Everytime I do the dishes or clean the table, there are certain food "deposits" that can only be removed by the judicious use of my thumbnail (for scraping). How about a pot scrubber with a business end made from the very same substance? I'm thinking that since cow horns and horse hooves are basically made from the same stuff, they would do a great job scraping off the baked on lasagne (or whatever). Also, since it's relatively soft, it would do less damage to cookware than the alternative: steel knife or spoon. The implement could even be in the form of an oversized thumb.-- pob27, Dec 30 2003 Plastic Pot Scraper http://www.amazon.c...62-2649435?v=glanceClose, but plastic, not hoofen. [Laughs Last, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004] Save yr nail clippings and attach them to a brush handle.-- -alx, Dec 30 2003 I beg your pardon?-- thumbwax, Dec 30 2003 Wow - a sensable idea that could forseeably be baked. Bun for you, sir! [+]-- Letsbuildafort, Dec 30 2003 The scraping portion would biodegrade being made of a horses hoof, I don't want to scrape my dishes with a rotting fake thumb. A plastic or rubber scraper would be cheaper, easier to make, and not decompose in few months.-- whatastrangeperson, Dec 30 2003 Wild horses couldn't make me clean that...no, wait...-- DrCurry, Dec 30 2003 croissant for the oversized thumb.-- xrayTed, Dec 31 2003 random, halfbakery