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#Post#: 27576--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: NoLongerAubergine Date: October 10, 2021, 1:15 pm
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[quote author=TwoASAPsAgo link=topic=379.msg27543#msg27543
date=1633886481]
[quote author=offtopicalways link=topic=379.msg27530#msg27530
date=1633886018]
Mine is cringeworthy. I made it rain in the kitchen.
Somehow, I mis-remmebered something and thought it was OK to put
Pyrex directly on the flame. I don't remmeber what I was trying
to cook (it was over 30 years ago), but I left a bowl of water
on the stovetop and left the room.
There was an explosion, and when we went in to check, there was
a cloud near the ceiling. It started to rain.
We lived there about 4 years, and were still finding shards of
Pyrex when we moved out.
If anyone has a kitchen mishap, "At least it's not raining."
[/quote]
I believe Pyrex used to be flameproof ... and for the longest
time salespeople didn't know (or perhaps admit) that.
[/quote]
Back in the olden days, I used a glass Pyrex stove-top coffee
maker. Used it for years and think of it with affection. And,
yes, for many years after it was a bit confusing when stove-top
glass was no longer available.
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Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: CatDancing Date: October 10, 2021, 1:21 pm
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[quote author=HeddyL2627 link=topic=379.msg27575#msg27575
date=1633889640]
The lid was all ballooned up, but the pressure relief valve had
done its thing, and nothing exploded.
Anyone who’s used a PC will know that 1) check the seals and
vavles first, 2) DO NOT OVERFILL. Guess which of those he
violated? ::)
[/quote]
My mom had a story about having to clean beans off the kitchen
ceiling. Oh, and off the walls. And the counters. And the
cabinets. And the floor. And the stove. And everything else.
She was over at her aunt's house, and I think they'd retired to
the porch while the beans processed because Aunt L had a tiny
little sun-baked kitchen, but what a mess! I think the safety
valve must have jammed, but she and Aunt L laughed about that
for years.
#Post#: 27579--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: TwoASAPsAgo Date: October 10, 2021, 1:22 pm
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About a year after we finished law school, one of my closest
friends, "Andrea," comes to visit me for a weekend. We both
like to cook, so we settle on a recipe that calls for roasting
thin slices of squash and zuccini ("Step 1"), then layering and
baking in a pan with a bunch of other ingredients ("Step 2"),
before finishing on the stovetop ("Step 3").
Although the kitchen is spacious and lovely, the stove is
ridiculously tiny. So Step 1 takes forever -- at least 2.5
hours by the time we finish (not counting grocery shopping).
But we have a good time catching up. By the time Step 2 is
over, the entire apartment smells delightful and the dish looks
great too. 😍 And we are damn hungry! This dish is
going to be amazing, no question.
Me: "We just need to finish it on the stovetop."
Andrea: "I don't think you can put Pyrex on the stovetop. Let's
just eat it now."
Me: "The salesperson told me Pyrex is flameproof."
Andrea: "I don't know. Are you sure?"
Me: "I'm pretty sure I used my other Pyrex [bought 10 years
earlier] on the stovetop."
So we decide to go for it. Andrea sits at the table on the
opposite end of the kitchen, as I do the dishes.
And then there is a loud popping noise and I feel small pellets
hitting my back and my helmet of hair. We both dash to the
stove, just in time to witness our beautiful dish sink into the
burner. Small pieces of glass are everywhere within five feet of
the stove and there are chunks falling out of my hair. I'm okay
physically, and am mostly just despondent over the meal that got
away.
Andrea: [something hilarious that I can't remember now]
Me: "Do you think we can just pick around the glass? I just
want to taste."
Andrea: "I wouldn't."
Me: "What if we put it through a strainer?"
Andrea: [Gives me the are-you-crazy look and then smirks] Maybe
you can taste what's stuck to the ceiling."
We both look up, then look at each other, and burst into
laughter.
Me: "Don't tell Jim [live-in boyfriend], okay?"
We talk about getting Chinese food, as I start cleaning the
ceiling and she cleans the floor.
Jim walks in. "Something smells good in here. Ummm, what are
you doing?" (I am still on the step ladder.)
Andrea deadpans: "Taking three hours to order Chinese takeout,
of course."
Busted. We all laugh, and he instantly knows there's a story. We
tell him the sad tale over dinner out, probably Chinese.
Epilogue: A couple of years later, I go to buy a flameproof
dish, and the salesperson tries to convince me Pyrex is
flameproof. He gets schooled.
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Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: TwoASAPsAgo Date: October 10, 2021, 1:24 pm
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[quote author=TwoASAPsAgo link=topic=379.msg27543#msg27543
date=1633886481]
[quote author=offtopicalways link=topic=379.msg27530#msg27530
date=1633886018]
Mine is cringeworthy. I made it rain in the kitchen.
Somehow, I mis-remmebered something and thought it was OK to put
Pyrex directly on the flame. I don't remmeber what I was trying
to cook (it was over 30 years ago), but I left a bowl of water
on the stovetop and left the room.
