A baster. A turkey baster. That squirty thing. The home surrogate pregnancy kit.
Whatever you call it, I need a new one. I’m tired of buying the cheapies at the grocery store, only to have the rubber bulb crack and no longer work right when you need them.
What I’m envisioning is something in perhaps a silicone rubber that might screw onto the tube, rather than the natural (?) rubber that sort of snaps over the ridges and cracks. The whole thing needs to be readily and repeatably disassembled and dishwasher-proof.
I don’t need injector needles or calibrated measurements - I just need a good long-lasting thing to suck juice out of a pan and squirt it back onto whatever’s cooking.
[sub]I’m so, so frightened of this post.[/sub] Do you seriously want something for home impregnation or is this just a little joke? [sub]Still frightened, so frightened. [/sub]
If your turkey (or other roast) is on a rack, it is pretty much impossible to get at the juices with a spoon. Also, if the pan is crowded, a baster is much less awkward.
[slight hijack] I used to work outdoors, from my car. One of the best things in my toolbox was the turkey baster. That puppy can really suck up the water fast, from any ridiculous angle. If you ever have to get at anything in a hole after a rain storm, bring your turkey baster. [/hijack]
I’m afraid I can’t answer the OP, though. I always went for the cheap versions…no point filling a nice baster with parking lot runoff.
For reference, it’s Maiden Lane, and I went there today, and they weren’t there. They’re shut down for a building seismic upgrade, which has apparently gone longer than anticipated. I’m not going over to their other store in Berkely just for a baster!
