Word of warning when cooking

[MidnightPrism]

OUCH

I splashed grease all over my arm a few weeks ago. Now it looks like I have liver spots

 

[TaigaStar]

Well, generally, you wouldn't touch any gelatinous substance exposed to heat for that reason... put some ice on your finger, and I don't know about the tongue... maybe avoid using it too intensely for a few days.

 

[Paws]

Shouldn't this be known since American Pie?

 

[TaigaStar]

Thanks for the great advice.

Btw, I thought you were going to say you had to re-enact the American pie scene...that would have been funny.

That would be extremely painful...

 

[TaigaStar]

Kinda like the Napalm of the kitchen!

Others include, but are not limited to: cheese, polenta, tomato sauce, fondue

 

[Andreus]

sounds like a hot glue gun episode i had once in college

 

[JayHew]

Oh where is the video cam when needed. I do hope you are ok but I couldn't help but nearly fall on the floor laughing. Good show, but really next time video tape it or something.

 

[star-warrior]

Due to working in a kitchen all these years, I've developed callousy finger that are like asbestos. Nah, it still hurts though.

 

[subfer1]

When heating up an Apple Caramel pie, mmm, do not stick your finger into the pie to see if it is hot. Ouch. The apple filling sticks to your fingers and burns like a &*$%#.

Second warning, if you do this anyway, do not then stick said finger into your mouth to get the filling off. Now I also have a burned tongue.

Just some advice from the kitchen.

Oh babe, come here and I'll make it better,

 

[NedNickerson]

I remember several years ago, I was fixing mashed potatoes in a pot that had a wooden handle on it. The wooden handle was a little loose on the pot. When they were done cooking, I was spooning the hot potatoes into a ceramic bowl, when somehow, the wooden handle came off the metal spindle on the pot. The pot flipped over and everything came dumping out on the side of the kitchen counter, missing the bowl completely, and dropping down the side of the counter of the floor.

I just instinctively reacted, and reached down with my hands to catch what was falling onto the floor, not thinking that I had just taken them off the burner. It was like sticking my hands into hot tar. I screamed, slinging hot potatoes all over the kitchen, the pot clattered onto the floor. What was left in the pot then came splattering up all over my bare feet and legs (I was wearing short pants). So there I am, with scalding potatoes all over my hands, feet and legs, running through the apartment to the shower. I jumped into the tub, and ran cold water over everything... Then I went back to the kitchen, and cleaned everything up... What a mess... After it was all over, I remember thinking, I really didn't want mashed potatoes anyway...

 

[tx_doc]

I'm surprised that the thread didn't go the way of dicking the pie and then having to put your dick in your mouth to get the filling off.....

 

[slobone]

Others include, but are not limited to: cheese, polenta, tomato sauce, fondue

True, but caramelized sugar can be heated to a much higher temperature than any of these. Water will only heat to 212 degrees F., and then it won't get any hotter no matter how long it stays on the stove. So anything that's mostly water might be unpleasant to touch, but it won't give you serious burns.

But when sugar is combined with water, the mixture can be heated to a much higher temperature. So you can in fact get a bad burn.

The worst one is hot oil, I think. That gets really really hot.

 

[Lube]

Oh, and hey--when you want to see if the flame on the stove is on medium or high? Don't stick your finger in there, either. 'K?

Hope your feeling better, Cousin. Tá brón orm.

 

[metta]

Putting honey on a mild burn can help to draw the heat out.

I don't use very much oil when I cook. But it is a good reminder to be careful when cooking. It is a good thing that air fryers have become popular since this post was created.

 

[Dargelos]

While we are here, a question for the kitchen kweens. How do you cope with burning eyes while cutting up onions? It's like being in a riot but without the fun.

 

[Kahaih]

While we are here, a question for the kitchen kweens. How do you cope with burning eyes while cutting up onions? It's like being in a riot but without the fun.

Just put on some C&W music and go with it. Maybe have a beer.

 

[Vannie]

At Shady Pines we all get naked and play connect the liver spots!

 

[fredroy]

While we are here, a question for the kitchen kweens. How do you cope with burning eyes while cutting up onions? It's like being in a riot but without the fun.

Well, it depends. If I'm making Stroganoff I sit (set?) a small fan on the counter a few feet away. And I wear my glasses, too. Otherwise, dried onions or onion powder all the time.

But some country music can work. "You Never Even Call Me By My Name" just because.

 

[NotHardUp1]

While we are here, a question for the kitchen kweens. How do you cope with burning eyes while cutting up onions? It's like being in a riot but without the fun.

I'm not sensitive to onions usually, but I wear soft contacts, and I suspect covering the cornea helps avoid the oil vapor hitting the most sensitive part of the eye surface.

I've heard tips before and the one that sounded the easiest to do is burn a candle right beside your cutting board while cutting. I suspect the oils are somewhat volatile, and the vapor is denatured at the source before it builds up and gets to the eyes. Also, I'd recommend wear safety glasses like for mowing if I did have a sensitivity.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

While we are here, a question for the kitchen kweens. How do you cope with burning eyes while cutting up onions? It's like being in a riot but without the fun.

Honestly, I just put up with it. But I think they don't affect me as strongly as they do some people.

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Here's an honest-to-goodness thousand-year-old (give or take) joke from northern Europe.

Q: What's round, firm, has hair on one end, and makes women cry?

A: An onion.