There was an explosion, and when we went in to check, there was
a cloud near the ceiling. It started to rain.
We lived there about 4 years, and were still finding shards of
Pyrex when we moved out.
If anyone has a kitchen mishap, "At least it's not raining."
[/quote]
I believe Pyrex used to be flameproof ... and for the longest
time salespeople didn't know (or perhaps admit) that.
[/quote]
Spoiler alert: I also had an agenda in pointing that out.
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Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: HeddyL2627 Date: October 10, 2021, 1:26 pm
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[quote author=CatDancing link=topic=379.msg27578#msg27578
date=1633890108]
My mom had a story about having to clean beans off the kitchen
ceiling. Oh, and off the walls. And the counters. And the
cabinets. And the floor. And the stove. And everything else.
She was over at her aunt's house, and I think they'd retired to
the porch while the beans processed because Aunt L had a tiny
little sun-baked kitchen, but what a mess! I think the safety
valve must have jammed, but she and Aunt L laughed about that
for years.
[/quote]
If you get the ratio just right, and it foams? BIG MESS :D
#Post#: 27589--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: The Hippest Harpist Date: October 10, 2021, 1:34 pm
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Many good bad ugly and many forgotten over the years.
These come to mind.
Home ec class in high school ... poured hot tea into glass
pitcher ... kaboom.
Also home ec class ... made chocolate pudding from scratch ...
after just a couple spoonfuls ... puke. Couldn't eat chocolate
pudding for decades after.
First attempt at making fudge. Didn't stir quickly enough. It
didn't "pour" into the pan. A dry grainy mess.
OTOH made a complicated neopolitan ... ie layered ... recipe
from the Inn at Little Washington cookbook. One layer was
basically home made potato chips. It was a lobster recipe. Not
a casserole but individual servings. I tasted each layer as I
was making it and none of them were especially good.
Put them all together and voila. Manifique. A true work of art
and knowledge by the one who invented it.
#Post#: 27593--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: acl-ny Date: October 10, 2021, 1:41 pm
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Not funny, but memorable to me. I made a 21 lb turkey for my
first Thanksgiving in my very own apartment. The guests were my
mom, dad, and grandma. 21 lbs for 4 people. But hey, it was on
sale and less expensive than the smaller birds.
#Post#: 27594--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: MidwestmikkiJ Date: October 10, 2021, 1:42 pm
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[quote author=HeddyL2627 link=topic=379.msg27575#msg27575
date=1633889640]
Don’t read any further if you’re scared by pressure cookers ...
or maybe read it, because nothing bad actually happened because
the safety features worked?
Mom was out of town at a conference, and dad decided he wanted
chili and saltines for lunch. He was out of Hormel 🤢 and
decided to try making his own. So he pulls out mom’s trusty old
stovetop pressure cooker, adds a bunch of dried beans, spices,
and water, closes the lid, and sticks it on the stove on high.
I walked into the kitchen from the barn a while later to this
hellacious racket on the stove, and dad yelling “stay back!” I
didn’t. I just walked right up to the PC, turned the stove off,
then ran it under cold water. #difusethatbomb
The lid was all ballooned up, but the pressure relief valve had
done its thing, and nothing exploded.
Anyone who’s used a PC will know 1) check the seals and
[s]vavles[/s] valves first, 2) DO NOT OVERFILL. Guess which of
those he violated? ::)
[/quote]
My Mom's stove top pressure cooker blew once. I don't recall if
the whole lid came off or the valve but there was stuff on the
ceiling and the stains were there for years until we finally
repainted it.
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Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: TwoASAPsAgo Date: October 10, 2021, 1:43 pm
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[quote author=TwoASAPsAgo link=topic=379.msg27579#msg27579
date=1633890162]
Me: "Do you think we can just pick around the glass? I just
want to taste."
Andrea: "I wouldn't."
Me: "What if we put it through a strainer?"
Andrea: [Gives me the are-you-crazy look ...]
[/quote]
Hmmm, 20 years later, this part of the dialogue sounds
suspiciously like one I had maybe a year ago at the Old Place
with a bunch of you, when the ceramic bowl I was using to mix a
cheesecake fell off the counter and shattered. Some things
don't change, I guess.
#Post#: 27598--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cooking/Food Hoot
By: acl-ny Date: October 10, 2021, 1:49 pm
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Now one that's a little teeny bit funnier, and has become a
catch phrase in our house.
My mom, my aunt or my cousins, usually hosted Thanksgivings. I
didn't have space in my apartment. So I was excited to host the
second year in our house, after mom, and her large dining table,
moved in. I usually contributed a side dish and dessert(s) to
Thanksgiving dinners, but this was the first time I had cooked
the main course for cousins.
After enjoying the fruits of my labors, cousin blurted out "She
can cook!".
Well, yeah, I can. You've eaten my side dishes and loved my
desserts - what made you think I couldn't cook?
So now, after a good meal, one of us will sometimes say "She can
cook!"
It's not nearly as good as "At least it didn't rain", but we
find it moderately amusing. 🙂
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