Thursday, July 30, 2009

Plastic Wraps that are Better than Sex

I have issues with plastic wraps.
They are an annoying piece of work yet essential to my life.
I have dealt with this thing for my entire life, yet have not come to peace with it.
Why can't I, for once, get a clear, sharp cut in the size I want?
Why is it so difficult for Reynolds to make a contraption that will allow the plastic wrap to slide out and slice off without effort, without the roll coming out of the box?
I cannot count the times my fish or chicken or pork or beef has been the victim of kitchen rage due to plastic wraps.

Working in a Tokyo kitchen a third of the size of that in New York (not that NYC ones are large!) forces me into combat mode.
I see the unopened box of plastic wrap that Ken has bought right next to Alex's leftovers that are going in his lunch box the next day. I can feel the rage coming even before I touch anything.

I pick up the plastic wrap box that is half the length of any American one I have seen.
I open the box, take the tape off and slice.






 
And it slices. like. butter.

Perfect shape, perfect size, perfect cut, perfectly fast.
I am amazed.
I cut more than I need to.
I am covered in plastic wrap.
I am feeling something I haven't felt for decades.
I am in heaven.
Sooooooooo satisfied.
I go out to the supermarket to buy more.
They come in short, medium and long sizes.
I GET TO CHOOSE THE SIZE!









I buy all.
This is way better than sex.