paper plates?

[vash]

i had to buy some for my office. i was stunned at the choices. who buys these things? i mean to have such options, they have to be pretty popular.

who here uses paper plates regularly? i was stunned to be handed a plate of turkey dinner on a foam plate this past Christmas. it was awful. my plastic knife destroyed that plate. i reserve them for camping, picnics, and office snacks.

anyone use them all the time? i bought two dozen boring white plates at a restaurant supply house and just wash them in rotation. on "paper" it has to be better for the environment, no?

maybe if i had a bunch of kids, but since i would be washing pots/pans, what is the point? someone break it down for me.

i probably hate doing dishes more than anyone.

[ckelly78z]

The only reason we use them at all during the Winter is when we have pizza, otherwise too flimsy and dissapointing for casseroles.

We use them alot while camping though.

[juanbenae]

now yir jus messin with people cliff....

[aigel]

I think there are a lot of people that use them daily and keep their porcelain / metal dishes for TG and X-mas. I worked with a guy - a bachelor - he had only one-use paper and plastic silverware and dishes / cups. His cabinets were neatly filled with them just like a regular kitchen. He lived in a very nice home with a full kitchen and a dishwasher.

I have visited several families and ate at their house where on regular dinners, only paper plates were used.

Personally, I dislike paper plates. I reluctantly started using them when camping, as doing the dishes is a PITA in the woods.

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[herr_oberst]

When I nuke leftovers on a dinner plate I cover the food with a paper plate to keep the oven a little cleaner.

[Rick Lee]

Use them all the time, but never for food.

[jyl]

Ick. Unless it is a picnic, or maybe a kids' birthday party, food should be eaten from proper plates. We go through maybe 30 paper plates a year.

[id10t]

Use 'em for snacks and "meals on the hoof" - ie, walking around the kitchen and doing other things. Also for dessert any time "the family" is gathered - 28 people over 4 years old, and a few under.

[944Larry]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

When I nuke leftovers on a dinner plate I cover the food with a paper plate to keep the oven a little cleaner.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Hugh R]

For kids definitely. We had a thanksgiving 20 or so years ago with a bunch of little nieces and nephews and I insisted on giving them paper plates. Like I'm going to let them eat of off the Royal Doulton china that I inherited from my mom?

That same dinner, I was persuaded to bring out the sterling sliver flatware that I also inherited. 12 place setting. My ex c()nt sister-in-law got on my case because I was counting it afterwards and asked if I thought someone would steal some of it. It came out 1 fork short and I dug through two bags of trash to find the fork. You don't count, it quickly turns downhill from a 12 place setting. IIRC, six pieces per setting = 72 items and easy to lose one here and there if you aren't careful.

[Evans, Marv]

We use paper plates often. Lots of times we eat lunch out on our "retreat" on a little slope behind the house using them. We also us them when preparing meals for things like putting cuts of meat on before cooking, breading things, and other uses when we don't want a ton of utensils stacking up to deal with afterwards.

[dafischer]

We've got many uses for paper plates...
Staging sliced vegetables (onions, mushrooms, peppers, etc) when cooking a main course. Slice 'em up, measure 'em out, on the paper plate, and dump in when necessary. Why dirty dishes for this?
Covering stuff in the microwave whilst nuking. (already mentioned)
Lunch. We both work at home, so lunch is usually a quick sandwich & chips. Why dirty dishes for this?
I could go on.....
Paper plates are cheap. We buy your very basic, generic store brand paper plates.
All dinners are on proper plates and dishes, however, as it should be.

[Bill Douglas]

I was going to buy some paper plates and bowls for for my 40th birthday party so all the drunks didn't break the good stuff. My GF at the time scolded me for being an enemy of the environment blah blah blah. Like paper plates are going to make a difference But I conceded and bought cheap plastic plates and bowls (which I was going to throw out anyway). But.. they are still in use 14 years later as cat food bowls - who would have thought.

[weseeeee]

+1 on the paper plate as a target.

[svandamme]

I use em for when i have a BBQ with more then 6 people , cause i only have 6 real plates and i can't be arsed to buy new plates for those 2 times a year i have a big BBQ..
Added advantage, when finished everybody can just chuck his plate on the rest of the BBQ fire... No dishes !

[red-beard]

I hate paper plates. Sams Club has inexpensive, restaurant quality plates. We picked up something like 30 of them and also picked up small plates and cheap silverware. This stuff is great for parties and much classier than paper plates.

[aigel]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

Use them all the time, but never for food.

What pistol is that? Caliber? Do you like it? Apparently it shoots pretty good!

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[vash]

sig sauer for sure.

9mm?

[Rick Lee]

P220 in .45 either at 7 or 10 yards, probably 15 rounds. Been a while, but that gun is super accurate.

[aigel]

That's nice. It is a metal frame gun - no Tupperware there. Also - 10 rounds of .45. If you can only have 10 rounds, may as well make it count. (CA) How old is yours Rick? It looks like these have been around for 20 years. Are the new ones as good as the classics?

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