And this would be why I am not allowed to cook....
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We had an electrician friend come in just to be sure I didn't fry anything. Thankfully electricity is fine. We do however need a new microwave-apparently I fried that. Bummer!!!0
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My sister-in-law burned down the kitchen once boiling water. She thought she had turned the burner with the kettle on high but instead turned on the burner that the pan of bacon grease was on. She went to the other room and, of course, the grease caught on fire. By the time the fire department got there the kitchen was totally gone.
She was banned from using the stove for a very long time.1 -
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My sister-in-law burned down the kitchen once boiling water. She thought she had turned the burner with the kettle on high but instead turned on the burner that the pan of bacon grease was on. She went to the other room and, of course, the grease caught on fire. By the time the fire department got there the kitchen was totally gone.
She was banned from using the stove for a very long time.
Oh dear!!!!!!Jriggs46615 wrote: »
Nope. A gluten free sausage and egg white sandwich from udis.2 -
Awsome! I remember the last cooking accident well.
I really have to take a leaf out of your book so I can get banned from the kitchen.
Ugh, I take that back. If I got banned from the kitchen I would have to vacuum and I loathe, hate, and despise, doing that.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers, h.3 -
middlehaitch wrote: »Awsome! I remember the last cooking accident well.
I really have to take a leaf out of your book so I can get banned from the kitchen.
Ugh, I take that back. If I got banned from the kitchen I would have to vacuum and I loathe, hate, and despise, doing that.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers, h.
Lol. Cleaning up was not fun. Lots of fans, lots of Clorox wipes and had to evacuate baby and animals for the day to my one SO's brother's house. I don't recommend.1 -
I almost blew up our pressure cooker, I went out to help a neighbor get her cat out of a tree. When I came back, the pressure cooker bottom had bowed out severely. When people say they are afraid of cooking with pressure cookers, I just laugh.3
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If it helps any, when my older daughter was a baby I was warming up some baby food jars in a pan of water. I wandered off to continue reading a book (this was the basis of a lot of household disasters when I was younger) and of course forgot about the stove. Unfortunately, I had left the lids on the jars, and when the steam built up they exploded
The ceiling was never the same. Books were banned from the kitchen. My daughters are fully grown and the story is still circulating at family gatherings... 5 -
If it helps any, when my older daughter was a baby I was warming up some baby food jars in a pan of water. I wandered off to continue reading a book (this was the basis of a lot of household disasters when I was younger) and of course forgot about the stove. Unfortunately, I had left the lids on the jars, and when the steam built up they exploded The ceiling was never the same. Books were banned from the kitchen. My daughters are fully grown and the story is still circulating at family gatherings...
Whoops!1 -
Well, that's one way to burn calories.20
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My friend forgot about eggs she was hard boiling on the stove until they burned and started smoking. Her house smelled awful for months!
I did this too. Woke up 6 hours after i put them on to the noise of them exploding.
Ever had to clean burnt exploded egg from your ceiling?
I would love to say ive only forgotten once but after 4 disasters with eggs im banned from boiling them6 -
ruqayyahsmum wrote: »My friend forgot about eggs she was hard boiling on the stove until they burned and started smoking. Her house smelled awful for months!
I did this too. Woke up 6 hours after i put them on to the noise of them exploding.
Ever had to clean burnt exploded egg from your ceiling?
I would love to say ive only forgotten once but after 4 disasters with eggs im banned from boiling them
Oh no! Takes them 6houra to explode? I would have thought much much sooner.0 -
I burned our big pan just a few days ago when making ratatouille. I'm not sure we can save it. Got to try barkeeper's best friend next I guess.
I've also ruined pans making puddings/custards, I just don't have much luck stirring enough when cooking with milk, apparently.0 -
I burned our big pan just a few days ago when making ratatouille. I'm not sure we can save it. Got to try barkeeper's best friend next I guess.
I've also ruined pans making puddings/custards, I just don't have much luck stirring enough when cooking with milk, apparently.
If it is just scorched at the bottom of the pan, warm water, dish soap and a dryer sheet left in to sit over night usually will break it up.3 -
I have rescued pans by adding water, loads of baking soda, and putting the pan to simmer. No book reading while simmering though.
I hate thin-walled pots and pans and the set I have now were the thickest-bottomed pans I could find. They hardly ever scorch.1 -
I have rescued pans by adding water, loads of baking soda, and putting the pan to simmer. No book reading while simmering though.
I hate thin-walled pots and pans and the set I have now were the thickest-bottomed pans I could find. They hardly ever scorch.
We have an electric skillet that I can still use, that I absolutely love. My SOs call it "elphie proof" instead of "idiot proof" lol.
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First time I tried making popcorn at home - in the '80s, before microwaves were common - I didn't realize I needed to put oil in the pot.
Oops.1 -
I was making eggs on the stove in cast iron (gets a hot handle) once and had an oven mitt on to move the pan away from the heat. I was holding the handle and got distracted with my own thoughts. Cue 10 seconds later the oven mitt is on fire and I'm just staring off at the wall. My hand (and the eggs) were luckily fine!
Still have and use that oven mitt!0 -
Oh you poor thing... I hope an SO took over so you could eat. Having a baby exempts you from anything requiring 100% brain power for at least 2 years, IMO. I'm sure you have other talents
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I burned our big pan just a few days ago when making ratatouille. I'm not sure we can save it. Got to try barkeeper's best friend next I guess.
I've also ruined pans making puddings/custards, I just don't have much luck stirring enough when cooking with milk, apparently.
I've rescued surely destroyed pans by filling the bottom with lots of white vinegar, adding baking soda (it will fizz like crazy) and letting it sit for a few days. It will slowly peel off layers of burnt junk. Every few days I would empty the pan and scrub off another layer and then do the same process again. Can take a week or two of soaking and scrubbing but it works eventually.
I want to make ratatouille! Do you have a tried and true recipe?2
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