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When Jon Mead, a devoted cyclist, visits a new city, he goes right to his smartphone app Strava to find the best bike routes. In Sacramento, Calif., where he works at a Fleet Feet running-gear shop, the 24-year-old uses MapmyRide to track his course in an archive.
Bethany Scribner, a runner who also works at the fitness gear retailer, likes the apps MapmyRun and Livestrong, which tracks nutrition in a daily pie chart showing fat, protein and carbs. Saucony Run4Good is a favorite, too, said Scribner, 21, because the company donates to anti-obesity programs for kids if enough runners cover enough miles.
MapMyRide, MapMyRun, Livestrong, Run4Good, MyFitnessPal are all part of an exploding arena of health and fitness applications for smartphones.
Among users, a pinch of competition – a social network of friends who sign up to share fitness scores – is all you need to make this an activity as additive as Twitter is for some.
The Pew Research Center, in a new report titled Mobile Health 2012, found that 19 percent of smartphone owners have at least one health app on their devices – with exercise, diet, and calorie-counting programs the most popular.
Ale Lauth is a senior health educator for Kaiser Permanente in the North Sacramento Valley region. She has witnessed the trend first-hand in her role as wellness guru for hundreds of Kaiser employees and physicians.
"We've definitely seen their usage increase," Lauth said. "The apps have come a long way, and they're constantly upgrading."
They are also proliferating. Click on Apple's health and fitness apps page and you'll find iRunner, Fitocracy, Fitter Fitness, Fitness Buddy, Fitbit, Fitness Pro, miCoach, Abs Workout, Virtual Trainer – and about 250 more.
And it's not just fitness. There's a parallel world of apps geared to other aspects of health and wellness: iTriage, iFirstAidLite, InstantHeartRate, CuresA-Z, not to mention a host of downloadable apps such as OvulationCalendar that help women track their menstrual and fertility cycles.
The American Medical Association has launched its own consumer weight app, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology held a contest in July for the best app to help consumers identify and reduce their risk of heart disease.
Most physicians are happy to see patients using simple apps to motivate them to exercise, eat well and lose weight.
MyFitnessPal has emerged as one of the more popular apps letting users set weight-loss goals then chart calories consumed, calories burned and poundage.
"These are great motivators," said Lauth of Kaiser Permanente. "When you hit your goals, you and your friends see the results."
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1.) Someone who can't take a punch.
2.) A band that owns you.
2.) A band that owns you.
1.) That mothafucka's a glassjaw, he can't take a hit nigga.
2.) Glassjaw esta para todavia.
2.) Glassjaw esta para todavia.
作者 D to the G 2004年6月22日
A jaw thats easily broken, or about to be broken
dont talk shit, you had better watch that glass jaw
作者 Big Robert 2005年3月06日
an awesome hardcore band, whose frontman is really hott.
they do sing about whores...
it is great music
they do sing about whores...
it is great music
YAY FOR GlassJAw
作者 i have a name? 2003年4月25日
a kickass band who i fell in love w/ from the moment i heard em.
glassjaw truly makes anyone want to die of happiness in concert.
作者 mmmuuusssaaaccc kid 2003年7月30日
a band that had the best record of all time (EYEWTKAS) then kind of softened up. they're still awesome, but their first album was better
as long as your mouth is shut, you'll still be fuckin beautiful
作者 Jimmy Urine 2003年10月16日
prime music
Glassjaw is prime.
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Tonight is last public forum to give input on next superintendent
Spotsylvania residents have one last chance tonight to provide their input to consultants on the qualities they would like to see in the next school superintendent. Consultants hired to lead the search for Dr. Jerry Hill's replacement will be at Courtland High School from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight to listen to public input.
Four members of BWP and Associates consulting firm have been gathering information all week. They will present their findings to the School Board during a work session Monday night after the board's regular 6:30 p.m. board meeting.
Tonight's forum will be held in the Courtland High School auditorium, 6701 Smith Station Road.
Anyone who wants to provide input but can't get to a forum can fill out a survey posted on the school division web site: www.spotsyschools.us.
