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In chemistry classes and various lab jobs, much of the glassware was made by Pyrex. Often these Pyrex beakers would be held over bunsen burners i.e. direct flames for various experimental purposes (including the entertainment of bored nerdy students). However, the scientific glassware of Pyrex is obviously not the same glassware sold for household use. I learned this lesson once, though obviously I didn't really learn it because I re-learned it last night while on the phone with BucknerFan.
I decided to put the container of leftover blackeyed peas on the burner to reheat while I made some organic boxed macaroni and cheese (eatin' good in the neighborhood, indeed), and I assumed if I kept the heat on simmer, all would be good. First, I managed to burn some of the peas, because there wasn't enough water in the pot. But once I got that problem taken care of, I put the lid on and turned off the flame, assuming they would stay warm for the next five minutes. I was chatting it up with BucknerFan about her recent resignation and possibly moving to Kansas when suddenly a loud BANG!CRACK! noise caused me to duck and crouch down by the fridge. My instinct obviously overrode logic, since there are no windows in my kitchen that could possibly allow for random crossfire, unless it was the magic bullet that killed Kennedy.
Instead of any ballistics evidence, I turned to find a large pile of black-eyedpeas and broken glass artfully arranged on my stove. I hung up the phone. Then, in a potentially stupid move, I decided to just fix my plate and eat dinner before attempting to clean anything up. I scooped some peas off the top, hoping I wouldn't kill myself by accidentally consuming a mouthful of glass shards. I think I did okay on that front.
As someone who's cooked a lot and for a long time, I've had plenty of kitchen mishaps, including numerous potholders and dishtowels catching on fire, cakes sliding onto the floor, pots of chili being dropped, bags of flour dumping over, and other fun escapades, but for some reason, this is on the top of my list of "worst". It was a brand new glass pot! It made a scary sound! The burner wasn't even on when it happened! Cleaning up mushy burned peas out of the crevices of a stovetop was gross! And of course, the ultimate in what makes a kitchen accident a disaster -- the loss of edible food.
I decided to put the container of leftover blackeyed peas on the burner to reheat while I made some organic boxed macaroni and cheese (eatin' good in the neighborhood, indeed), and I assumed if I kept the heat on simmer, all would be good. First, I managed to burn some of the peas, because there wasn't enough water in the pot. But once I got that problem taken care of, I put the lid on and turned off the flame, assuming they would stay warm for the next five minutes. I was chatting it up with BucknerFan about her recent resignation and possibly moving to Kansas when suddenly a loud BANG!CRACK! noise caused me to duck and crouch down by the fridge. My instinct obviously overrode logic, since there are no windows in my kitchen that could possibly allow for random crossfire, unless it was the magic bullet that killed Kennedy.
Instead of any ballistics evidence, I turned to find a large pile of black-eyedpeas and broken glass artfully arranged on my stove. I hung up the phone. Then, in a potentially stupid move, I decided to just fix my plate and eat dinner before attempting to clean anything up. I scooped some peas off the top, hoping I wouldn't kill myself by accidentally consuming a mouthful of glass shards. I think I did okay on that front.
As someone who's cooked a lot and for a long time, I've had plenty of kitchen mishaps, including numerous potholders and dishtowels catching on fire, cakes sliding onto the floor, pots of chili being dropped, bags of flour dumping over, and other fun escapades, but for some reason, this is on the top of my list of "worst". It was a brand new glass pot! It made a scary sound! The burner wasn't even on when it happened! Cleaning up mushy burned peas out of the crevices of a stovetop was gross! And of course, the ultimate in what makes a kitchen accident a disaster -- the loss of edible food.
