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Aug 21, 2013 at 2:59 am #1306773
your kitchen table looks like this:
I was scheduled for coming in late at work today, so i thought:
"why don't i make some toothpaste dots and a spoon that fits in my 600ml pot"?
Aug 21, 2013 at 4:54 am #2017220I confess that I use travel samples for toothpaste; either a 15ml thing of Thera-Med, or sample tubes of normal toothpaste (free from your dentist, usually).
e.g. Thera-Med sample
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Theramed-Action-Triple-Efficiency-Toothbrush/dp/B003H0N7FK
But hey, that's not as much fun, is it…?
Aug 21, 2013 at 9:53 am #2017294well, if the toothpaste dots doesn't work out (sticking together), i'll stick with toothpaste samples…and yes it's all about the fun…but the short spoon, that's serious business though…
Aug 22, 2013 at 2:30 pm #2017701That looks like my Sea to Summit anodized aluminum spoon.
I cut my handle off a little, but it was more to fit in my pot than to save weight : )
Aug 22, 2013 at 3:31 pm #2017723Jerry, that's the same spoon I've got. It was first of all for the fitting, the 4 gram saved was just a bonus ;-)
Aug 23, 2013 at 1:21 am #2017850Peter,
You might already know this, but if you coat the outside of the toothpaste dots with baking soda and also add a little baking soda to whatever bag you'll be holding the dots in, this will really help with the clumping issue. It seems to work well for me.Aug 23, 2013 at 2:10 pm #2018003Hi Derek, thanks – This was my first batch of "dots" I did ad baking soda (as described by Mike Clelland!), and i agree totally – it makes it much easier to store.
I think it will be much easier to make the next time now that i got the technique down, but about 100 dots goes a long way…haha :-)
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