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  • Turkey Baster FAIL

    We bought a generic Walmart-grade baster perhaps two years ago to replace a much older one with a failed rubber bulb. We use it intermittently throughout the year and had a turkey in the oven when we discovered this:

    Cracked Baster - overview
    Cracked Baster – overview

    A closer look at the business end:

    Cracked Baster - tip detail
    Cracked Baster – tip detail

    Yes, those cracks go all the way through, there’s a loose spear running the length of the thing, and it definitely doesn’t work as a baster.

    Contrary to what you might think from the general fogging and stress cracking, I haven’t used it for gasoline or brake fluid, nor do we put it away without washing it.

    The rubber bulb still works fine, though, so there’s that.

    We’ll up our spend for an OXO baster and see what happens.