So I was trying to make some fried zucchini that Amber made for us the other day that was very yummy - and I'm also planning on making it for my family on Sunday so I wanted to practice - but I didn't get a chance until 1AM. I was also excited to use my new stir-fry pan that I got for Christmas from my grandma. So while I was cutting up the zucchini I thought "Hey! I should start heating up the oil in the pan". Well, I put the pan on the stove and put in the olive oil, and went back to cutting my veggies. Well, it took a little longer than I planned, plus I ended up running in to talk to Jon for a second, but a few minutes passed and I was back to cutting my veggies when Jon came in the kitchen to say something, and he saw that the pan was smoking really bad. Before he could ask me why I wasn't watching it, it burst into flames!
He hurried and took it off of the stove while I just gawked at it for a minute - the flames were going about a foot high! So smoke is billowing from it and filling the kitchen and we had to open the door and get a large lid to smother the flames. (I'm just glad that I remembered not to put water on it!) Once the fire was out, Jon started to ask me why I hadn't been watching it, and then he just stopped and gave me a hug and said it was okay. I wasn't really upset about it yet, I was still in shock I think, but later I got upset over it and I was glad for his hug then. :)
Anyway, we opened all of the windows and the doors and turned on the fans and it took 45 min to an hour to clear it all out. So at about 2AM I was all sad and depressed at my feeble attempt to make a delicious dinner for me and Jon, and Jon, being all sorts of sweet, says that he would really love it if I still made the zucchini and how excited he was for it and got me to go in and try again. I tried to clean the pan to use it again, but it was ruined, so I had to use a different pan, and this time I didn't turn on the heat until I had the food in it. :) It turned out really good though, to my credit, and I just made some rolls to go with them.
Anyway, that's how I almost burned down my kitchen. Give me a break, I'm still learning all of this grown up stuff! :)
7 comments:
Poor Mindy. How traumatic. Good thing for your knight in shining armour. Wait are you sure it was an accident, after all aren't you a pyro, hehehe.
O that is so funny! When we were first married I caught a towel on fire in our kitchen, but it just smoked and left the towel black, I didn't have foot high flames! Makes for a good story don't ya think? And I'm glad you tried again and they were tasty. Good job. :)
yikes! Scary! I'm glad everything turned out ok though!! At least you got some 'practice' in right? And you won't ever make that same mistake again huh!!
dang girl!! i'm so glad you didn't have your house catch on fire!! :S
Just wanted to add a note that this is not an actual picture of my fire, it's just one I found online. :)
i'm sorry, but that is so funny! i'm wondering, were you deep-frying the zucchini or pan-frying them? if you're deep-frying them, you don't want to use olive oil because it has a low smoke-point and can burn up at a relatively low temperature. try going with vegetable or canola oil instead. and if you're deep-frying, always always always use a thermometer to keep track of the temperature of your oil! just a thought :)
oh, i don't know if you knew or not but i work at a cooking/kitchen store part time in the evenings. i've been there for over 2 years now and i LOVE cooking! i'm actually considering culinary school!
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