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HEALDSBURG, Calif. – Sometimes visitors to MacMurray Ranch, the 1,500-acre spread owned by movie and TV actor Fred MacMurray for a half-century, want to know: Where's the heliport? Where's the screening room?
Kate MacMurray, Fred's daughter, just smiles.
This was our home, she explains.
What visitors will find at the ranch is a place that's not much different than when the MacMurray family lived there, right down to the rocking chair with the wide flat arms just right for holding the actor's drink as he read the paper in the evening, close enough to the window to keep an eye on the Black Angus cattle he raised.
MacMurray and his wife, actress June Haver, bought the ranch in 1941 from the Porter family, pioneers who established the farmstead in the 1850s – their old wagon still stands in front of the house. The MacMurrays used it for diversified farming during World War II and later raised cattle.
The MacMurray Ranch is now owned by the Gallo wine family and open to the public only during the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend in August. It's one of several California wineries with celebrity connections, including wineries owned by Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, the late Davy Crockett star Fess Parker, and the late Perry Mason star Raymond Burr.
MacMurray, star of such classics as Double Indemnity and The Apartment, and the TV series My Three Sons, spent his free time at the ranch and was involved in the local agricultural scene.
The MacMurray family sold the ranch to the Gallos in 1996, a few years after Fred MacMurray's death, and the land – in a prime area of Sonoma County's renowned Russian River Valley appellation – now has 425 acres of vines, mostly pinot noir grapes which go into Gallo's MacMurray Ranch Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and Russian River Valley Reserve Pinot Noir. The ranch also supplies grapes for the MacMurray Ranch Pinot Gris.
When she turned over the keys, Kate MacMurray thought that chapter in our family life was closed, but in 2000 Bob Gallo, son of wine pioneer Julio Gallo, asked her to work with the family as a brand ambassador.
Although the winery is open to the public only once a year, wine club members get to visit at special events held four times a year. Visitors who go have a chance to see photographs of Fred MacMurray and some of his famous friends, like golfing buddy Bing Crosby, as well as the memorabilia from MacMurray's other hobbies which included skeet shooting, leatherwork and painting.
Here are more wineries that could leave you with stars in your eyes.
Francis Ford Coppola Winery: Part resort, part winery, this property in Sonoma County has a lot of extras including a swimming pool, cabines (cabanas) equipped with showers for rent, bocce courts and two places to eat including RUSTIC, which has an outdoor patio with a great view of the Alexander Valley. These days, wines from the director of such classics as The Godfather are well-established, including the winery's popular Diamond Collection. His film career is on display, as well, featuring lots of memorabilia, including several Academy Awards, Don Corleone's desk from The Godfather and the original automobile from Tucker: The Man and His Dream.
Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard: This winery in California's Central Coast wine growing region has two claims to celebrity fame. It was founded by the late Fess Parker, star of the Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone TV series and was also featured, under the name Frass Canyon, in the 2004 wine road trip movie Sideways. (It's where Paul Giamatti's character, Miles, has his meltdown with the spit bucket – funny onscreen, highly inadvisable in real life.) You'll find memorabilia like coonskin caps at the winery gift store, and you can also stay at the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn & Spa, an upscale retreat.
Raymond Burr Vineyards: The star of TV's Perry Mason and Ironside also had a passion for wine, which is still celebrated at this small winery in Sonoma County's Dry Creek Valley. There are lots of old photos, TV Guide covers and awards in the small tasting room and guests can take their glasses outside to the deck and enjoy sweeping views of the vineyards.


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The class of 1962 of McClymonds High School, "School of Champions," in West Oakland will celebrate its 50th year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 20 at HS Lordships, Windsor Court Room, 199 Seawall Drive in Berkeley. A no host bar reception will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. This is an old school spirited event, and attendees are to dress appropriately. The keynote speaker is William "Bill" Patterson, and the faculty guest of Evelyn Jackson, former school librarian. For information, contact Carol (Westbrook) Curtis at (510) 532-3341, Joe Ellis at (650) 245-9141, Pave Patton (209) 834-5437, Linda (Sorina) Love (510) 893-0899 or Jeanie (Sanders) Gambriel (925) 757-1462.
