Comments on: Unitasker Wednesday: Garbage Bowl

By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:58:12 +0000

@Careen — You’ve just described the economic fallacy of the broken window. Buying frivolous things doesn’t “keep the economy going.”

By: Careen

Careen — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:13:03 +0000

Would you believe there is actually an economic arguement for items like this?
It’s along the concept of wealth distribution – those that can and are willing, pay more for items of equivalent use to cheaper goods. We end up with similar standards of living, at differing costs, according to how much we are willing to pay for it. Willing to pay naturally encompasses able to pay. Keeps the economy going.

So bring on the goof!

By: marisela

marisela — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:57:21 +0000

I have to admit I’ve seen SOME value in many of the Unitaskers, but not this one. I see amazon doesn’t sell it anymore but it’s on QVC for $15.72 + shipping. Quite pricey for a breakable bowl!

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:41:43 +0000

Erin — when I first saw the post about your appearance of Rachael Ray’s talk show in April, I remembered this unitasker and wondered if the topic came up…

By: red

red — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:35:19 +0000

I have a bowl, not sure who makes it …it just says china on the bottom
Its about 3 qts, has a handle on the side, and a pouring thing.
It looks like a coffee pot had sexual intercourse with a bowl and thats what the stork brung.(hows that for PC?)
I use it for everything, from prepping my vegetables in to straining my stock into.
I love it!
But as far as the RR GB….I don’t know whats worse the bowl or all you people stressing over it.
Yall just need to leave my sexy Rachael Ray alone.
GB or not, I still care deeply for her.
LOL

By: EraserGirl

EraserGirl — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:28:44 +0000

the biggest laugh is that it LOOKS like it a vintage melmac or boltaware indestructible bowl but it’s apparently very fragile
Amazon Reviews

By: Jeanine

Jeanine — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:05:41 +0000

I think the idea of the blog is nice, but really, let’s be for real here.

Picking on RR seems to be beneath all of you. Surely you guys know…(or…maybe not) that the bowl that she uses was a part of a set that is no more. This was the only one left. So rather than toss a perfectly good item, she repurposed it. And isn’t what this blog is about? Uncluttering by finding more ways to use something than it’s intended purpose? Orginal idea? Hardly. My mother did this for years, as I am sure, did RRs.

The funny part is, that some people actually BUY the bowl for what it is. That’s who, if anyone, you should make fun of.

Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

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No room for unitaskers « and then there were four… — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:47:43 +0000

[...] the love of all that is holy, please don’t come back to me and tell me you’ve bought a Garbage Bowl, or a Chompr…I may have to go all Dwight Schrute on [...]

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:08:40 +0000

Whoops! I just sent this as a suggestion before reading the last month or so’s posts.

Here’s what’s frightening. I’ve seen this in a store. That means someone in charge of stocking a kitchen store thought “what a great idea!”, and actually bought them.

That said, ever since I saw one, I’ve started leaving a small dish by the sink to empty the stuff out of the sink strainer. Ever since then, my husband does actually clean the sink.

Great idea; stupid product-specific marketing of great idea.

By: gooseling

gooseling — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:42:48 +0000

this reminded me of you

http://comfortwipe.com/

By: brittany

brittany — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:40:25 +0000

Whenever I read people being really excited about carrying a special bowl around with them so they do not have to actually carry things all the way to the trash/compost/whatever as they go, I have exactly one thought: Your kitchen is too big.

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:28:54 +0000

I admit I only read the first 58 or so of the 65 comments so far, but I feel like I should add that I thought this bowl was meant to be inset in your kitchen counter or island so you can just slide things into it. Yeah, so… this bowl requires you to cut a hole in your counter! But it might be sturdier/have a flat lip to hang/won’t leak… enough to warrant it as a kitchen ‘fixture.’

By: Dot

Dot — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:58:41 +0000

“inherited” the same ugly ’70′s bowl when I married my husband. Reminds me of puke. Out the door at the first yard sale. Good riddance!

By: Bg

Bg — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:39:48 +0000

Rachel Ray’s Garbage Bowl is also perfect landin place
for the Unitasker Paper Airplane.