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    #9 is a stick painted the correct color to indicate the perfect ripeness of a pepper used in hot sauce.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoosierarcher View Post
    I believe number 1 not only slices apples but peels and cores them as well. Hard to tell from that pic. Yep!
    2 is a crumpet toaster Nope.
    4 is a pea sheller Nope.
    5 is an ice cream freezer Nope.
    8 is the holder for one of the asparragus tongs in 7 Nope.
    9 is a hunk of dowel rod Nope.

    Keep guessin'!
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    Quote Originally Posted by gryffynklm View Post
    #9 is a stick painted the correct color to indicate the perfect ripeness of a pepper used in hot sauce.

    YES!
    “Le Petit Baton Rouge” the little red stick still in use today by Tobasco employees to handpick peppers at the exact shade of ripeness, which can be determined by matching the color of the pepper to the red side of the stick.
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    #2 is it some sort of a sandwich press?
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    Quote Originally Posted by gryffynklm View Post
    #2 is it some sort of a sandwich press?
    No, it's a toaster. Pardon the pun, but you ARE getting warmer.
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    Having another go,
    2) Is it a kiln?
    Recession; A period when you go without something your Grandparents never heard of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Winnie View Post
    Having another go,
    2) Is it a kiln?

    Nope, it's a toaster. But what kind?
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    A sandwich toaster?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winnie View Post
    A sandwich toaster?
    Not quite, but you're getting really close. It's used to make a specific type of sandwich. What kind?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken View Post
    Not quite, but you're getting really close. It's used to make a specific type of sandwich. What kind?
    Grilled cheese?
    I Wonder Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink what ever comes out?"

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    Ooo a Panini?
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    Quote Originally Posted by welderguy View Post
    Grilled cheese?
    Noooooooooooooo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winnie View Post
    Ooo a Panini?
    Noooooooooooooo.
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    Does it toast food or something else?
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    Hint: What's the unofficial official favorite food of the Forum?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winnie View Post
    Does it toast food or something else?
    It toasts.............................bread. But for what? What makes this one special?
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    Bacon!!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winnie View Post
    Bacon!!!!!!
    Yes!!!!!! Did that help?
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    It was the unofficial food was the final giveaway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winnie View Post
    It was the unofficial food was the final giveaway.

    Second Hint: This toaster is used to make a specific type of sandwich. What kind?
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