"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "brooklyn1" > wrote:
>
>> And don't tell me you never set an alarm for a caserole, went outdoors,
>> clicked the alarm off and then became distracted so that you totally
>> forgot
>> about the casserole even after coming back into the house and for the
>> next
>> two hours until the smoke alarm went off... everyone who cooks has done
>> that
>> a few times, some do it often.
>
> Just because you are easily distracted and cannot prioritize does not
> mean the rest of us are.
>
> Usenet messages (even partially typed ones) are not going to go anywhere
> when my timer goes off and I need to attend to my cooking. They will
> patiently wait until I get back.
>
> Not so any items on my stove or in my oven, or worse, items outside on
> the grill!
>
> Priorities Sheldon!
>

But this being such serious writing I don't want to lose my train of
thought.

I never use a timer when grilling outdoors, don't need to because I never
leave the grill unattended with something cooking... same as I never go
outdoors with somehing cooking in the kitchen. Even with a turkey in the
oven that I know will need many hours, especially with a turkey cooking, I
never leave the house, in fact I'd stick pretty close to the kitchen. And
when cooking a large roast for a holiday dinner there wouldn't be time to
leave the kitchen. And I'm usually cooking severl things at once, all
needing attentive care... one I begin the kitchen becomes my living room.

In article >,
"brooklyn1" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "brooklyn1" > wrote:
> >
> >> And don't tell me you never set an alarm for a caserole, went outdoors,
> >> clicked the alarm off and then became distracted so that you totally
> >> forgot
> >> about the casserole even after coming back into the house and for the
> >> next
> >> two hours until the smoke alarm went off... everyone who cooks has done
> >> that
> >> a few times, some do it often.
> >
> > Just because you are easily distracted and cannot prioritize does not
> > mean the rest of us are.
> >
> > Usenet messages (even partially typed ones) are not going to go anywhere
> > when my timer goes off and I need to attend to my cooking. They will
> > patiently wait until I get back.
> >
> > Not so any items on my stove or in my oven, or worse, items outside on
> > the grill!
> >
> > Priorities Sheldon!
> >
>
> But this being such serious writing I don't want to lose my train of
> thought.

<laughs> I'm not that easily de-railed babe.
I can pick it back up again. I've done it MANY times!
That's why I have two timers and one lives next to my computer.

>
> I never use a timer when grilling outdoors, don't need to because I never
> leave the grill unattended with something cooking... same as I never go
> outdoors with somehing cooking in the kitchen. Even with a turkey in the
> oven that I know will need many hours, especially with a turkey cooking, I
> never leave the house, in fact I'd stick pretty close to the kitchen. And
> when cooking a large roast for a holiday dinner there wouldn't be time to
> leave the kitchen. And I'm usually cooking severl things at once, all
> needing attentive care... one I begin the kitchen becomes my living room.

It's all good Sheldon. If you need to do that, we understand. Just
please don't criticize the rest of us for not needing to do that. I've
not burned more than one meal in the last 20 years...
--
Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein


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Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Sky > wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
> >
> > (snipperroonies)
> >
> > > I don't feel safe leaving the house when I'm
> > > cooking! No way, no how. But I can also hang out here or on other
> > > forums while waiting for things to cook, especially with long cook times.
> > >
> > > And I do have fire extinguishers but I'd just as soon not need to use
> > > them!
> > > --
> > > Peace! Om
> >
> > No kidding! It's never wise to leave home when any major appliance is
> > in operation (refrigerators & freezers and HVAC excluded), especially a
> > clothes washing machine and dryer or even a dishwashing machine, too!
> > Ask me how I know first-hand, and I didn't even leave my home - I was
> > only in the other room!
> >
> > Sky, who has a few smoke detectors/CO alarms throughout the house and
> > fire extinguishers, also.
> >
> > P.S. Perhaps I should get an 'interior' flood detector, too??!!! <vbg>
>
> <lol> We've had the washer pop open a couple of times so I can
> empathize. ;-) It's a front loader.
>
> I refused to own a dryer. We have a clothes line in the shade out back...
> --
> Peace! Om


It's only gets really bad when the water keeps filling, filling, . . .
.... and filling(!!), nonstop on its own! We have a dryer but rarely use
it. Our laundry gets dried on a couple of lines strung up in the
garage. And, I don't have to worry about bugs, birds & squirrels,
either. It's amazing how much money can be saved on the power bill when
the (electric) dryer isn't used.

Sky

--
Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

In article >,
Sky > wrote:

> > I refused to own a dryer. We have a clothes line in the shade out back...
> > --
> > Peace! Om
>
>
> It's only gets really bad when the water keeps filling, filling, . . .
> ... and filling(!!), nonstop on its own! We have a dryer but rarely use
> it. Our laundry gets dried on a couple of lines strung up in the
> garage. And, I don't have to worry about bugs, birds & squirrels,
> either. It's amazing how much money can be saved on the power bill when
> the (electric) dryer isn't used.
>
> Sky

Heh! I understand the issue about birds and clothes lines...
But I don't have a garage. ;-)

And yes, dryers do use a lot of power!
--
Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein


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On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:44:29 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>
>> "Denise in NH" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Sheldon said:
>>> I've not seen a microwave oven yet that doesn't have a built in
>>> timer. I've another built into my cook stove... WTF does anyone need
>>> a stupid little timer that will probably get lost in a drawer each
>>> time you need it.
>>> -------------------------------------------------
>>> I can't put my stove or microwave in my pocket while I go out
>>
>> If the timer is being used for cooking it's idiotic to go out and
>> leave cooking unattended.
>
> I see you conveniently snipped where Denise said 'while I go out to tend
> the critters or garden'. FFS, she's not leaving town...
>
> C'mon Sheldon - when you're cooking a casserole for example - that takes
> at least an hour in the oven - do you sit in the kitchen and watch it
> cooking the whole time? I'm pretty sure you don't.
>

i wouldn't be so sure. he might watch it the whole time through the oven
window to make certain some greasy wop doesn't steal in to further
adulterate the spam.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:01:57 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> "brooklyn1" > wrote:
>
>> I
>> never leave my stove/oven unattended with anything cooking, and when cooking
>> outdoors I never leave my grill unattended... leaving any cooking unattended
>> is tantamount to leaving an automobile engine running while unattended. I
>> think those people with remote starters who leave their car to warm up
>> unattended are nuts.
>
> So you hover over the stove when you have something cooking for 1 to 3
> hours?
>
> Hope you play solitaire or something...

he plays scrabble with his cats. they always win.

your pal,
blake

On Aug 13, 12:39*pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:01:57 -0500, Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > *"brooklyn1" > wrote:
>
> >> I
> >> never leave my stove/oven unattended with anything cooking, and when cooking
> >> outdoors I never leave my grill unattended... leaving any cooking unattended
> >> is tantamount to leaving an automobile engine running while unattended.. *I
> >> think those people with remote starters who leave their car to warm up
> >> unattended are nuts.
>
> > So you hover over the stove when you have something cooking for 1 to 3
> > hours? *
>
> > Hope you play solitaire or something...
>
> he plays scrabble with his cats. *they always win.

So what's so unusual about that. I refused to have a scrabble game in
the house just in case the cat did want to play.

On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:21:37 -0700 (PDT), John Kane wrote:

> On Aug 13, 12:39*pm, blake murphy > wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:01:57 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> *"brooklyn1" > wrote:
>>
>>>> I
>>>> never leave my stove/oven unattended with anything cooking, and when cooking
>>>> outdoors I never leave my grill unattended... leaving any cooking unattended
>>>> is tantamount to leaving an automobile engine running while unattended. *I
>>>> think those people with remote starters who leave their car to warm up
>>>> unattended are nuts.
>>
>>> So you hover over the stove when you have something cooking for 1 to 3
>>> hours? *
>>
>>> Hope you play solitaire or something...
>>
>> he plays scrabble with his cats. *they always win.
>
> So what's so unusual about that. I refused to have a scrabble game in
> the house just in case the cat did want to play.

they cheat, though. there just *aren't* that many ways to spell 'meow.'

your pal,
blake

brooklyn1 wrote:
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
>> In article >,
>> "brooklyn1" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> In article >,
>>>> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> WTF does anyone
>>>>>> need a stupid little timer that will probably get lost in a drawer
>>>>>> each time you need it.
>>>>> Who puts it in a drawer? Not I. Mine lives next to the stove.
>>>> Mine lives next to my computer. <g> I'm often on line when cooking.
>>>> ;-)
>>>> I move it if I'm doing yard work when cooking, or in the livingroom if
>>>> I'm doing house cleaning.
>>>>
>>>> A small timer is more portable than the computer or the alarm clock.
>>>> <g>
>>>>
>>>> But I like the idea of the cellphone as it clips on the waist of my
>>>> pants.
>>>>
>>>> It's called "multi-tasking"...
>>>>
>>>> I seldom focus when I am cooking. There are too many other things to be
>>>> done while "waiting".
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I never leave things cooking and leave the house... I know, you've never
>>> had
>>> a fire yet... famous last words.
>> I'm not quite that dumb. ;-) I was referring to dusting, washing dishes,
>> sweeping the floors etc. I don't feel safe leaving the house when I'm
>> cooking! No way, no how. But I can also hang out here or on other
>> forums while waiting for things to cook, especially with long cook times.
>>
>>
> Well, you're the one who said "portable". I see no reason for a portable
> kitchen timer unless one leaves their house, one has a hearing problem, or
> the house is too huge to hear over that distance. The farthest point from
> the kitchen in my in my house is about 50' and my office with my PC is some
> 20' in the other direction... I can easily hear the timer go off on my stove
> and microwave from any point inside my house, even the basement, but
> especially while at my PC, in fact I purposely chose the room closest to my
> kitchen to use for an office because while indoors those rooms are where I
> spend the most daytime hours. Of course I'd not hear the timer sound while
> in the shower but neither would I take a timer into the shower nor would I
> leave stuff cooking while showering, or in any other way indisposed. I
> never leave my stove/oven unattended with anything cooking, and when cooking
> outdoors I never leave my grill unattended... leaving any cooking unattended
> is tantamount to leaving an automobile engine running while unattended. I
> think those people with remote starters who leave their car to warm up
> unattended are nuts.
>
>
>

What is this problem that you imagine with your big giant computer brain
if say I put the oven on to slow roast a porketta and leave the kitchen
to attend to other stuff? If you were doing it would you sit and watch
the oven for two or three hours?

Or as usual you are commenting on something you don't have or have never
really used? Apparently you don't know that the doors remain locked and
that the shifter and steering wheel are still locked in position when
you use a remote starter and that they have a timer built in that will
shut the vehicle off after typically 15 minutes.