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What an invention...

For years and years I have burned my fingers getting things in or out of the oven.  I've written about that before.
Well, why didn't anyone ever tell me about this handy little kitchen thingy:
It pulls out the oven rack or pushes it back into the hot oven.  Genius!! I pulled out some baking ravioli to sprinkle on some cheese, pushed it back in to brown, pulled it out again...AND never once burned a finger.

It's the height of strawberry season here in Florida--although, in truth, we have been eating Florida strawberries since January.  We get nice, sweet strawberries in Vermont.  The season lasts about three weeks.  And usually they do not get to monster size.

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  1. Nice little gadget. We have a strawberry in Oregon that is very sweet, consequently it has a short shelf life, and never makes it out of this area. People go crazy trying to get their hands on these strawberries. They're also on the small size.

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  2. My strawberries are being attached by something. I don't know what. I'm very worried.

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  3. Tasty looking strawberry and so big. Strawberries are my favorite fruit. yum yum

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  4. I like that gadget. Think I will look for one. I never can find a pot holder when I need one.
    Those look like Plant City strawberries.

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  5. I had one of those things and couldn't ever use it without creating a mess. My oven racks never slid smoothly enough to use it.

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  6. I remember one year my husband and I were driving to Florida and just before we crossed the state line we passed a farm with a stand where a black woman was selling fresh strawberries. We stopped and bought the and ate the without washing them. They were the best I ever had and almost as big as that baseball you have in your hand!

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  7. Those are huge strawberries, enjoy!!
    I've seen those gadgets before, but if you don't use an oven, you don't need one!! hehe

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  8. That strawberry looks huge! I'm getting pretty good organic strawberries here in CO - I'll have to see if they're from FL. Nice gadget!

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