I have finally decided to take the plunge and do a give-away.... I have resisted doing this for years on Culinary Alchemy for multiple reasons that would take up this whole entire post to explain. The short version is that give-aways usually promote products, and while I DO have some favorite products, I am not comfortable with promoting a brand, ingredients, yet, Brand names, no. Brands change their products without warning.
Nutella is a perfect example. For years, I have had a love affair with Nutella. To the point of making Nutella stuffed cookies (AKA: Barry White Cookies). Recently, however, I tried to make them for my niece's birthday and found that they have done something weird to the product. It doesn't taste the same and the texture is weird.... It no longer holds it's shape after being chilled long enough to really DO anything with it and becomes a pile of goo almost immediately upon removing it from the refrigerator. I am very VERY disappointed in Ferrero Rocher. (Maybe this has something to do with the 2012 lawsuit) For reasons like this, I never wanted to do any "branding" on my Blog.
Most importantly though, is that the original purpose my blogging served was as a vent for creativity, a way to converse and share with other bakers and (as fellow bloggers can attest to) it's a labor of love.
BUT, there is one product with which I have absolutely no problem in "Branding" myself, not to mention singing the praises of, and promoting mercilessly. Vintage Corningware.
After all, that is the whole reason for this blog..... (OK, and the labor of love part) It's also why Corningware411 is completely separate from Culinary Alchemy (aside from a few plugs here and there)
I would like to give this a try and see how it goes. Heck, I don't even know if anyone cares about a Vintage Corningware Give-away to begin with, but nothing ventured, nothing gained... right?
It is sort of an experiment in technology for me as well. I found PunchTab, and will be using it to administer the give-away so that I do not have to search all over the internet for tweets, likes, pins, comments and such, then count everything up, throw a bunch of stuff in a hat and draw a winner. Yes, PunchTab is going to do it all for me. Which leaves me more time for cooking with the object of my affections.... LOL
I rescue Vintage Corningware ALL the time, so I am sharing. :) I enjoy bringing these pieces back to their former glory and knowing they are going to be cared for and used. Think of this as Corningware Rescue and the winner is adopting a restored piece (or in this case, two pieces). LOL
So, up for grabs, is a pair (2) of Snack-It Plates from the Grab-It line (or Little Dishes line)... P-185 to be exact. Released in the early '80s, these individual snack plates are the perfect compliment to the Grab-It bowls (P-150), the Grab-a-Meal bowls (P-240) or the Casser-ette (P-14)
They are marked as 15cm square, not counting the handle, which is about 6 inches. This is an inside measurement. They are about 6 5/8 inches from outside edge to outside edge (~16.75 cm).
They make an excellent side plates for a toasted cheese sandwich with tomato soup or cornbread with chili. Heck, you can even make a mini-frittata in them cause they can be used on the stove-top and under the broiler. (as long as you use the smallest burner and wear an oven mitt)
The contest will run for 2 weeks, from Aug 14th to the 28th. There are multiple ways to enter, but you can only enter once per day with each option, so keep coming back every day and enter again, and again and again... (At least that was the way I understood it. Remember, this is new to me and kind of an experiment)
PunchTab will keep track of it all for me and will chose the winner at random on the 28th of August.
I will contact the winner for mailing information and will ship them promptly. I promise to pack them VERY well. :-)
Where is your Corningware??
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Update 8/29/2013:
Congratulations to Denise K.!!!! You have been selected at random by PunchTab to receive 2 Snack-it Plates.
Nutella is a perfect example. For years, I have had a love affair with Nutella. To the point of making Nutella stuffed cookies (AKA: Barry White Cookies). Recently, however, I tried to make them for my niece's birthday and found that they have done something weird to the product. It doesn't taste the same and the texture is weird.... It no longer holds it's shape after being chilled long enough to really DO anything with it and becomes a pile of goo almost immediately upon removing it from the refrigerator. I am very VERY disappointed in Ferrero Rocher. (Maybe this has something to do with the 2012 lawsuit) For reasons like this, I never wanted to do any "branding" on my Blog.
Most importantly though, is that the original purpose my blogging served was as a vent for creativity, a way to converse and share with other bakers and (as fellow bloggers can attest to) it's a labor of love.
BUT, there is one product with which I have absolutely no problem in "Branding" myself, not to mention singing the praises of, and promoting mercilessly. Vintage Corningware.
After all, that is the whole reason for this blog..... (OK, and the labor of love part) It's also why Corningware411 is completely separate from Culinary Alchemy (aside from a few plugs here and there)
I would like to give this a try and see how it goes. Heck, I don't even know if anyone cares about a Vintage Corningware Give-away to begin with, but nothing ventured, nothing gained... right?
It is sort of an experiment in technology for me as well. I found PunchTab, and will be using it to administer the give-away so that I do not have to search all over the internet for tweets, likes, pins, comments and such, then count everything up, throw a bunch of stuff in a hat and draw a winner. Yes, PunchTab is going to do it all for me. Which leaves me more time for cooking with the object of my affections.... LOL
I rescue Vintage Corningware ALL the time, so I am sharing. :) I enjoy bringing these pieces back to their former glory and knowing they are going to be cared for and used. Think of this as Corningware Rescue and the winner is adopting a restored piece (or in this case, two pieces). LOL
So, up for grabs, is a pair (2) of Snack-It Plates from the Grab-It line (or Little Dishes line)... P-185 to be exact. Released in the early '80s, these individual snack plates are the perfect compliment to the Grab-It bowls (P-150), the Grab-a-Meal bowls (P-240) or the Casser-ette (P-14)
The contest will run for 2 weeks, from Aug 14th to the 28th. There are multiple ways to enter, but you can only enter once per day with each option, so keep coming back every day and enter again, and again and again... (At least that was the way I understood it. Remember, this is new to me and kind of an experiment)
PunchTab will keep track of it all for me and will chose the winner at random on the 28th of August.
I will contact the winner for mailing information and will ship them promptly. I promise to pack them VERY well. :-)
Where is your Corningware??
~~
Update 8/29/2013:
Congratulations to Denise K.!!!! You have been selected at random by PunchTab to receive 2 Snack-it Plates.
