and the brainless git of the month award goes to...
On Mar 15, 4:14*pm, Kajikit > wrote:
> me!
>
> i was making the roux for my gumbo and it seemed to be sticking to he
> wooden spoon rather a lot. so what did i do? i picked the spoon up and
> went to brush off the chocolatey-coloured roux with my finger. my only
> excuse is that i've never made a dark roux before and so i had NO IDEA
> how hot it is... but as soon as my finger touched the back of the
> wooden spoon I knew.
>
> can we say owie???? a dark roux might LOOK look like melted chocolate
> but it's flour and oil and it's hot. very very VERY hot. at least it's
> only one fingertip... i've had it under the cold tap for about ten
> minutes and now i'm icing it on an icepack because it hurts like the
> blazes as soon as i take it off.
>
> lesson learned. and it's going to be rubbed in with a vengeance when i
> have to try to make the rest of the dinner and then wash the dishes
> one-handed. Dipping it into hot water would be a Very Bad Idea right
> now.
NO - *I* should get the brainless award. This morning I wanted to
thaw some frozen OJ in a hurry, and got the bright idea that the can
would fit nicely on its side in my...ta-da! -- cut glass, family
heirloom type three footed compote - along with some very hot water.
I don't know if it was the heat, or some old cracks, or the weight of
the can - but the thing broke in four neat pieces, flooding my counter
as I scrambled for dish towels and stifled a tear or two. I may try
to crazy glue it back together when no one's looking and never put a
thing in it again. What was I thinking.
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