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The South Shore Drill Team in the 82nd annual Bud Billiken Day Parade. Saturday, August 13, 2011. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times
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Nothing represents the indomitable spirit of Chicago, even in the most hard-pressed corners of town, like the South Shore Drill Team.
Young men and women from the neighborhoods, all African-American, transform a military discipline, the twirling of rifles in lockstep precision, into an art form, with quick spins, insouciant shoulder shrugs, syncopated footsteps and infectious drum beats. They are far more Alvin Ailey than U.S. Army.
We can think of no better representatives of Chicago in next week's inaugural parade in Washington celebrating President Barack Obama's swearing in for a second term in office. Fifty-four of the troupe's 275 members will make the trip.
To anybody who has ever attended the annual Bud Billiken Parade, the South Shore Drill Team needs no introduction. It steals the show every year, even when a Michael Jordan or Oprah is the parade's guest of honor.
The South Shore Drill Team was founded in 1980 by Arthur Robertson, a Chicago public school teacher, to create a positive alternative to the streets for inner-city kids. Now it performs in more than 125 events a year, and the young people, ages 8 to 21, excel in many ways. Almost all of them graduate high school and most go on to college.
The drill team is an excellent example, as well, of how a serious civic commitment by the private sector can make Chicago a better city. The team is funded by foundations and corporations, and its home base is the Gary Comer Youth Center in Grand Crossing, founded by the owner of Lands' End, the clothing retailer.
The drill team applied to participate in Obama's first inaugural parade, in 2008, but failed to make the cut. This year they had a little extra clout in the form of Michelle Obama, who had treated a group of foreign first ladies to a troupe performance last summer when the NATO Summit was held in Chicago.
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Weather is nice here in Munich!
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have fun with your gal pals on Friday, sounds nice.
|Mon, 01-02-2012 - 9:36am
I'm not doing much today. Just the usual laundry. Dh is home, so my usual routine is messed up again. I'll do my usual Monday errands tomorrow, when I feel my time is more my own.
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jelly beans...... aren't you rushing the Easter season Ruth? LOL
have fun with your gal pals on Friday, sounds nice.
My dad loves jelly beans year round!! LOL
|Mon, 01-02-2012 - 2:56pm
Well, we just got back from Office Max....we bought a new computer chair..Hate to admit it...NOT sure if I like it !!..I suppose I have to mold my body into it...the back is shorter...I will get used to it sooner or later !!
Also dh fixed my computer sliding keyboard shelf....YEAHHHH !!!
|Mon, 01-02-2012 - 3:17pm
So by now I hope you are in the movie theater having fun watching the movie with Tom ;O) )
I get messed up when my dh is home for a day, which for me will be this Friday... what will we do when they retire?
|Mon, 01-02-2012 - 3:19pm
Twoki, I'm in the mood to purging some stuff,, hmmm next week sounds like a good time to start! Thanks for the idea.
|Mon, 01-02-2012 - 3:25pm
Well, about your dh 's wish to lose weight... whatever the reason it's always a good thing if he's a bit overweight. bone on bone or not, it would help with the pain and in general be good for him. IMHO that is.
Hope your liking your new hair by now. Hard to get used to.
have a great week and talk to ya often.
|Mon, 01-02-2012 - 5:42pm
Suzan wrote to Ann.......... & I am butting in on the convo......
I get messed up when my dh is home for a day, which for me will be this Friday... what will we do when they retire?
OH BROTHER...don't get me going on that retirement word !!!!!!!!!!


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Can't get the top off my new cocktail shaker!
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- Cheesy Oysters Aug 21, 2007 09:54 AM
I'm not sure if this is the right board, but I need a little help. Just bought a new Caphalon martini shaker in a stainless metal. It was pricier that most but I liked the way it looked and I like their other stuff. Well after one martini or other drink, you can't get the bloody top off. I took one back and got another that had a slightly looser top, but still can't take it off until it warms up--which takes quite a long time since there is ice inside.
