Submitted by Stuart Broz on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 4:01pm
I pulled the Thanksgiving turkey carcass out of the freezer today, to make stock. I tossed it in a pot with some onions, carrots, parsnip, celery, apple cores, rosemary, and parsley. Filled the pot with water. Went to turn on the burner.
Nothing.
Everything came off the stovetop while I checked the pilot light. It was out. Fortunately, I thought, the other one was lit. I lowered the stovetop while I went to get something to transfer the flame. When I came back, they were both out. Apparently, I didn't set the stovetop down gently enough.
Sigh.
Submitted by Stuart Broz on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 1:37pm
No one is perfect. We all have our flaws. Some of these are due to absentmindedness. Others are willful. Most, however, are probably habits that have become ingrained. We'd probably get rid of them if we could, and we can temporarily overcome them when reminded.
You know how cooking instructions often tell you "don't crowd the pan?"
Yeah. They are talking directly to me, because if they didn't remind me, I would probably be crowding that pan.
What bad kitchen habits do you have?
