Quote Originally Posted by poco View Post
...Now I use the metal tank to steam milk for lattes. Haven't found use for the reels themselves -- maybe to mash potatoes?

If you paint, the metal reels make great brush cleaners. Just drop one in a glass jar full of turpentine (or water I suppose if you use water-based paints) and drag the brush over the reel to dissolve and dislodge loaded paint from the brush letting
the pigments settle to the bottom of the jar.