tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32196802.post8773707961024888519..comments2024-03-25T14:10:00.403-04:00Comments on A Taste of Home Cooking: Thai Chicken CurrySarah - The Home Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07932762716036801924noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32196802.post-24678332082063136222007-07-27T13:30:00.000-04:002007-07-27T13:30:00.000-04:00A - you crack me up! I love the Dead Blow (althoug...A - you crack me up! I love the Dead Blow (although I have to admit, I liked it better when I thought it was called the DEATH Blow). It sounded much more homicidal that way. :P <BR/><BR/>SP made me get this instead of one of the other myriad meat mallets out there for exactly that reason - he didn't want me to have a mallet that bounced all over the place.Sarah - The Home Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932762716036801924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32196802.post-4410799910374535942007-07-27T13:27:00.000-04:002007-07-27T13:27:00.000-04:00Dead blow hammer. Though it may sound like it's a...Dead blow hammer. Though it may sound like it's a Celtic sort of war hammer or something used by the Vikings, the name actually has some meaning. <BR/><BR/>As opposed to a traditional rubber mallet who's head is solid rubber, a dead blow hammer's head is filled with lead shot or bb's or something of the sort. What this does, is when you strike something, the filler in the head absorbs the shock of the impact creating a "dead" blow as opposed to a "bouncy" one.<BR/><BR/>So, keep this in mind when you hearing someone talking about it, but always ask, "Is that some sort of Viking weapon or something?", pretending that you don't know what one is just so you can get a laugh...I've done it many times, and am even smiling at it right now.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32196802.post-74861249023711276732007-07-27T13:26:00.000-04:002007-07-27T13:26:00.000-04:00I think so. It certainly feels like rubber. The he...I think so. It certainly feels like rubber. The head is full of sand (or something like sand) which I guess is what makes it so heavy and so accurate.Sarah - The Home Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932762716036801924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32196802.post-29544022772780755532007-07-27T13:20:00.000-04:002007-07-27T13:20:00.000-04:00OOOh, I love curry...Hey, is that covered with rub...OOOh, I love curry...<BR/><BR/>Hey, is that covered with rubber? The hammer, I mean. Seems like it might be better for my counters than the metal mace-thing.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330402431401927559noreply@blogger.com