Previously we had the kind that uses a strainer. Are the ones with metal tops impossible? Any other ideas or brands?
I wouldn't waste my time with the 3 pc. shaker sets. I have never had luck with them either, nor have I ever seen any serious bartenders using. Try a 28 oz. stainless steel shaker tin, or two (they're cheap online). The metal shaker tins fit standard bar mixing glasses (pint type beer glass). Good luck!
Bang it on the counter a couple of times it should come right off.
Just a question are you talking about the small top (at the very top) or the larger one that fits onto the bottom piece?
When I get a 3 piece I always make sure the top piece is the male end and the bottom shaker is female I find these easier.
re: sweetnspicy
Yeah it is the larger one that fits over the bottom piece. Interesting that my bottom piece is a male connector so it must be doomed from the start.
re: Cheesy Oysters
Hi Cheezy Oysters. I do have an easy-open-non-stick shaker from Target. It has a gasket or rubber ring around the top which never fails to open. Problem is, it is PINK , (Oh, the horror), . small, and double-sided with not enough capacity. I feel silly using it. Martinis are serious business!
A gentle tap on the side of the bar or counter top should loosen the cap.
When I worked in a bar we used the cheap stainless steal cocktail shakers and only the bottom halves. We would take a pint glass, measure the drink into it, drop the cocktail shaker over the top and shake vigarously. Then, tap the pint glass gently on the bar to loosen the seal and strain the drink.
I found I got less mess using that method than the standard three piece cocktail shaker.
re: adventuresinbaking
"A gentle tap on the side of the bar or counter top should loosen the cap."
Not necessarily. In my years of bartending, I've seen those stupid things get stuck seemingly for days. Nothing short of hitting the cup hard enough to dent it would loosen it.
I would recommend a Boston shaker and strainer. The only issue would be learning how to seal and and break the seal of the cup and glass when shaking a drink. But that's all part of the fun.
re: adventuresinbaking
Um, the pint glass *is* the top half of the cheap stainless steel shaker. It's called a Boston shaker, and is what pretty much any bartender who shakes drinks will use.
Seriously, go to a restaurant supply store and pick yourself up a set of the metal shaker part, the glass, and a Hawthorne strainer (the kind with the springy loop around the edge of it). It will set you back ten bucks or less, and you'll look like a real bartender when you shake. Like ultramagnetic says above, it does take a little practice to get it to seal right and to pop it back open, but it's very easy to learn. BIG HINT: When breaking the seal, put the whole thing on the counter glass side up. Have the glass pointing either directly toward you or directly away from you. Gently hold the glass with one hand, and then bang the *side* of the top of the metal part with your other hand. It should pop right open. When I first started making drinks, I would have the glass point in the opposite direction from where I'd bang it; it's much harder to open it that way.
re: JK Grence the Cosmic Jester
i know the op isn't trying to be a killer speed demon bartender, only look competent, but there is no real reason the shakers should leave your hands at any point while mixing. you put them down for the first time after the drink is poured and strained, when you dump the ice and leave in the barback's area, & switch to a clean setup for the next drink. going through the process of putting the glass down on a counter, changing hand positions, etc. just slows you down, which doesn't sound like a big deal, but remember the ice is rapidly melting into someone's drink this whole time. prepare the glass(es), ice the shaker, pour quickly, shake quickly, bang the shaker gently on your side of the bar and strain quickly into the prepared glass. all this and a monetary transaction can be completed in less than a minute by a skilled bartender. the tricks and flourishes are great and all, but better drinks are seldom built that way.
Here`s what worked for me when my cocktail shaker stubbornly decided to deny me my cocktail. I cussed like a sailor at it, banged the crap out of it then threatened to replace it with a more cooperative shaker. Somehow it worked!
Seriously the hot soak followed by a sideways whack did the magic.
re: zimexlady
We sit there shaking, twisting with cold hands, etc. I have made certain that I have washed the sticky vodka/olive juice off each rim before using. That helps a bit. As for the large shaker lid sticking, I have purchased art deco shakers problem solved, and drama of the pour increased, by simply unscrewing the spout. A more thorough sake can be achieved by th handle giving a sturdy grip.....no cold hands, just shake away for thirty shakes.
