Norm Deplume

paul wheaton wrote:
And where do the bits go?

They are "extra" pepper in your scrambled eggs, lol. (And if you heat an empty nonstick skillet too much, you can kill your parakeet. Really-- the fumes that can give humans flulike symptoms will kill small birds. ooky stuff.)


I have an old Wagner Ware cast iron skillet, and I wipe it out and re oil it after every use. Then I let it sit on the stove. I live in an old house, and it adds to the charm of the place, I think. Not to mention it is easier to cook when you're not digging a 4-lb pan out of the copboard for every meal.

I popped on to thank you for writing your piece on cast iron. I enjoyed it.

paul wheaton wrote:
I prefer to plop it straight on the ground. 

Just the answer I was looking for! I have a 8' x 10x space beween my shed and my fence, and no grass griows there. It's going to become my compost heap.

I've been lurking here for a year or so, as I am indeed both cheap AND lazy.  And I am looking for an inexpensive starter compost bin. I hate the odd and expensive plastic composters I see in the online stores. I'm happy with rebar and chicken wire, but I jsut don't know exactly how to go about it. Do I need something beneath the leaves and grass, or plop it all straight on the ground? How do you go about turning the compost if it is in an enclosed homemade bin? etc., etc., etc.

Any and all advice is welcome.

Thanks in advance,
Robin