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I’ve never seen a purple burner on a stove before ?????? And what’s the red light on the little black square….touch and play stove, oh, why am I thinking your stove probably plays music too ???
ettarose — Gas stoves were easier to deal with this problem. Of course, that big glowing round thing should have been a dead giveaway.
My Autism Insights — I’ve just started buying those veggie “steamers.” They come in a bag that you nuke and it’s so much easier and doesn’t dirty a pan. Hubs prefers fresh. We can’t agree on everything.
Lily — And this won’t be the last. Have a great weekend yourself!
Prefers Her Fantasy Life — Go with the steamer packages. Vegetables won’t kill you, contrary to popular belief and any kid you ask.
blueviolet — I’m guessing ten minutes. I came in the room after they hadn’t been cooking for a while.
Jay — Now ya made me go look up what an induction hob is. So it’s a like a single hot plate? I learn so much from you guys.
absepa — I think if you’re looking to get out of cooking, you just found the perfect excuse. Good on you!
3carnations — I like the light, too. Also, the little red dot that shows which position is still warm is helpful so I don’t lay anything on it like a paper towel. Saved us some fires, I think.
Jenny — I’d prefer to skip broccoli all together. This batch got soaked in a LOT of butter.
shadowsrider — Nah, we just stood around and screamed at it to hurry the hell up and cook already.
Wendy — Oh, no. Please tell me that didn’t happen. Although, my husband did once leave his car running in the driveway all night long, so anything’s possible.
Jim at CoolStuffForDads.com — Yea, but butter doesn’t melt on raw. We had a leftover pasta dish.
The Broccoli-lovin’ Trade Show Guru Steve — Our broccoli gets cooked enough because the steam makes it all the way through. When you actually heat it.
Joel Klebanoff — The hubs makes eggs, too. But we’ve never (yet) had the pleasure of exploded eggs all over the place. Incidentally, I love our smooth-top stove. It’s a breeze to clean.
Jenn Thorson — I have no idea why the burner looks the color it does. I’ve hated my new camera ever since I bought it, so I’m blaming it. In actuality, the burner burns red.
Tiggy — So listen to this. I saw a show where the author of “Eat This, Not That” spoke about buying veggies in a store. He said not only are frozen veggies cheaper, they are flash frozen at point of production so that all the nutrients are preserved. That’s all I needed to hear.
Patricia — OK, well I never knew that so that makes two of us!
fidget — Oh, yeah, that too. Though we’ve melted more spatulas in the dishwasher than the stove. They fall down on the drying element, which is apparently the temperature of the sun. Check this one out.
Comedy Plus — No kidding. I make no complaints!
Regan — Yes, it’s cliche. Although I’m not exactly saying you’ll grow out of it.
sheila — That’s an interesting observation. Makes us feel better, thanks.
staciesmadness — Classic stupid, no doubt. More of that where it came from.
Aftercancer — See, here’s the problem. Too much of our kitchen is automated, so we go off and do a million other things. If we had to chop wood to heat water, I guarantee we’d be anxiously awaiting the boil. Exhausted, but waiting.
Shinade — Exactly! See above.
Dori — I think this is a record. Every single person who commented here has probably done it. And no one burned the house down. Imagine that.
Egyptian Cats in Germany — Ah! You’re lucky. No waiting (or forgetting)!
Karen — What an amazing thing. I honestly did not think one could live without a stove, but you’re obviously doing fine without. Amazing.
Grace — Oh, I dislike broccoli alright. Unless, of course, it’s swimming in butter.
Lee — It’ll be our little secret. As for me, I set off the smoke alarm when I bake fish sticks. Why in God’s name you have to set the oven to 475 degrees is anyone’s guess. Those little bits of breading fry right up and set off the alarm.
Alan — My camera sucks. That’s why it looks purple. The little red dot shows which burner is still hot. It remains lit until it’s almost totally cooled. If only my cats knew what “red dot” meant. The same cat from yesterday’s post once walked straight across the hot stove. I actually heard his paw getting singed. Of course, he never did it a second time.
Lee — Oh, just caught the last part of your comment. I got your link to the calendar. Thank you. I see I can order it starting with April, which I’m doing this weekend. Appreciate it.
I don’t know which is more intriguing.. that you’ve got a husband that recognizes broccoli when he sees it, or that you’ve got a husband that actually cooks (or, in this case, attempts to cook.)
A couple months ago, my wife bought a new tea kettle. Stainless steel and very sturdy. It was one of those things that you glad you found and bought.
