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TheUselessOne87 t1_jcvviwy wrote

Reply to comment by iamthemeowbot in TIFU by telling my girlfriend she could use my computer cleaner to organize my spice rack, peppering us all. by [deleted]

in the future we'll do one spice at a time and clean the funnel with soap and water. no more electric blower.

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xnmw t1_jcvwx21 wrote

Just knock the funnel against the side of the sink between spices. Any transfer will be negligible

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TheUselessOne87 t1_jcvyt55 wrote

when gf asked me if i was worried about spice cross contamination i said "eeeeh not really" which she took as a yes very. i neglected her perfectionist tendencies.

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aporetic_quark t1_jcweqpw wrote

Roll wax paper up into a cone for a disposable single-use filter

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xantec15 t1_jcx6pvz wrote

Or buy a sleeve of paper cone cups and just cut the tip off; instant disposable funnel that maintains its shape. You can get a pack of 200 for a few bucks.

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generated_user-name t1_jcxhsw7 wrote

That used to be cute to me, now it’s almost a dealbreaker. I always try to explain how it’s not that I’m always indecisive it’s that I couldn’t care less when I respond like that. So when something (hasn’t been quite as wholesome lol) goes wrong, I have to console them for failing to be perfect. I have some empathy for that for sure… because I am constantly working on my need for perfection (or lack of). But I can’t fix you if I can’t fix me!

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SirDooble t1_jcxjo7d wrote

Depends somewhat on the funnel.

I had this same dilemma a little while back when I made a spice rack for my dad. The funnel I had was a little silicone one (it was an effective size for a small spice bottle, whereas my larger plastic one was too big and I'd have probably knocked everything over using it).

The silicone one did the job, but I guess because of static electricity, it kept an awful lot of particles of herbs/spices stuck to it each and every time.

So that meant giving it a quick wash and a dry about 24 times whilst filling all the bottles. Definitely a lot more time consuming than I anticipated.

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iamthemeowbot t1_jcvvrr8 wrote

No kidding xD I can see how that would make the process frustratingly long. It’s pretty simple to make a funnel using a scrap of paper or even coffee filters. Cheers

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allwillbewellbuthow t1_jcwq7sr wrote

Hopefully in the future you only need to refill one spice at a time! Thanks for sharing your hilarious story, I hope you all are fully recovered now.

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