I did the same thing with a paper towel. As soon as I put the pan in the oven, the paper towel caught on fire. I had enough vision to see this little wall of flame in the bottom of my oven. At that time, there was a land line in my kitchen. I instinctively grabbed the phone. Within seconds, the flames were out. Believe me, it was a light show. I was nearly obsessed with running my hand across the bottom of every pan that was going into the oven for a while. Luckily for me, that is the kind of thing I will only do once.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:25 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind My most embarrassing but instructive kitchen blooper happened when I was in my first college apartment and involved a paper towel. I learned to keep my counter and range tops free and clear of everything. The paper towel stuck to the bottom of a damp cookie sheet and went into the oven with the cookies. It smelled like smoke in my kitchen but went away as soon as the oven cooled down. My inspection didn't reveal anything in the oven when I looked, but again, smoke when I turned it on again. Sighted help revealed the paper towel which had fallen through the bars of the oven rack to the bottom of the oven. Fortunately it did not have contact with the electric element so there were no flames, but it was a very dried out paper towel by the time it was rescued. The only real flames I ever produced were a potholder that got its corner between the burner and the pot I was working with. I was trying to pop corn in an aluminum pan with a lid which was really the inside of an old electric popper, so the kettle bottom was round like a ball. I deserved what I got for stupidity that time. No harm though, I just put the potholder into a sink of water. I had to throw the potholder away but there was no damage to the pot or kitchen. I gave the pot away or maybe just tossed it too. I had inherited it from a sighted person who had been popping corn in it for years. I learned there were a few things more risky than I wanted to do the same as my friends. Pamela Fairchild <[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 10:24 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Linda S. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind That's all you can do is laugh after it's all said and done. Oh yes, the chocolate. One day I decided to make a chocolate cake from the Cooking without Looking book. I was doing really well until the recipe called for melted butter. I took a plastic dish put the butter in it, and put it on the stove to melt. Needless to say, I had melted butter and dish all over the place. This was just after I left home and moved in to my own appartment. I had just graduated from Ocb, and that's one thing they didn't teach, is that you can't melt plastic dishes on your stove. (lol) On 7/11/2020 7:08 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthe _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
