They come in a container which you screw to the wall, with a handle hanging out so you can quickly pull them out when needed. I would just have to remember that ours is behind the kitchen door, where it is not terribly visible.
Maybe they are more common in the UK because of our national obsession with the deep fat frier. We don't have one, but many families have chips with everything. And, maybe twenty years ago, such friers were somewhat prone to bursting into flames and were blamed for a lot of fires. Nowadays they are pretty safe - but memories linger.
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Date: 2011-04-27 02:03 pm (UTC)Maybe they are more common in the UK because of our national obsession with the deep fat frier. We don't have one, but many families have chips with everything. And, maybe twenty years ago, such friers were somewhat prone to bursting into flames and were blamed for a lot of fires. Nowadays they are pretty safe - but memories linger.