When I was learning to fly fish, I would sometimes have trouble getting the two piece pole apart. I learned a technique of rolling the male part on the side of my nose. That supplied just enough lubricant to make taking the pole apart a breeze.
Maybe a tiny amount of vegetable oil would help?
re: justicenow
Thanks justicenow. I tried WD 40, mineral oil, soapy hot water, banging it on the counter, etc. all of the methods suggested on this site. Finally, placing it in a metal bowl filled with boiling water caused the large lid to explode off. Then, I placed the strainer (cap stuck) into a small tea cup, upside down so that there was an inch clearance from the bottom of the cup. I poked an ice pick through the center hole of the strainer and gave a hard whack on the ice pick. The lid popped off.
Top prevent sticking, a suggestion on this site said to rub table salt around the rims of the shaker oieces and rinse thoroughly. I did this and will see what happens. I think I am being punked! What say you? I know salt corrodes stainless steel but I think a simple rub and rinse would be ineffective.
re: justicenow
PS TO: justicenow.......tonight I might be trying the nose rub in front of my guests if the tops stick again!
re: cayjohan
I will try that next time. I do have one of those jar openers but it did not enter my mind to try it.
Thanks, cayjohan.
re: zimexlady
My pleasure. It took me years of cussing at my husband's Never-to-Be-Thrown-Out, impossible-to-open college-era shaker before it finally occurred to me. Much more copacetic now.
My suggestion is to deny the problem: don't use 3-piece cocktail shakers. I have found that they either stick or leak, depending upon how tightly the cap fits. Or buy a hideously ugly one with a plastic top with a rubber gasket. The metal-on-metal ones seem to be a defuctive design.
Instead buy a Boston shaker. It comprises a large metal shaker (the "tin") and a pint mixing glass. The glass is inserted into the tin such that one of its sides is parallel to the one of the sides of the tin, forming a banana shape. To release, whack the joint with the heel of your hand on the "flat side" of the banana (not the convex side, not the concave side, but one of the two flat sides).
You can buy smaller tins to use in lieu of the mixing glass. The downside is that you can't see into the shaker, but the plus is that because both tins are flexible, it comes apart very easily.
If you want a small shaker for Martini service, instead pour the surplus into a small frozen glass pitcher and place in a bowl of ice for the guest to use to top off their cocktail glass.
I got my shakers at http://thebostonshaker.com.
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re: EvergreenDan
Many thanks to every one.....there are lots of martini drinkers out there! We are a generous bunch with sharing all ideas.
I ended up buying an art deco shaker with a screw spout for pouring and it has a large handle to hang onto while shaking (no more frozen fingers).......problem solved and it is quite a conversation piece. I lOVE IT. And, I never knew there were so many kinds of shakers priced from $8 to $8,000.
Our previous generation knew the best way to shake a martini. GO GRANDMA, you go girl!
re: EvergreenDan
+1 on this rec. After breaking a boston shaker glasses because I could not get them unstuck I got a few of the smaller metal tins and have never had a problem since.
I don't even have to whack them. Just squeeze the smaller tin with you hand it it pops out.
re: quazi
Having had a Boston Shaker that would not come apart, I was able to narrow it down to the glass itself being too large and not the tin (via swapping parts out with my other 4 or 5 Boston Shakers). So breaking the glass was probably a good thing (save for the shards, but just the act of doing away with it is what I meant); our oversized glass has a ring of tape around it and I'll occasionally use it for stirring drinks but it will never go near another shaker tin again.
re: yarm
A bit OT, but has anyone else found that a Boston shaker with a mixing glass often leads when shaking (particularly dry shaking) egg cocktails? I now yarm is very fond of egg cocktails. There must be something about the viscosity or lubricity that makes the mixture creep out the though a tiny gap.
I'm thinking that a tin-on-tin might solve this. I'm tired of egg white on my shirt.
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re: EvergreenDan
If you mean the dry shake, there is no chilling to form a vacuum to seal the shaker. It is passable in a Boston and horrible in a Parisian.
