Well, here's a new one, that would probably be labeled an accident.
First, let's talk about my stove. It's electric, with four coil burners. I mainly cook on the two right-side burners, because they're next to the counter where I use my cutting board, and the cabinets with the plates, and the drawer with the silverware, and closest to the sink.
The back left burner has three pans stacked on it. Two pizza pans, and a rectangular pan. They're handy to grab when I want to warm something in the oven, or for Farmer H to use as a tray to carry his meal to the living room. The front left burner is open. I use these two left burners as needed, when making something that requires several pots.
You'd think Farmer H realizes which burners I use most for cooking. We've lived here over 25 years. He has been called to the kitchen to get his food. He has been lectured MANY (infinity) times for dipping his food out of a pan, then setting it back on the hot burner. Which burns food to the pan, and makes cleanup harder for a person with no dishwasher... Farmer H should know that once the food comes out, the pan is moved to a cool burner. Especially when it's only food for Farmer H, then remnants that need to be wiped out or rinsed off.
Friday evening, I warmed Farmer H's supper on the back right burner. It heats up the fastest. This was the last of some kielbasa/cabbage/potato concoction that Farmer H loves. As with the two previous nights, I had filled his bowl, and set it on a paper plate on the counter, along with a fork, and the pepper grinder right beside it for him to add. After spooning it into his bowl, I set the open saucepan on the front right burner.
The only thing different this time was a chicken tender that I also warmed for Farmer H, in the microwave on a paper plate.
"Your food is ready! You can come get it."
Farmer H did. I moved over to the sink, rinsing off the spoon and the container that had held the food.
"Your chicken tender is in the microwave. It should fit on the plate with your bowl."
I heard Farmer H open the microwave. Then I heard the pepper grinder. He was going back to the living room with his meal as I turned back to get the pan to rinse out.
THE MICROWAVE PAPER PLATE WAS ON THE BACK RIGHT BURNER!!!
That was the hot burner! The one I had just turned off from warming the food!
Why in the NOT-HEAVEN would Farmer H put that paper plate there??? It's true that I use paper plates more than once. This one could be used for slicing an onion, or putting on top of a bowl of something in the microwave. OR FOR STARTING A FIRE TO KILL ME! I have no idea why Farmer H could not set that paper plate on the middle of the stove, or on the trays on the back left burner. WHY would he set a PAPER PLATE on a hot burner???
I'm pretty sure we know...
2 comments:
I have a paranoia about putting anything on any burners whether they are on or off or have been on with the exception of cooking and when done, emptying the pan and filling it with water. I then put the pan with the water on the burner. We have a glass top stove, so I put the pan on the still warm burner to prevent anything else from accidentally getting put on it and to prevent anyone getting burned or burning food onto the pan.
When we get groceries, I will set things on the stove temporarily, but I remove them as soon as possible while putting things away. I don't trust it and I am always afraid I might accidently bump a knob, thus turning on a burner. It's not easy to do that but given the kind of ridiculous luck and history I have been known to have, I'd find a way.
I was making cheerio bars (like rice Krispie) and had a small fan on across from the stove, at an angle. There was just enough air current that when I pulled the pan off the burner to stir in the cereal, the empty plastic bag lifted up and landed smack on the just turned off burner. I don't need to tell you what a PITA that was to get off. Happened so fast, I couldn't let go of the pan quick enough to catch the bag. I did manage to get a bit of it before it all melted, so probably a half of an empty marshmallow bag melted onto the burner and what a stink!
Hick would get a lecture from me that will help him to remember not to put anything paper on any burner, ever. Never, ever!! Ranee
Rae,
OH NO! I can understand how careful you are now! I sometimes put water in the pan and set it back on the turned-off hot burner, but that's when something is stuck to the bottom, and that helps loosen it for when I am ready to rinse or wash the pan.
I did give Farmer H a lecture, but his answer was, "Oh. I didn't know that. I just put the plate down." I made sure to point out how he would probably run out of the Mansion if the cabinets caught fire, leaving me to try and hobble along on my own.
My grandma had a grease fire that charred her cabinets!
She got out okay, after throwing something on there to smother it. I don't remember much about it, because I was so young.
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