Vinegar tops

Whosbetter?

Okay, its not a life & death situation, & there are far more important issues at large, but here goes.

Did you ever buy a bottle of vinegar & assumed it had the 'stopper' at the neck, just like in the chippers?

Well I have a bottle of 'Chef' vinegar here & have just ruined a perfectly good meal cos they were too scabby to put a proper 'vinegar stop' on the bottle.

I'm sure this has happened to most people out there at some time or other!

Anywho, I'm boycotting 'Chef' vinegar till further notice.

Any vinegar makers out there who supply the correct stoppers nowadays?

Is this too much to ask?

mahamageehad

i hate this too!!! And then you spend about 10 minutes trying to pierce a hole in the cap of the vinegar without losing a finger!!

john-joe

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Okay, its not a life & death situation, & there are far more important issues at large, but here goes.

Did you ever buy a bottle of vinegar & assumed it had the 'stopper' at the neck, just like in the chippers?

Well I have a bottle of 'Chef' vinegar here & have just ruined a perfectly good meal cos they were too scabby to put a proper 'vinegar stop' on the bottle.

I'm sure this has happened to most people out there at some time or other!

Anywho, I'm boycotting 'Chef' vinegar till further notice.

Any vinegar makers out there who supply the correct stoppers nowadays?

Is this too much to ask?

It bloody is you know!:(

Whosbetter?

mahamageehad wrote: »

i hate this too!!! And then you spend about 10 minutes trying to pierce a hole in the cap of the vinegar without losing a finger!!

Thank God!

I thought I was being paranoid here.

Hate that..

Plus I still double check that the lid is tight on any vinegar bottle I ever use.. Back in the days of secondary school, ya had to check and it's stuck with me. I could be in a 5 star hotel and still do it.

john-joe

:DMaybe this should be moved to the Salt & Vinegar section...:D:D

muboop1

we have this weird metal spike thing for corn that i poke through the top. having said that, i just don't buy chef anymore. Nearly stabbed myself with that spike thing once...
scary!

orourkeda

Did you check the top of the bottle before you poured?

TequilaMockingBird

Rookie mistake. You need a phillips screwdiver and twist action for optimum sprinklage. Never use a knife.

Whosbetter?

orourkeda wrote: »

Did you check the top of the bottle before you poured?

Obviously not!

But, didn't vinegar makers used to supply a top on their bottles to prevent this kind of 'malfunction'?

Or is it just 'Chef' that are the the main culprits in this regard?

john-joe

Why don't they put the vinegar into spray bottles like the one below, that way one squirt and you can hit all the chips in one go

http://cache.static.tsavo.com/wordpress/uploads/2009/03/vinegar-1.jpg

TequilaMockingBird

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Obviously not!

But, didn't vinegar makers used to supply a top on their bottles to prevent this kind of 'malfunction'?

Or is it just 'Chef' that are the the main culprits in this regard?

That was back in the olden days. During the Celtic Tiger they expected you to decant it into a Nigella Lawson vinagerette bottle (RRP €34.99). I predict a return to the plastic widget soon. That's if the banks haven't got them...

Whosbetter?

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

That was back in the olden days. During the Celtic Tiger they expected you to decant it into a Nigella Lawson vinagerette bottle (RRP €34.99). I predict a return to the plastic widget soon. That's if the banks haven't got them...

All I want is the plastic widget!!!!!!

Chef, are you listening???????????????

boodlesdoodles

Guys guys, all you need to do is get some tin foil and wrap it tightly on the top of the bottle; pierce a couple of holes in the tin foil and hey presto! a sprinkler for vinegar. Mind you, this is just a stop gap until Chef get their bottles in order

laoisforliam

boodlesdoodles wrote: »

Guys guys, all you need to do is get some tin foil and wrap it tightly on the top of the bottle; pierce a couple of holes in the tin foil and hey presto! a sprinkler for vinegar. Mind you, this is just a stop gap until Chef get their bottles in order

Some one has been building bongs

TequilaMockingBird

boodlesdoodles wrote: »

Guys guys, all you need to do is get some tin foil and wrap it tightly on the top of the bottle; pierce a couple of holes in the tin foil and hey presto! a sprinkler for vinegar. Mind you, this is just a stop gap until Chef get their bottles in order

Chef would love this, as it's fairly likely you'll end up with half a bottle of vinegar on yer chips. Then you need to buy another, and another...

