly easy to come by used, just keep an eye out for them.
Farmgirl #208
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - May 22 2008 : 07:39:53 AM
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Also, some of the KitchenAid mixer/blender/food processer Centers come with both amall and large glass mixing bowls. I use my large glass bowl mixing cookie dough and other stuff, even if I don't haul out the whole Kitchenaid setup...and those might be found at thrift stores as well.
Jo
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - May 22 2008 : 07:53:30 AM
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Definately thrift stores!!!! i always see the coolest old pyrex bowls there for next to nothing!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
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4forMe
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
Dawn
Easton
MD
166 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2008 : 11:41:43 AM
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I am in the market for mixing bowls too. I broke my favorites. They were longaberger mixing bowl set and I used to store them nested in my dining room hutch....when they weren't in the dishwasher (I used them a lot). Anyway, I was making bread and had a little bit of oil on my hands when I went to grab my set out of the hutch....dropped them and the only one that didn't break was the tiny one. I was sick, I cried and I am not a cryer but they were my favorites. Apparently they were discontinued by Longaberger. My sweet DH tried to replace them when he saw how sad I was but we can't find them.
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2008 : 1:44:20 PM
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Last time I was at Lehman's I picked up some of the granny-ware and splatter-ware planning to buy it and was disappointed by the "Made in China" sticker on the bottom. Just don't want anybody to think they're getting something old-fashioned made in the USA.
You can get Fiestaware mixing bowls now from Homer Laughlin China Co, but they sure aren't cheap. Alee the ceramic mixing bowl set on that Van Dyke's website are really cute. Maybe not big enough.
Any online restaurant supply place should have the stainless ones though. That's what my mom uses at her cafe.
Go to http://www.restockit.com/ and search for mixing bowl, you'll get a bunch.
~Amanda in OK~
Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered by your old nonsense. -Emerson |
Edited by - DearMildred on May 22 2008 1:47:38 PM |
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happyhousewife
True Blue Farmgirl
201 Posts
Mary
North Pole
Alaska
201 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2008 : 3:21:35 PM
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PocketFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
119 Posts
Sarah
Utica
New York
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Posted - May 23 2008 : 05:34:55 AM
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| Williams Sonoma has the best set of nesting glass mixing bowls ever. The price was reasonable when I got them (some of their odds and ends are actually quite reasonable), but I imagine shipping would be an issue. The smallest would hold an egg yolk, and gets pressed into service for pet-related things around here. The largest is big enough for me to knead a two-loaf bread recipe right in the bowl. |
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Moonsanity
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
Brenda
Michigan
USA
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Posted - May 23 2008 : 05:51:52 AM
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My mom gave me the older pyrex bowls-- green with white flowers-- and they are my favorite mixing bowls ever--after YEARS of getting mixing bowls. LOL
~Brenda
Farmgirl Sister #207
Journey of Grace and Whimsy
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2008 : 09:55:09 AM
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Try thrift stores too.
I use stainless. It's deep enough for sloppy mixing jobs |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9409 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9409 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2008 : 10:33:23 AM
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I have the pyrex and some real nice stainless ones from pampered chef. They cost a little but they are really nice and won't break.
Denise
farmgirl sister #43
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - May 23 2008 : 4:19:49 PM
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| how 'bout Smart & Final or a restaurant supply/bakery supply? |
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