When you have ice in the shaker, it chills the air inside the shaker which causes a negative pressure which seals things up -- regardless of tin on tin or tin on glass.
re: yarm
Interesting. I would not have thought that the density change of the gas inside wouldn't make enough much pressure difference. The stainless steel probably has a much higher coefficient of thermal expansion. This would helping tighten up the seal, too.
I guess I'm out of luck for a solution, though. Time to try a tin-on-tin.
re: EvergreenDan
In tin on tin, the metals would change at the same rate. At least with metal and glass, there is a difference especially with glass' rigidity.
The biggest evidence is with the Parisian shaker. Unlike the Boston or the double tin where you bang them together to get them to set, the Parisian shaker top stays lightly attached until you start shaking with ice. And then it takes some force to break the vacuum.
If you use those old gas laws and convert all your temperatures to Celsius then Kelvin, you can figure out the change in the air volume. I guess a good way of figuring it all out would be to submerge the shaker in a tub of ice water, fill it with ice and water and remove all the air, and see if it seals the same.
re: EvergreenDan
Put one or two ice cubes in there for the dry shake. You'll get enough contraction to keep it from splattering.
Alternately, whiz it in the blender for a second or two before you give it a shake. If you have a milkshake machine, so much the better.
re: JK Grence the Cosmic Jester
Please explain what a dry shake is. Thanks!
re: zimexlady
In an egg drink, many bartenders do two rounds of shaking. The first one or "dry shake" is without ice and is meant to mix the egg into the ingredients; it is usually only 10 seconds or so. The second round or "wet shake" is with ice and is 20-30 seconds long just like any other shaken drink (sometimes longer).
Sometimes only some of the ingredients are added to the dry shake, such as the citrus besides the egg yolk +/- egg white; acids like citrus juice help the unfolding of egg proteins to make a better foam and full mouth feel. For the wet shake, the sugar ingredients are often added (like liqueurs and syrups); sugar inhibits or slows the initial unfolding of the egg proteins to form the foam, but once that foam is formed, the sugar stabilizes it.
re: yarm
Ah! I remembered having read this tidbit a while ago but forgot the specifics of your advice and couldn't remember where I had seen it. I appreciate the science, yarm. Egg drinks are so alluring but the daunting task of creating an airy foam generally disheartens me. Not to mention, I only just upgraded from my leaky 3 piece to a solid pair of tins from Cocktail Kingdom.
Can you offer any other insights? I recently made a Clover Club (dry with all but sugars for approx. 15 seconds, wet for 20) that easily surpassed my prior eggy ventures but still fell a tad short on volume.
re: alphanumeric
Throw the spring from a Hawthorne strainer into the shaker. You'll get some extra mixing action.
What I do at work when I make an egg white drink:
Put all of the ingredients in the shaker. Add a couple of ice cubes (it creates a bit of a vacuum to prevent splattering). Shake like hell while humming the think music from Jeopardy for the full 30 seconds. Crack open the shaker, add ice, and shake to chill. Strain into the waiting glass.
You can also cheat with a brief whiz in a milkshake machine or blender. I won't tell anyone.
re: JK Grence the Cosmic Jester
The Hawthorne strainer spring during a dry shake is the best idea to come along in awhile. I remember seeing that done back around 6-7 years ago for the first time and immediately added it to my repertoire of tricks and techniques.
A cold shaker to start during the dry shake also boosts foam creation and retention.
Even though I am sometimes a traditionalist, I have used a blender to make batches of Ramos Gin Fizz's. Shaking up a few by hand is ok, after 3-4 the several minutes of shaking for each gets old.
re: ncyankee101
I don't know anything about the wire ball you mention. But once you get it down it only takes a few seconds to strip out or rethread the spring on a hawthorne.
re: EvergreenDan
I guess I got lucky, I have a 3 piece stainless shaker I got for $10 from Walmart and it is just tight enough not to leak but the top comes right off, and top is the female part. Brand is Chefmate.
