How long am I expected to leave the beer and popcorn alone! Here's a little preview of the abuse testing....the easy stuff. First, total immersion of the MPLE in 38 F beer! I left it in until the head went down a little. Then I plunged the little HCLE into hot salty, very corrosive popcorn. You can see the blade is still chilled. Even under such stresses, I stuck it into an aluminum can. Victory is sweet! Maybe that will hold us until we get the REAL abuse tests! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />