Comments on: An Explosion of Bad Cooking http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2008/08/10/an-explosion-of-bad-cooking/ (It's not defined!) Mon, 21 May 2012 22:18:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Squish http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2008/08/10/an-explosion-of-bad-cooking/#comment-3376 Squish Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:40:03 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2008/08/10/an-explosion-of-bad-cooking/#comment-3376 Ditto on the timers… and eggs should be boiled 11-14 minutes, starting when the water comes to a boil. After it does, drop the heat and let it simmer, or go with the full time and turn it off as Z. says. But you’d still need to go drain them and put them in the fridge at some point (unless you like warm/room temp boiled eggs, ick). Ditto on the timers… and eggs should be boiled 11-14 minutes, starting when the water comes to a boil. After it does, drop the heat and let it simmer, or go with the full time and turn it off as Z. says. But you’d still need to go drain them and put them in the fridge at some point (unless you like warm/room temp boiled eggs, ick).

]]> By: Katie http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2008/08/10/an-explosion-of-bad-cooking/#comment-3365 Katie Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:01:11 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2008/08/10/an-explosion-of-bad-cooking/#comment-3365 Timers, I never cook without them. :) Although that does take away half the fun… My excitement earlier this year was putting a glass baking dish on an electric burner that I hadn’t yet turned off. You can imagine the popping noise from it snapping in half and then the joy of cleaning up the glass shards... Timers, I never cook without them. :) Although that does take away half the fun…

My excitement earlier this year was putting a glass baking dish on an electric burner that I hadn’t yet turned off. You can imagine the popping noise from it snapping in half and then the joy of cleaning up the glass shards…

]]> By: Blair http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2008/08/10/an-explosion-of-bad-cooking/#comment-3364 Blair Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:34:34 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2008/08/10/an-explosion-of-bad-cooking/#comment-3364 Yes, at least two hours. It wasn’t intentional, just forgot about ‘em. Ironically, the explosions came right after the end credits of Ratatouille, a movie about (among other things) cooking. Nope, I didn’t know you could turn off the heat once it was boiling. Truth is, I have no idea how long you’re supposed to cook ‘em, so the odds are that even when I don’t explode ‘em, my eggs are still seriously overcooked. I’m not sure what time it was when I finally dozed off on Thursday night/Friday morning. Probably no earlier than 3:30. When you consider that this is the fourth time in less than 12 months that I’ve let a pan boil dry, it’s really quite amazing that anyone lets me anywhere near a kitchen anymore. Although really, using them as eggsplosive devices, that’s really kinda neat! Yes, at least two hours. It wasn’t intentional, just forgot about ‘em. Ironically, the explosions came right after the end credits of Ratatouille, a movie about (among other things) cooking.

Nope, I didn’t know you could turn off the heat once it was boiling. Truth is, I have no idea how long you’re supposed to cook ‘em, so the odds are that even when I don’t explode ‘em, my eggs are still seriously overcooked.

I’m not sure what time it was when I finally dozed off on Thursday night/Friday morning. Probably no earlier than 3:30.

When you consider that this is the fourth time in less than 12 months that I’ve let a pan boil dry, it’s really quite amazing that anyone lets me anywhere near a kitchen anymore.

Although really, using them as eggsplosive devices, that’s really kinda neat!

]]> By: Z http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2008/08/10/an-explosion-of-bad-cooking/#comment-3363 Z Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:55:00 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2008/08/10/an-explosion-of-bad-cooking/#comment-3363 Do you mean that you boiled the eggs for two hours? There’s a Chinese technique for hard-cooking eggs that takes 5 hours, but not by boiling! Yikes! Did you know that you don’t have to keep the water boiling to properly cook the eggs? Once the water comes to a boil, turn off the heat and leave the pan covered for 15 minutes. No helmet or flak jacket required. One last question: How did you sleep Thursday night after the explosion? Do you mean that you boiled the eggs for two hours? There’s a Chinese technique for hard-cooking eggs that takes 5 hours, but not by boiling! Yikes!

Did you know that you don’t have to keep the water boiling to properly cook the eggs? Once the water comes to a boil, turn off the heat and leave the pan covered for 15 minutes. No helmet or flak jacket required.

One last question: How did you sleep Thursday night after the explosion?

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