Grease Mop/Fat Mop & Fat Mat

Tue Apr 8 05:25:28 UTC 2003

   "Grease Mop" and "Fat Mop" are two names for the same thing.  Use them on Freedom Fries.  These are recent additions to the kitchen--not that the Popik archives has a kitchen.
  FACTIVA articles are followed by trademarks.

DON HANNULA
760 words
7 February 1986
The Seattle Times
THIRD
A10
English
(Copyright 1986)

EARLY in my newspaper career, a few of us on The Yakima Morning Herald dared to eat at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant affectionately known as ``Greasy Henry's.''(...)

Atop a long grill at Henry's sat one of those cans of melted shortening _ or something like that _ with the wooden handle of a miniature grease mop protruding.

With a ceremonial flair that would do an archbishop proud, Henry would anoint the hot grill with a flick of the dripping grease mop. Then he'd toss on a handful of hash browns.

The Press-Enterprise
1,173 words
28 November 1997
The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA
ALL ZONES
AA01
English
(Copyright 1997)
(...)
Another way to de-fat a broth is to use paper towels as a "fat mop." Lay these on the surface of the soup to absorb the fat. Just be careful if the soup is hot.

FOOD 101 Little mop soaks up the grease
ROBERT L. WOLKE
Special to the Register
325 words
28 May 2000
The Orange County Register
MORNING
05
English
Copyright (c) 2000 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved.

Your soup, stock or stew is almost done. You trimmed off most of the fat before adding the meat, but your pot now looks as if the Exxon Valdez had run aground in it.

The recipe now says, "skim the fat." All you have to do is grab a spoon and scoop off the top layer without removing any of the underlying liquid, right?

Yeah, sure. For one thing, you need a neurosurgeon's steadiness of hand and a scalpel-sharp spoon to control your depth-of-scoop precisely. What do you do? There are several conventional-wisdom methods but I'll let you on to one tool I'll bet you never heard of.

It's a mini mop -- yes, a mop -- that magically absorbs fat. You just brush it across the surface of your soup or stew and it will soak up the oil without absorbing the watery liquid. It goes by various unappetizing names, including Fat Mop and Grease Mop, and is available for about $6 at savvy kitchenware stores or by mail from www.happycookers.com.

Fat Mop and Fat Mat
The Grand Rapids Press
160 words
25 March 2001
The Grand Rapids Press
All Editions
L1
English
(Copyright 2001)
Cost: Fat Mop -- $5.95, Fat Mat -- $4.95
Where available: Clever Cook, 6469 28th St. SE, Grand Rapids

What they claim to do: They soak up grease like magic from cooked foods and claim to be dishwasher safe. The Fat Mop skims fat from soups, stews and fried foods. The Fat Mat soaks up grease from food such as bacon and French fries, you normally would drain on paper towels.

Word Mark FAT MOP
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 021. US 002 013 023 029 030 033 040 050. G & S: absorbent polypropylene material for removing grease from food
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 75317778
Filing Date July 1, 1997
Filed ITU FILED AS ITU
Published for Opposition December 1, 1998
Owner (APPLICANT) AMBEP, INC. CORPORATION BY CHANGE OF NAME DELAWARE 16825 NORTHCHASE DRIVE SUITE 1600 HOUSTON TEXAS 77060
Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Attorney of Record J MIKE AMERSON
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "MOP" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Abandonment Date August 24, 2000

Word Mark FAT MAT
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 021. US 002 013 023 029 030 033 040 050. G & S: absorbent polypropylene material for removing grease from food
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 75317777
Filing Date July 1, 1997
Filed ITU FILED AS ITU
Published for Opposition December 1, 1998
Owner (APPLICANT) Oil Mop, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 221 Rue De Jean Lafayette LOUISIANA 70508
Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Attorney of Record J MIKE AMERSON
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "MAT" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Abandonment Date August 24, 1999