"It was standard procedure to reach above your head to the pot rack, grab a strainer and drop whatever you were working on through it, " he says.

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For equipment, you will need a large steamer pot or a large pot with a steamer rack and a tight-fitting lid and a Chinese wire-mesh skimmer.

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Under the plate rack on the draining board and at the bottom of the plastic pot for the cutlery was a murky gray sludge.

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