Last week, she asked if I wanted some tea. Sure!!
She filled the kettle with the appropriate amount of water, brought it to a boil, poured the water, and placed the kettle, now empty, back on the stove.
We were enjoying our tea when, about ten minutes later, we heard a sizzling sound, then a “pop.” The plastic handle had melted and a seam on the top of the kettle had ripped open.
I guess empty tea kettles ought not be placed on high flames!!
I remember stirring and stirring the gravy one holiday that involves turkey, waiting for it to thicken. It took about 10 minutes til I realized that the flame was not turned on. Mmmmm, gravy…..
I just have to say one more thing. This morning I was trying to straighten my hair for 20 minutes before I realized the dang thing was plugged in but not turned on.
Cindi at Momma Mentor — I’m not a big fan of broccoli either. As for the comments, I honestly don’t know. Broccoli has no right getting this many comments. If I ever figure it out, I’ll let you know.
grannyann — But it does look burned. It’s my crappy camera, I think. Not a duh moment. Not heating the broccili was a duh moment.
Carla — So I’ve read. I do love me some asparagus, though. Why must it be so expensive?
Danial Proulx — That’s the WORST! Cruel and unusual punishment.
BabaBooey — Ooooo, very bad. Sounds dangerous, too. My BIL once heated a glass container filled with coffee, directly on the stove. I need not tell you what happened.
Sherry at EX Marks the Spot — You can always count on me doing something dumber than you. And sharing it. If you ever need to feel better about yourself, just pop in. Guaranteed you’ll leave uplifted.
ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily — At first I thought you were going to say “I remember someone ….” and that someone being me. I really thought I was the one who was stirring and stirring.
TheSnackHound — Good one! That’s the problem with unplugging things. Even though you save energy that way, I hate to do it because I can’t remember to plug things back in.
Don — Nah, we’ve decided it’s an equal opportunity duh moment.
Kristen — Glad you got a kick out of it.
YummY! — Join the club. The very big club.
John J Savo, the Authoring Auctioneer — I wish it was purple. It just looks that way because I apparently bought the world’s worst camera: Nikon Coolpix P60, BTW. Not only do the pictures suck, but the camera eats batteries.
OMG! Have you ben peeping in my kitchen window? Did that just the other day. In a hurry, and needed to be at an early meeting on time. But, I also needed to get dinner started so we wouldn’t have to eat at mid-night. That idea failed! Of course I was multitasking, and when I realized I wasn’t smelling anything, it was waaay too late. Late night dinner or take out, which one do you think the kids chose?
LaTonya — Hmmm, lemme guess? Take-out? Well, you can’t say you didn’t try. I swear, we screw up more thing multi-tasking than doing things one at a time.
I’m starting to think we were separated at birth because I’ve done that so many times with food on the stove that it’s sad. I’ve also put food in the microwave and forgotten to turn it on. Ditto for the toaster oven. The one that I’m the worst at is the washing machine and drier. I’ll put clothes in and forget to shut the lid on the washing machine or to turn on the drier, or I’ll shut the lid on the washing machine but forget the washing powders or to hit the on button. Then hours later I go to get the things out, realize what I’ve done, and go, “Oh, @#%&!”
At least he didn’t do what I did… The same thing, except there was a plastic handled spatula and an empty cardboard food box sitting on the burner. I nearly set the kitchen on fire!
Stefani–I’ve done that a few times myself, only it’s when I turn the oven on. The back burner on the left for some reason gets hot when the oven is on. If you leave anything sitting on it while the oven is running, it will melt and potentially catch on fire. I’ve had to learn that lesson the hard way, and yet I still forget to check what’s on the burner sometimes.
Stefanie — Cardboard and fire = bad. I would much rather melt plastic for that reason. Somehow I think the plastic can’t shoot flames as fast, right? I figure I won’t burn the house down as quickly.
Staci — Good observation. Mine gets really hot too in the back. Not sure why. But I’m obsessive now about removing paper towels and stuff from the stove even when it’s not on.
Stumble it!
March 20th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
I’ve never seen a purple burner on a stove before ?????? And what’s the red light on the little black square….touch and play stove, oh, why am I thinking your stove probably plays music too ???
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March 20th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
ettarose — Gas stoves were easier to deal with this problem. Of course, that big glowing round thing should have been a dead giveaway.