Geniuses tbh.

cHaTbOx

you could always just use the same cap that you pierced before

That would be too simple , nevermind

starbelgrade

Cover the top (or most of it) with your thumb, then shake away. God gave you hands for a reason & a brain to make good use of them. Sometimes you just gotta make that connection.

Sharpshooter

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Did you ever buy a bottle of vinegar & assumed it had the 'stopper' at the neck, just like in the chippers?

starbelgrade wrote: »

Cover the top (or most of it) with your thumb, then shake away. God gave you hands for a reason & a brain to make good use of them. Sometimes you just gotta make that connection.

Read the OP's post again.

Whosbetter?

starbelgrade wrote: »

Cover the top (or most of it) with your thumb, then shake away. God gave you hands for a reason & a brain to make good use of them. Sometimes you just gotta make that connection.

Very true. but I seem to remember that most bottles you bought had the stopper included.

Am I just being a bit 'old fogey' on this, or is Chef being grossly negligent/scabby on this very important issue?

starbelgrade

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Very true. but I seem to remember that most bottles you bought had the stopper included.

Am I just being a bit 'old fogey' on this, or is Chef being grossly negligent/scabby on this very inportant issue?

Hands and eyes are great inventions. Possibly more so than the plastic stoppers which negate the apparent need to use them!

Sharpshooter

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Very true. but I seem to remember that most bottles you bought had the stopper included.

Am I just being a bit 'old fogey' on this, or is Chef being grossly negligent/scabby on this very important issue?

Yes Chef they are!:mad:

starbelgrade

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Yes Chef they are!:mad:

Can't see this one standing up to court scrutiny. You'd need Danny Crane to win this one.

Whosbetter?

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Yes Chef they are!:mad:

Right on Sharpshooter!

I bet starbelgrade works for chef!

starbelgrade

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Right on Sharpshooter!

I bet starbelgrade works for chef!

Post reported due to lack of evidence.

Mc Love

They still make the CHef vinegar with the sprinkler on top, i know because i bought one in Dunnes

brendansmith

Vinegar strokes

Whosbetter?

starbelgrade wrote: »

Post reported due to lack of evidence.

Ah Poo!

I just made a guess to the situation & concluded that you indeed are an employee of the dark enterprise that is the evil CHEF,that ruins people's lives on a daily basis for no reason whatsoever, but for their own evil enjoyment.

So there!

brendansmith

starbelgrade wrote: »

Post reported due to lack of evidence.

I reported it also. Lets hope he gets banned

Sharpshooter

starbelgrade wrote: »

Post reported due to lack of evidence.

brendansmith wrote: »

I reported it also. Lets hope he gets banned

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No work tomorrow.

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Ah, but you are bold.:(

john-joe

A thread dedicated to Vinegar tops!

Bloody fantastic.

I love you AH

Mahatma coat

anyone else read the title and expect something about 'Prisoner, Cell Bloc H'

john-joe

Mahatma coat wrote: »

anyone else read the title and expect something about 'Prisoner Cell Bloc H'

dido

starbelgrade

Sharpshooter wrote: »

\0/

No work tomorrow.
(

I sacked you 3 days ago for not putting the plastic bits on the vinegar bottle tops. No work tomorrow? How about no work, full stop, you useless good for nothing!

Signed: Mr. Chef

Joey the lips

Jesus its true. It does annoy me.

