New Teaspoon Advice Please

[KP328]

For me the 'Lamboussa' is the holy grail, if you have the opportunity to obtain such spoonage good luck to you my man.

[55palfers]

Turn7 said:

I call fake on the above, especially without any form of provenance....

I am supported by a representative of the Athenian department of Koutali related antiquities who assures me the spoon is genuine

[Butter Face]

55palfers said:

Turn7 said:

I call fake on the above, especially without any form of provenance....

I am supported by a representative of the Athenian department of Koutali related antiquities who assures me the spoon is genuine

As long as it’s not his ‘cousin’ who is the Spoon Broker.

[67Dino]

Doesn’t the story go that a genuine Lamboussa makes sugar taste salty? Doubt it’s true though.
Mind you, my Alberous Dunkledipper definitely makes my coffee taste musty. But then it did spend more than a century in the damp cellar of an a ruined Schloss.

[KP328]

67Dino said:

Doesn’t the story go that a genuine Lamboussa makes sugar taste salty? Doubt it’s true though.
Mind you, my Alberous Dunkledipper definitely makes my coffee taste musty. But then it did spend more than a century in the damp cellar of an a ruined Schloss.

The 'musty' taste is because the Alberous Dunkledipper is made with 304 grade stainless steel which is not compatible with coffee.

[Turn7]

Blib said:

Turn7 said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

But of course competitive spooning has never been the same since the demise of the group (b) monsters

Oh Please dear god, not this old bull again, its been done to death....

The Hamamatsu 1418G HAD, and I repeat, HAD been cleared by scrutineers to be in competition that weekend....search YouSpoon if you dont believe the facts....

And the scrutineers were totally unbiased........yeah, right.

Blib, I have to say, I really surprised that someone of your standing in the spoon community stands by this BS...You know full well that that the Ijitsua 16489b was "Techinically" incorrect, but some how allowed into competition....

[67Dino]

KP328 said:

67Dino said:

Doesn’t the story go that a genuine Lamboussa makes sugar taste salty? Doubt it’s true though.
Mind you, my Alberous Dunkledipper definitely makes my coffee taste musty. But then it did spend more than a century in the damp cellar of an a ruined Schloss.

The 'musty' taste is because the Alberous Dunkledipper is made with 304 grade stainless steel which is not compatible with coffee.

I had heard that, but wasn’t sure if it was true. I’m certain it’s semi-parabolic shape would make it completely inappropriate for tea, so I’m frankly at a loss how best to use it. Any advice would be welcome.

[KP328]

67Dino said:

I had heard that, but wasn’t sure if it was true. I’m certain it’s semi-parabolic shape would make it completely inappropriate for tea, so I’m frankly at a loss how best to use it. Any advice would be welcome.

You know when you cook rice and you get that scuzzy foam in the pan? use the spoon to sift that out, cos it aint no good for a teaspoon.

[67Dino]

KP328 said:

67Dino said:

I had heard that, but wasn’t sure if it was true. I’m certain it’s semi-parabolic shape would make it completely inappropriate for tea, so I’m frankly at a loss how best to use it. Any advice would be welcome.

You know when you cook rice and you get that scuzzy foam in the pan? use the spoon to sift that out, cos it aint no good for a teaspoon.

I feel a bit silly now because I use the bronze Pogotino from my Olympic set for that. Hadn’t thought of it! Thanks.

[Blib]

Turn7 said:

Blib said:

Turn7 said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

But of course competitive spooning has never been the same since the demise of the group (b) monsters

Oh Please dear god, not this old bull again, its been done to death....

The Hamamatsu 1418G HAD, and I repeat, HAD been cleared by scrutineers to be in competition that weekend....search YouSpoon if you dont believe the facts....

And the scrutineers were totally unbiased........yeah, right.

Blib, I have to say, I really surprised that someone of your standing in the spoon community stands by this BS...You know full well that that the Ijitsua 16489b was "Techinically" incorrect, but some how allowed into competition....

Palestine! Philistine!

[NDA]

Turn7 said:

The Hamamatsu 1418G HAD, and I repeat, HAD been cleared by scrutineers to be in competition that weekend....search YouSpoon if you dont believe the facts....

It had been cleared because nobody had ever seen Thrust Pacifiers (TP's) either fitted or used before.

[Long Drax]

67Dino said:

KP328 said:

67Dino said:

Doesn’t the story go that a genuine Lamboussa makes sugar taste salty? Doubt it’s true though.
Mind you, my Alberous Dunkledipper definitely makes my coffee taste musty. But then it did spend more than a century in the damp cellar of an a ruined Schloss.

