Most of us occasionally have mishaps that we cause ourselves or could easily have prevented.
I thought it might be fun to have a place to post them.
I thought it might be fun to have a place to post them.
D'oh! I should have known better.
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I'll start.
Yesterday I wanted half of a frozen pellet of stock. I tried to cut it in half with my chef's knife.
Just before it slammed into my finger I heard myself think, "Idiot! You know better than that."
Gave me quite scare. Enough blood and pain that I took a close look to see if I was going to lose the end of my left index finger. Happily, no.
It's a real nuisance trying to touch type without the use of my index finger. At least it doesn't affect number entry - I use the numeric keypad for that.
DH is off doing a little bit of shopping, including supper from a deli and finger cots (they are like tiny condoms for fingers) from the pharmacy so it will be easier to wash my hands, etc.
I feel like such a nincompoop. I do believe I have learned my lesson. Bugger really hurt when we changed the dressing.
Yesterday I wanted half of a frozen pellet of stock. I tried to cut it in half with my chef's knife.
Just before it slammed into my finger I heard myself think, "Idiot! You know better than that."
Gave me quite scare. Enough blood and pain that I took a close look to see if I was going to lose the end of my left index finger. Happily, no.
It's a real nuisance trying to touch type without the use of my index finger. At least it doesn't affect number entry - I use the numeric keypad for that.
DH is off doing a little bit of shopping, including supper from a deli and finger cots (they are like tiny condoms for fingers) from the pharmacy so it will be easier to wash my hands, etc.
I feel like such a nincompoop. I do believe I have learned my lesson. Bugger really hurt when we changed the dressing.
I'll start.
Yesterday I wanted half of a frozen pellet of stock. I tried to cut it in half with my chef's knife.
Just before it slammed into my finger I heard myself think, "Idiot! You know better than that."
Gave me quite scare. Enough blood and pain that I took a close look to see if I was going to lose the end of my left index finger. Happily, no.
It's a real nuisance trying to touch type without the use of my index finger. At least it doesn't affect number entry - I use the numeric keypad for that.
DH is off doing a little bit of shopping, including supper from a deli and finger cots (they are like tiny condoms for fingers) from the pharmacy so it will be easier to wash my hands, etc.
I feel like such a nincompoop. I do believe I have learned my lesson. Bugger really hurt when we changed the dressing.
Ow!!!
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Rocklobster
Master Chef
My old Garland range has a few burners that take a second or two and then create a bit of a poof when they start up. One day, while working, I quickly turned one on one of the front burners, then reached down to open the oven to check a turkey, and burnt some of my bangs off.
OP
OP
Were your eyebrows and lashes okay?
jabbur
Master Chef
I was cooking some rice in my dutch oven on the stove top. Thought I had the temp turned down enough. Got caught up doing other things and soon I'm smelling burning rice. I quickly set the pot off the burner directly onto the laminate counter top!
That of course was not smart. Then when the counter next to stove started to burn I quickly set the pot on the counter by the sink.
I've since covered both burn spots. The one next to the stove with a Corning counter saver in glass so I can set hot dishes on it and the one by the sink with a granite square. You'd think I'd know better than to set a hot pot on a laminate countertop! BTW, the rice was burned to the bottom of the pan so much that it took me 3 days of soaking and scrubbing to get it all off. That was definitely a day I should have stayed out of the kitchen!
That of course was not smart. Then when the counter next to stove started to burn I quickly set the pot on the counter by the sink. I've since covered both burn spots. The one next to the stove with a Corning counter saver in glass so I can set hot dishes on it and the one by the sink with a granite square. You'd think I'd know better than to set a hot pot on a laminate countertop! BTW, the rice was burned to the bottom of the pan so much that it took me 3 days of soaking and scrubbing to get it all off. That was definitely a day I should have stayed out of the kitchen!
Rocklobster
Master Chef
Thankfully, it wasn't that serious. Just a reminder stay wise.
Saphellae
Head Chef
I once wanted to make bbq beans in a pan on low heat. I left it unattended and forgot about it. Maybe 4 hours later I smelled it from the basement and ran upstairs and it was.. well.. unrecognizable. It took alot of scrubbing on my stainless steel pan
I once wanted to make bbq beans in a pan on low heat. I left it unattended and forgot about it. Maybe 4 hours later I smelled it from the basement and ran upstairs and it was.. well.. unrecognizable. It took alot of scrubbing on my stainless steel pan
I did that once in a cheap pan, it was beef tamales...I gave up trying to clean it.
Saphellae
Head Chef
LOL.. no way was I throwing this pan out. I love my henkle set.
