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I am a great fan of Bovril and its cousin Marmite and have just finished a jar.

It is a new variety made of soft plastic, stored lid down and discharges its contents through a self sealing nozzle (in a rather disgustingly reminiscent fashion).

It occurred to me it would be great for grease, copperslip and the like as it sucks back when the pressure is released.
 
That reminds me - a while back the kids bought a squeezy bottle of ketchup from lidl that was somewhat like a working model of a cat's nipsy :D
 
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Any number of Jars and dispensers use the plastic "blow out" valve nowadays, take your pic from Honey Jars, Bovril Jars, Salad Cream bottles, Shower Gel bottles, the list is practically endless!
 
In my opinion, altho' these are excellent for semifluid stuff like salad cream, ketchup and probably Bovril, they are useless for Marmite. The Marmite sold in these "jars" has been adulterated, it is runny and just not right. Marmite should be fairly stiff in consistency otherwise you can't spread it thick enough. :D
 
Leighb said:
In my opinion, altho' these are excellent for semifluid stuff like salad cream, ketchup and probably Bovril, they are useless for Marmite. The Marmite sold in these "jars" has been adulterated, it is runny and just not right. Marmite should be fairly stiff in consistency otherwise you can't spread it thick enough. :D
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My compliments to a fellow connoisseur.

You are absolutely right. Also, when you short of money and can't afford to buy a new jar, you can always manage to scrape a little bit more out of the traditional one.
 
Leighb said:
In my opinion, altho' these are excellent for semifluid stuff like salad cream, ketchup and probably Bovril, they are useless for Marmite. The Marmite sold in these "jars" has been adulterated, it is runny and just not right. Marmite should be fairly stiff in consistency otherwise you can't spread it thick enough. :D
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Unfortunately it seems the same dilute version is in the conventional jars. Thin, pale and not a patch on the old stuff.
 
vyv_cox said:
Unfortunately it seems the same dilute version is in the conventional jars. Thin, pale and not a patch on the old stuff.
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Yes I find the older I get the thicker I have to spread it. I used to think it was my taste buds but I am sure they have changed the recipe.
 
NickRobinson said:
Careful where you keep the Marmite jar full of grease- many of us might confuse the two......:p
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I had a father who used a coke bottle to store some engine oil and have a mother who with hangover necked it back in one!

Fathers demise had nothing to do with this incident, but he did consider it a near miss!
 
Sire said:
That reminds me - a while back the kids bought a squeezy bottle of ketchup from lidl that was somewhat like a working model of a cat's nipsy :D
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Ha ha! I actually have one of those tea-towel holders too. And I remember one Christmas several years back, SWMBO's aging grandmother asking people what it was, and why it was funny :shame:

I just had a look in the fridge but it seems that the Lidl ketchup has long gone. It was so funny watching the "inspired by nature" action of the bottle - I imagine that had something to do with the rapid consumption of the contents.
 
I had a couple come on a cruise with me (never again, they said...). Whilst unpacking, several shower gel bottles came out - the type with a big hook one end and squirty hole the other. They had been thoroughly washed out and filled with ketchup, mustard and brown sauce and hung on the handrail by the galley - super idea!

Rob.
 
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