[Massachusetts-NFB] FW: [NFB-Seniors-Discussion] Tired of boiling over kettles and how about cleaning up cat and dog hair!! read this

[Mark Paquette]

The wooden spoon stops the kettle from boiling over

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Mark Paquette
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On Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM elizabethannjohnson53--- via
Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Al,
>
> I agree with you, none of what this person is saying makes any sense to me
> , especially the one about the boiling kettle.
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> Have a great day.
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> ElizabethAnn
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> *From:* Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Al and Masha Sten-Clanton via Massachusetts-NFB
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 5, 2025 9:47 AM
> *To:* sharawinton at gmail.com; 'NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List' <
> massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Al and Masha Sten-Clanton <sweeties2 at verizon.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Massachusetts-NFB] FW: [NFB-Seniors-Discussion] Tired of
> boiling over kettles and how about cleaning up cat and dog hair!! read this
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> Greetings!
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> I can't tell from this what putting the spoon on top of the mouth of the
> kettle has to do with knowing when the thing boils.  What am I missing?
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> Thanks for any info.
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> Al
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> On 11/4/25 19:55, sharawinton at gmail.com wrote:
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> Hi You All
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> (Some of you may already know both of these techniques.)
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> Yes, here are to common sense alternatives… and these work for sighted
> people too! Bet you have the items needed are already in your kitchen.
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> --Preventing a kettle from boiling over. it works every time:;this works
> on all sizes of kettles
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> -Step1- fill the kettle with water: as full as you want; you will not be
> using the kettles lid. Note- this may work for any liquid; I’ve not needed
> to try.
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> -Step2- Place the kettle on the burner and turn up the heat to “HOT”; as
> high as it goes.
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> -Step3 Right after turning up the heat, place a wooden spoon across the
> mouth of the kettle; position the spoon so that it is basically dividing
> the kettle in two equal halves. Note: you can add in your food item at
> whatever time which is recommended for the dish you are preparing; before
> it starts to boil or any time later. If you take the spoon off to add in
> your food stuff, and/or to stir, remember to replace it to finish the
> boiling
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> -Step4- Set a timer. For example- I love hard boiled eggs. And so I set my
> timer for 15 minutes. And hey, the timer needs to be your signal to come
> and pull the kettle off the burner , remove the spoon and drain your
> kettle. And if you space off the timing, your water will all boil away and
> your food stuff will start to burn!
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> --Easy and very complete removal of Pet hair:
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> -Step1- Put on a pair of rubber gloves! The type people use to wash
> dishes.
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> -Step2- Figuring out your method for cleaning the area you want to make
> free from hair: for Example: a couch- Think about this… you are going to
> use your hands which now are covered with a rubbery glove which has a
> techture that when dragged across the fabric of your couch, it will catch
> hair and drag it to whereever it is that you are wanting to collect a pile
> of hair, prior to when it is that you wish to pick up that stack, and drop
> it into a paper sack or some container.
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> Another tactic I will employ, is to have a  glove on one had and as I
> swipe my gloved hand through an area, I’ll clean the hair off that gloved
> hand with the bare hand.
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> Respectfully Yours,
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> Robert Leslie Newman
>
> Friends of Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
> President
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> Website- https://friendsofncbvi.org
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> Phone- 402-660-1743
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