Thats why I start buying sarsons(You can see the top on the sarsons one.Excluding the standard aldi/lidl sarsons) instead of chief. You think an additional note on the side of the bottle stopped included(For those without a vinager shaker) or no stoper(For those with a vinager shaker) would be achievable quite easy.

Big Knox

I done this twice in the one week... with the same vinegar bottle.

Both meals ruined but the second time I couldn't handle it and ate the entire dinner swimming in vinegar.

biko

Assumptions make sour meal

Old Chinese proverb

twanda

I buy sarsons vinegar. It has a sprinkler and with a flip lid on top- pure luxury:D

A warning to anyone who makes a hole in the lid of a vinegar bottle - don't leave the lid uncovered. Small flies are attracted to vinegar and will fall into it through the hole in the lid....... I will never forget the day I spotted a load of them in the clear vinegar that I had just used on my chips:( (Am still scarred by that one).. And if it's brown vinegar you won't even see them in the bottle..

Thoie

Handy tip - the widget from the Sarson's bottle pops off, so you can refill the bottle and reuse the widget! I use vinegar for both food and cleaning, so got a 5litre drum of vinegar, and just refill the Sarson's bottle for food as needed.

El Weirdo

twanda wrote: »

I buy sarsons vinegar. It has a sprinkler and with a flip lid on top- pure luxury:D

A warning to anyone who makes a hole in the lid - don't leave the lid uncovered. Small flies are attracted to vinegar and will fall into it through the hole in the lid....... I will never forget the day I spotted a load of them in the clear vinegar that I had just used on my chips:( (Am still scarred by that one).. And if it's brown vinegar you won't even see them in the bottle..

Sarsons has the spray top now too.

petes

I didn't read any of the replies OP as I'm too lazy today. Many a meal has been ruined because of this. What the fcuk like?


It's on a par with putting salt on anything and the top comes off. Granted thats not a design fault but still fcuks me off no end.

dr.bollocko

john-joe wrote: »

Why don't they put the vinegar into spray bottles like the one below, that way one squirt and you can hit all the chips in one go

http://cache.static.tsavo.com/wordpress/uploads/2009/03/vinegar-1.jpg

Why is this being ignored?
Fucking problem fucking solved. Right there.
/thread.
Would somebody please give this man a pie.

My name is URL

Mahatma coat wrote: »

anyone else read the title and expect something about 'Prisoner, Cell Bloc H'

lol yes =(

Vinegar Tits FTW!

twanda

El Weirdo wrote: »

Sarsons has the spray top now too.

Ah great stuff! Must bring one back with me next time I'm at home in Ireland, the one i have is running dangerously low and there's no such thing in shops here..
(when will the Danes recognise the 8th wonder of the world that is vinegar on chips??:mad:)

Aidric

You deserve it for buying Chef.

happyfriday

Chef is like the Russian roulette of the vinegar world. Sometimes they have a widget and sometimes not. It makes it all so exciting!!

Not sure about the spray thing, I use alot of vinegar I just can't see it getting enough on the chip's with out sitting there for a good five minutes spraying!!

Danbo!

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Why is this being ignored?
Fucking problem fucking solved. Right there.
/thread.
Would somebody please give this man a pie.

Problem solved indeed! Went out after reading that and bought a small spray bottle from a chemist and filled it up. It's the ****ing business. Housemates thought it was weird before I explained what it was. Bottle of malt from tesco is only 40c.

Then I read that sarsons have it and now I just look like a dope with my mini travel perfume bottle filled with vinegar.

aDeener

john-joe wrote: »

dido

Thank You

FlutterinBantam

Big Knox wrote: »

I done this twice in the one week... with the same vinegar bottle.

Both meals ruined but the second time I couldn't handle it and ate the entire dinner swimming in vinegar.

You did not......get away.:eek:. you got rightly done so you did.

If you did it once and then did it again you got done buddy.

john-joe

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Why is this being ignored?
Fucking problem fucking solved. Right there.
/thread.
Would somebody please give this man a pie.

Thanks