What is this?

[ViLco]

http://i49.tinypic.com/a108jr.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/20fyfqw.jpg

It got posted on the italian cooking NG, looks like an italian person
from the NG had it given by a person from Australia, it's not clear
whether she brougth it from there or not, though.
Any ideas?
PS who was who often made posts like this one?
--
Vilco
And the Family Stone
Caschi come il cacio sui maccheroni, cerchiamo giusto gente come te.

[Roy]

My first guess is...a tool to break the paper, foil or plastic seal on a bottle
of whatever...wine or condiments or whatever. I know its a long-shot but what
the hey.

[ViLco]

Il 21/05/2012 23:06, Roy ha scritto:

>> http://i49.tinypic.com/a108jr.jpg
>> http://i49.tinypic.com/20fyfqw.jpg
>>
>> It got posted on the italian cooking NG, looks like an italian person
>> from the NG had it given by a person from Australia, it's not clear
>> whether she brougth it from there or not, though.
>> Any ideas?
>> PS who was who often made posts like this one?

> My first guess is...a tool to break the paper, foil or plastic seal on a bottle
> of whatever...wine or condiments or whatever. I know its a long-shot but what
> the hey.

I don't know. Someone guessed it could be used to ply the edge of opened
cans, which is dangerous since it cuts (here, those openers who ply/cut
the border inside in a way that leaves it non-cutting are non widespread).

--
Vilco
And the Family Stone

Shguazza, pesce fess'

[Boron Elgar]

I will take a guess...it is for cutting around a round shaped & filled
pasta, such as round ravioli. The cup part it faced downward and the
one handle steadies it as the other handle's edge is used to cut
around the shape.

Boron

[BillyZoom]

On May 21, 4:51 pm, ViLco <villi...@tin.it> wrote:
> http://i49.tinypic.com/a108jr.jpghttp://i49.tinypic.com/20fyfqw.jpg

You filthy, smelly, piggish italian peace of shit.

[spamtrap1888]

On May 21, 1:51 pm, ViLco <villi...@tin.it> wrote:
> http://i49.tinypic.com/a108jr.jpghttp://i49.tinypic.com/20fyfqw.jpg

>
> It got posted on the italian cooking NG, looks like an italian person
> from the NG had it given by a person from Australia, it's not clear
> whether she brougth it from there or not, though.
> Any ideas?

I wish I could read the letters and numbers stamped into the handle.
It bothered me so much I posted over there. It could crimp the edges
of pie crusts.

> PS who was who often made posts like this one?

Mark Thorson is always finding strange mysterious gadgets on eBay.

[Pico Rico]

"ViLco" <vill...@tin.it> wrote in message
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I think it is for forming something (likely dough if it is actually a
cooking implement), but the rope like dough is passed through the channel
formed by the two disks.

what is the scuttlebutt on the Italian cooking NG?

[ViLco]

spamtrap1888 wrote:

>> It got posted on the italian cooking NG, looks like an italian person
>> from the NG had it given by a person from Australia, it's not clear
>> whether she brougth it from there or not, though.
>> Any ideas?

> I wish I could read the letters and numbers stamped into the handle.
> It bothered me so much I posted over there. It could crimp the edges
> of pie crusts.

I've seen

>> PS who was who often made posts like this one?

> Mark Thorson is always finding strange mysterious gadgets on eBay.

Him! Thanks

[ViLco]

Sqwertz wrote:

> It looks like it's for crimping a lid onto a jar. The metal disk fits
> perfectly inside the jar and the bevel at the end of the pivot presses
> the lid substrate (heavy foil or prefabbed crimpable metal lid)
> against the outside of the jar. Note that disk turn as well, at that
> center rivet.

That makes sense