Sunday, September 4, 2011

why I don't multi-task...

A little explanation... one, I didn't realize the oven was still on (the burners were all off).  two, I didn't realize at the time that the oven vents through the back right burner leaving the burner hot enough even while off to simmer soup.  and three, I really just should never try and multi-task, especially when food is involved... otherwise, this happens:
... that was one of my plastic cutting boards ... with a new hole melted right through it.

... how I found it once I smelled something burning... thankfully it didn't catch fire or smoke or ruin anything else, too much at least.

... all the plastic melted onto the burner... luckily, once it cooled it popped right off fairly easily... it was a bit harded to get the melted plastic out from the vent pipe that goes into the oven.  We eventually got it all off ... I think.  and now I'm *very* careful about putting things on the stove.  (Case in point, while waiting for the oven to heat up, I had a tray of muffins on the stove, and the muffins above this burning starting cooking before I even put them in the oven! whoops.)

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