Lesson of the day

[telophase]

The sauce mix in the Tuna Helper Tuna Tetrazzini box? Highly flammable. Who knew?

Comments

[baldeagle.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that is much like how the powdered coffee creamer is highly flammable.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

And flour, yeah. The problem was that the package the mix comes in is one of those that are really tough to open without sawing at it with a knife, and much like M&Ms or Skittles bags, tends to open suddenly, exploding its contents all over the place. And this time I was close enough to the burner that some landed on it and I got to witness the small fireball and then all the sparks as the dust in the air settled on it.

I immediately switched it off and moved the pot to another burner and cleaned the first one off after it was cool again, but that was a rather scary second and a half there before I realized it wasn't going to explode even worse. :)

[badnoodles.livejournal.com]

I recommend this amazing tool known as Kitchen Shears. (/snark)

[telophase.livejournal.com]

That requires me remembering to buy them when I'm in a place that carries kitchen shears.

[darksumomo.livejournal.com]

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

WHOA COOL

[only-spiders.livejournal.com]

You're kidding. O_O ...I'm torn between thinking, "ZOMG that's so scary!" and "Why don't things catch fire when I cook? My life is so boring." XD

[telophase.livejournal.com]

The only other times I've caught something on fire were when I accidentally heated oil too long in the bottom of a pan. Luckily both times there wasn't much oil and it burned off very quickly. :D

[only-spiders.livejournal.com]

Icon love. <3
Did it ruin the pan?

[telophase.livejournal.com]

:D Nah - burnt off in a matter of a few seconds.

[flyingpeachbun.livejournal.com]

Really? o_o; That's kinda scary... I'm glad it didn't do any damage though~

[zweihand.livejournal.com]

...I feel the sudden desire for Tuna Helper Tuna Tetrazzini sauce mix.