Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Why you shouldn't cook distracted

So, I turned on the pot of water to boil my artichoke, and then noticed the Comcast bill on the counter and remembered that I needed to call them regarding some charges. As I am on the phone to them, I turn to my right and notice an unusually tall flame reflecting in the backsplash, so I quickly hangup and turn my attention to this flame.


What's on fire? The plastic splatter cover we use in the microwave...so I dump baking soda all over it, and hence we have...





The BEST part of this whole story is that the smoke detector, which goes off when we bake cookies, didn't make a peep.

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