Frances Howard on thu 14 feb 08
I was thinking recently that maybe while making a berry bowl one really doesn't need to put so many holes in it that it looks like a colonder, because it really isn't draining in the same way. If you put say grapes or strawberries in a berry bowl you normally rinse them under some running water and after a quick moment or two over the sink then put the bowl on the saucer or base to drain for a period of time, often at least 15 - 30 minutes.
Whereas if you are draining say pasta or potatoes or other veggies in a colonder you twist and turn them over the sink in all sorts of different directions to get all the water out as fast as possible using the multiple holes of the colonder and then quickly do something else with them, say mash the potatoes or put the as -dry -as- possible veggies in a serving bowl. Two quite different procedures.
So it seems unneccessary to put all those holes up the side of a berry bowl as the water is unlikely to exit sideways.
Just my two cents worth on a truly trivial matter.
Frances Howard.
Frances Howard on fri 15 feb 08
Hi Fred,
Good to get your thoughtful response! I also don't like my berry bowl holes
visible. And you are quite right about air ventilation, however I find
strawberries usually don't last beyond the meal and as grapes are mostly
just snacked on, I personally don't put out a lot at a time. For storage of
soft fruit? Don't, eat more berries faster, that's my motto.
The long relationship of clay with water though is interesting, basic to
civilisation; wherever we turn it's there , which is another trivial point
though not a trivial matter.
Frances Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Parker"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: berry bowl holes/plumbing
> H'lo, Frances:
>
> The first batch of berry bowls I made I put about a zillion holes in
> them -
> - just like the pasta collanders you mentioned. However, I came to the
> same conclusion as you -- they are unnecessary.
>
> Now I make mine in a more conical shape (instead of the more classic bowl
> form) with a small geometric pattern of holes only in the small bottoms.
> I like the overall geometry better, and the drainage works just as well as
> the "shotgun" style. I also like the fact that the holes are not visible
> unless you look at the bottoms of the bowls.
>
> One functional caveat: The "old style" drainage holes allow added air
> circulation compared to the holes-only-in-the-bottom method. This means
> my approach might not be best for those who plan to wash AND STORE berries
> for an extended time. Most berries need air circulation to slow
> deterioration.
>
> How's that for another point of view on a trivial matter?...
>
> Fred Parker
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:38:17 -0400, Frances Howard
> wrote:
>
>>I was thinking recently that maybe while making a berry bowl one really
> doesn't need to put so many holes in it that it looks like a colonder,
> because it really isn't draining in the same way. If you put say grapes
> or strawberries in a berry bowl you normally rinse them under some running
> water and after a quick moment or two over the sink then put the bowl on
> the saucer or base to drain for a period of time, often at least 15 - 30
> minutes.
>>
>
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Fred Parker on fri 15 feb 08
H'lo, Frances:
The first batch of berry bowls I made I put about a zillion holes in them -
- just like the pasta collanders you mentioned. However, I came to the
same conclusion as you -- they are unnecessary.
Now I make mine in a more conical shape (instead of the more classic bowl
form) with a small geometric pattern of holes only in the small bottoms.
I like the overall geometry better, and the drainage works just as well as
the "shotgun" style. I also like the fact that the holes are not visible
unless you look at the bottoms of the bowls.
One functional caveat: The "old style" drainage holes allow added air
circulation compared to the holes-only-in-the-bottom method. This means
my approach might not be best for those who plan to wash AND STORE berries
for an extended time. Most berries need air circulation to slow
deterioration.
How's that for another point of view on a trivial matter?...
Fred Parker
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:38:17 -0400, Frances Howard
wrote:
>I was thinking recently that maybe while making a berry bowl one really
doesn't need to put so many holes in it that it looks like a colonder,
because it really isn't draining in the same way. If you put say grapes
or strawberries in a berry bowl you normally rinse them under some running
water and after a quick moment or two over the sink then put the bowl on
the saucer or base to drain for a period of time, often at least 15 - 30
minutes.
>
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