The only downside is with the top being female there is a small amount of dripping down the side after I open it.
re: ncyankee101
It is definitely luck although that luck can shift over time and use -- either where they begin to leak or they begin to have difficulty coming apart. Often it's the strainer part that gets loose and the cap that gets tight for some reason.
The best shakers I've have gotten were in buy a bottle-get a shaker promotional packages in liquor stores. I have one that has a decade of life on it and still going strong.
The worst ones are often from Bed, Bath, and Beyond or similar from what I have observed (never bought one there).
re: yarm
The only shaker I have ever gotten in a package like that was a small orange tinted clear plastic shaker that came with a bottle of Cointreau, i assume that is not what you were referring to. It's cute and clever but very flimsy, has a few recipes with markings for individual ingredients right on the side.
re: ncyankee101
No, I meant metal Cobbler shakers. Also, all of my branded Boston shakers work well (the one that sealed too tightly was from Kegworks).
I know this isn't swanky or proper, but I recently had success with an improvised shaker. I've been having a series of cocktail parties and a lot of mixing goes on. Since my husband was washing the available shakers but a guest wanted a drink, I mixed one up in a medium ball jar with the screw top. The Hawthorne strainer fit nicely in the top.
I'm not suggesting it as your go-to, but if your shaker gets stuck or broken keep it in mind - it was surprisingly useful in a pinch. I imagine it might work well for the first dry shake for egg drinks as discussed above since you'd not have to worry about the seal with the screw top.
re: tokyopix
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re: yarm
A bit off-off-topic, but what do you suggest for making 4 cocktails at once. It seems like I can make a double in a standard Boston Shaker, but I very often need to make four identical drinks, so I'm making two parallel batches of 2 (with 2 mixing glasses). I'm not coordinated enough to shake two at once though.
Is there a "standard" extra-big shaker? Or maybe just a huge mason jar? I'm not sure what size because a quart would be too small.
re: EvergreenDan
I solved my problems by buying an art deco shaker from eBay. The size is great, the handle makes an easy, long shake and the spout makes for a no= spill pour. Best of luck, EvergreenDan.
re: zimexlady
Yes, I have a large collection of old school tea pot looking shakers that are easily had on eBay or antique stores (often cheapest on eBay for some reason, which is the opposite with glassware). Everything from chrome to silver plate.
I can make 2 drinks per Boston, although egg drinks seem to do better when it's one per shaker. I have done dual shakers but I prefer not to; especially in my kitchen opposed to when the pros do it at a place of work with good barbacks to clean up a mess (I have seen single shaker accidents -- there's a great Youtube video of Sam Treadway at Drink with a Ramos incident).
Shaking for 10 seconds and then switching to the other shaker for 10, and repeating until everything is chilled should only set you back 20-30 seconds as compared to shaking both at the same time.
I do have a great shot of Scott Marshall at Drink shaking 3 Boston shakers at once (it's on Facebook somewhere), so doing two doesn't seem as bad. Unfortunately, my fingers aren't long enough to hold onto 3 shakers.
re: yarm
Does anyone make an oversize tin -- maybe around 40oz? I'm thinking that a nice set of 3 nesting tins would be perfect: the smaller two for 1-2 drinks and normal use and the larger two for 3-4 drinks. I didn't see anything at The Boston Shaker or Cocktail Kingdom.
Part of the hassle of making two sets of 2 drinks is the double measuring and pouring.
re: EvergreenDan
Buy vintage glassware (2-3 oz size) and pour 2 drinks for 4 people? That way you can try more drinks through the night and take your guests on an liquid adventure without getting them overly pickled. Otherwise, use eBay for "vintage cocktail shaker" and you'll see some big ones. Often they don't give the volume, just the height or a picture of its size in relation to a Coke can. I've seen these being used at events where they were making drinks in batches.
re: yarm
This is a great tip. You don't even need vintage. For our engagement a friend sent us a case of 36 small cocktail glasses. I don't generally like straight sided glasses, but these little guys are the perfect size and b/c they aren't vintage and not even super fancy, they go right in the dishwasher. I never worry about them. I think they are a Libby product. I just today found a little coupe at the 100 yen shop that I'm hoping to add to the bar. I'll test drive it tonight.
