Well Dale, I do it too, but I guess at least according to my safety guy, we're just livin' on the edge.
Bill Stephan, Kansas City MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469 -original message- Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Physics and Cooking Go Together From: Dale Leavens <[email protected]> Date: 01/08/2009 17:17 Oh, We reheat and boil water in the microwave frequently. I was told how to wonderfully poach an egg that way. That involves boiling water. Even if you use a tea bag though you really must boil the water first then pour it over the tea. Anything less makes disgusting tea. Janet and I have just finished the dishes after supper and she has just placed a fresh pot on the table as we listen to CBC Radio, The World at Six and wait for Coronation Street to begin. I may pour out a cup much later and rewarm it in the microwave though. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Stephan To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 5:58 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Physics and Cooking Go Together Yeah, I wasn't gonna say anything about this but, I remember several years back having to wallow through a rather long safety bulletin about the extreme dangers of boiling liquid in a microwave. I seem to recall that the boilingest part resides either in the center or near the bottom of the vesel, and that if you were unlucky enough to cause the liquid to move in a certain way, you could cause a sort of erruption, and could easily get scalded. At least in Victor's case though, it's just the microwave dish that's being scalded, not him. Bill Stephan, Kansas City MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469 -original message- Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Physics and Cooking Go Together From: Barry Levine <[email protected]> Date: 01/08/2009 16:29 Sometimes, rather than seek a shortcut fix for what seems to be a problem, we have to go back to the way our fathers, grandfathers, and fathers before them did certain things. Drill drivers are fine. Pneumatic nailers are fine. Table saw blades which stop at the hint of a touch of flesh are wonderful things. Laser levelers are fine. Talking tape measures are wonderful. But, a teabag in a plastic cup in the microwave is an abomination. At the least, it's not something to admit on a public list. Victor, it'll be quite some time before your credibility is regained. --Barry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