The 'musty' taste is because the Alberous Dunkledipper is made with 304 grade stainless steel which is not compatible with coffee.

I had heard that, but wasn’t sure if it was true. I’m certain it’s semi-parabolic shape would make it completely inappropriate for tea, so I’m frankly at a loss how best to use it. Any advice would be welcome.

The Jiangsu Province in China produce a very fine, refreshing green tea called Spring Snail. You will find your Dunkledipper has the perfect profile to partner this delightful "sunshine tea", as Archie Mei Quiang describes it.

[Felters]

Long Drax said:

The Jiangsu Province in China produce a very fine, refreshing green tea called Spring Snail. You will find your Dunkledipper has the perfect profile to partner this delightful "sunshine tea", as Archie Mei Quiang describes it.

Archie was hardly bi-partisan. His cousin was, if my memory serves me, non-exec director of Schlossergusset. Ultimate owner of the Dunkledipper brand. Don't believe everything you read in the trade press.

[alorotom]

67Dino said:

I had heard that, but wasn’t sure if it was true. I’m certain it’s semi-parabolic shape would make it completely inappropriate for tea, so I’m frankly at a loss how best to use it. Any advice would be welcome.

Correct me if I’m wrong here but weren’t these popularised in bohemian Paris and hailed as the greatest spoon for creating the Absinthe Drip cocktail as it provides an excellent base for the sugar drip??

[67Dino]

alorotom said:

67Dino said:

I had heard that, but wasn’t sure if it was true. I’m certain it’s semi-parabolic shape would make it completely inappropriate for tea, so I’m frankly at a loss how best to use it. Any advice would be welcome.

Correct me if I’m wrong here but weren’t these popularised in bohemian Paris and hailed as the greatest spoon for creating the Absinthe Drip cocktail as it provides an excellent base for the sugar drip??

That IS interesting, because I’d read somewhere that the writer and raconteur Archie Mei Quiang was actually German, but became so addicted to psychoactive drugs that he took on the personality of a descendent of Qing royalty. I’d always assumed it was opiates he’d taken, but now I’m wondering if it was wormwood. If so, it makes the Dunkledipper a more interesting Schlosser slosher than I’d realised.

[Long Drax]

The Crack Fox said:

67Dino said:

That IS interesting, because I’d read somewhere that the writer and raconteur Archie Mei Quiang was actually German, but became so addicted to psychoactive drugs that he took on the personality of a descendent of Qing royalty.

Archie Mei Quiang came to my school when I was about 7. I was in awe of him. There's no doubt he was German, he parked his Panzer on the playing field and, when asked to move it, spat in the face of our Jewish Caretaker. We idolised him. A few of the more handsome boys, me included, were allowed to stay behind to twiddle his Schäeffernacker.

Whilst not wishing to be a pedant, AMQ was Sino-Austrian.

His half-brother, Yu Wan, was jailed by Mao following an attempt to smuggle copies of Archie's book The Iron Tea Bowl[1953] into Tibet in 1967.

Edited by Long Drax on Saturday 9th December 12:40

[67Dino]

Long Drax said:

Whilst not wishing to be a pedant, AMQ was Sino-Austrian.

His half-brother, Yu Wan, was jailed by Mao following an attempt to smuggle copies of Archie's book The Iron Tea Bowl[1953] into Tibet in 1967.

I saw a rare screening of the 1978 film of The Iron Tea Bowl when I was University. For a 7 hour film without subtitles it was surprisingly compelling. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that scene where Donald Sutherland is made to eat the bamboo bowl. Epic.

[SCEtoAUX]

I've just been offered £100k for these beauties from a collector who lives in Malmo. (His name shall remain secret but most on here will know who I'm referring to).

These will sell all day long as individual items at £40-£45k but a matched pair, in their original boxes...well I think £100k is a little on the low side, what with another Royal Wedding on the teaspoon calendar.

Opinions welcome.

[Hugo a Gogo]

not my scene man, although I do have a nice Dodi al Fayed commemorative edition I bought from an Egyptian grocer, would go well as a companion piece

[Butter Face]

I have a set of these



Which your buyer may also be interested in. Obviously that picture is not mine, mine are in cold storage in Geneva. If it’s who I think it is, I’ll send him a telegram about having these to go along with yours and the Dodi item mentioned previously. What a collection!!