Anyway, a standard cocktail recipe carefully measured and shaken or stirred 30-40 seconds fills two of them nicely. On a weeknight I make one cocktail and my husband and I each have half but in the glass it feels like a whole cocktail. Or we can try 2 cocktails and not have it be an issue of having too much to drink for a "school night". At our parties it means guests can try several cocktails and easily do side by side tasting using different liquors in the same cocktail to see what they like (different gins, bourbons, Cocchi Americano v. Lillet, that type of thing) without becoming too tipsy to enjoy what they are tasting.
re: tokyopix
UPDATE: in case anyone cares, here is what we have (and sorry, Libbey has an "e" in it)
They are 4.5 ounce but that is to the very rim (i.e. you couldn't carry it). 3 is as high as I comfortably go and 2.5 doesn't look stingy in these. I'm not usually a fan of the straight sides, and these don't have any swank factor like vintage or higher end glasses, but they are really great, utilitarian glasses and perfect for tasting and comparing and having several cocktails in one evening and for a crowd.
re: tokyopix
I know that Libbey makes them, but vintage glasses come in more styles and are often cheaper since no one seems to want small glasses so vendors drop the prices. We've scored glasses as cheap as 50 cents a stem. Then again, I have a vintage glassware addiction/problem -- well the only problem is storage.
re: yarm
You have my complete sympathy. So do I. But then I'm so afraid to break them and ruin a set I tend not to use them for larger gatherings. They end up sitting in their case awaiting a small party or quiet evening at home. For large parties - that's where the indestructible ones come in! Since we have one monthly now I'm sure I'd end up decimating my collection of vintage glassware.
Incidentally, it turns out Tokyo is fertile vintage glassware hunting grounds. We moved from NYC where everyone was on the trail. Here I've found no less than 3 shops w/i walking distance that are never picked over. A very fun hobby, except for the storage issues you mention. Not quite as low as 50 cents, but very lovely!
re: EvergreenDan
Yes, I have seen a 60oz for large parties where you make ten martinis....all alike....at once.
re: EvergreenDan
After I wrote this I realized that I long ago bought an oversized shaker to use as a vessel for my Robot Coupe immersion blender (which won't fit in a regular 28oz shaker). I just tried 3 drinks tonight using it and my new Espolón 28 oz shaker. Three 3oz-into-the-tin drinks worked great. I need to pour the shaken result into the 28oz shaker for the hawthorn strainer to really work, so I'm not sure if 4 will work or not. I might need a bigger strainer of some sort.
Opening the tin-on-tin Boston Shaker was a definite step forward. Slight bump and it popped apart.
re: yarm
I think it's a great idea!! I really liked the ball/mason jar one I used. Though having done that I now admit I wouldn't likely buy their product b/c I now I have a ball jar and a Hawthorne strainer and that's all I need.
I usually don't answer these shaker threads b/c everyone says don't use a 3-piece, use a Boston. I have a three piece made of really heavy pewter that I got years ago. It's like a tank. Both lids are threaded so they never stick. I really love it and honestly I like it more than a Boston shaker. One issue for me is, as the cocktail party progresses I get a little more clumsy with each drink. The screw top just makes it easier for me mix confidently even when a little tipsy. Sadly it's not made anymore.
re: tokyopix
Question for Fred and other scientists: Should one be concerned about the lead in a (real) pewter shaker, particularly with an acidic cocktail? The exposure time is low, but then so is the pH.
re: EvergreenDan
I don't use my vintage pewter shakers for that reason -- I just keep it for show. Probably low risk, but I have plenty of other shakers. No one probably died or got sick from that part of making cocktails back then, but then again heavy metal toxicity is not fun and is cumulative.
re: EvergreenDan
I should say, I don't know if mine is real pewter. It is a Restoration Hardware product from the early 2000s. I assumed food safety...perhaps I shouldn't have?
re: tokyopix
Restoration will be safe -- it's probably foodsafe chrome.
The ones from decades ago that are neither chrome nor silver are the ones you should wonder about.