My Autism Insights — I’ve just started buying those veggie “steamers.” They come in a bag that you nuke and it’s so much easier and doesn’t dirty a pan. Hubs prefers fresh. We can’t agree on everything.
Lily — And this won’t be the last. Have a great weekend yourself!
Prefers Her Fantasy Life — Go with the steamer packages. Vegetables won’t kill you, contrary to popular belief and any kid you ask.
blueviolet — I’m guessing ten minutes. I came in the room after they hadn’t been cooking for a while.
Jay — Now ya made me go look up what an induction hob is. So it’s a like a single hot plate? I learn so much from you guys.
absepa — I think if you’re looking to get out of cooking, you just found the perfect excuse. Good on you!
3carnations — I like the light, too. Also, the little red dot that shows which position is still warm is helpful so I don’t lay anything on it like a paper towel. Saved us some fires, I think.
Jenny — I’d prefer to skip broccoli all together. This batch got soaked in a LOT of butter.
shadowsrider — Nah, we just stood around and screamed at it to hurry the hell up and cook already.
Wendy — Oh, no. Please tell me that didn’t happen. Although, my husband did once leave his car running in the driveway all night long, so anything’s possible.
Jim at CoolStuffForDads.com — Yea, but butter doesn’t melt on raw. We had a leftover pasta dish.
The Broccoli-lovin’ Trade Show Guru Steve — Our broccoli gets cooked enough because the steam makes it all the way through. When you actually heat it.
Joel Klebanoff — The hubs makes eggs, too. But we’ve never (yet) had the pleasure of exploded eggs all over the place. Incidentally, I love our smooth-top stove. It’s a breeze to clean.
Jenn Thorson — I have no idea why the burner looks the color it does. I’ve hated my new camera ever since I bought it, so I’m blaming it. In actuality, the burner burns red.
Tiggy — So listen to this. I saw a show where the author of “Eat This, Not That” spoke about buying veggies in a store. He said not only are frozen veggies cheaper, they are flash frozen at point of production so that all the nutrients are preserved. That’s all I needed to hear.
Patricia — OK, well I never knew that so that makes two of us!
fidget — Oh, yeah, that too. Though we’ve melted more spatulas in the dishwasher than the stove. They fall down on the drying element, which is apparently the temperature of the sun. Check this one out.
Comedy Plus — No kidding. I make no complaints!
Regan — Yes, it’s cliche. Although I’m not exactly saying you’ll grow out of it.
sheila — That’s an interesting observation. Makes us feel better, thanks.
staciesmadness — Classic stupid, no doubt. More of that where it came from.
Aftercancer — See, here’s the problem. Too much of our kitchen is automated, so we go off and do a million other things. If we had to chop wood to heat water, I guarantee we’d be anxiously awaiting the boil. Exhausted, but waiting.
Shinade — Exactly! See above.
Dori — I think this is a record. Every single person who commented here has probably done it. And no one burned the house down. Imagine that.
Egyptian Cats in Germany — Ah! You’re lucky. No waiting (or forgetting)!
Karen — What an amazing thing. I honestly did not think one could live without a stove, but you’re obviously doing fine without. Amazing.
Grace — Oh, I dislike broccoli alright. Unless, of course, it’s swimming in butter.
Lee — It’ll be our little secret. As for me, I set off the smoke alarm when I bake fish sticks. Why in God’s name you have to set the oven to 475 degrees is anyone’s guess. Those little bits of breading fry right up and set off the alarm.
Alan — My camera sucks. That’s why it looks purple. The little red dot shows which burner is still hot. It remains lit until it’s almost totally cooled. If only my cats knew what “red dot” meant. The same cat from yesterday’s post once walked straight across the hot stove. I actually heard his paw getting singed. Of course, he never did it a second time.
March 20th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Lee — Oh, just caught the last part of your comment. I got your link to the calendar. Thank you. I see I can order it starting with April, which I’m doing this weekend. Appreciate it.
March 20th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Kathy, I am NOT laughing because I would have done exactly the same thing.
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March 20th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Let me know how this turned out. Oh, wait — it’s not ready yet? That’s OK, I can wait. It’s broccoli, after all.
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March 20th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
I don’t know which is more intriguing.. that you’ve got a husband that recognizes broccoli when he sees it, or that you’ve got a husband that actually cooks (or, in this case, attempts to cook.)
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March 20th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Can’t stand broccoli, although the fam luvs it & I do what you do all the time.
OK, what’s your secret ~ you do a post on broccoli, and get 56 comments.
I write my heart out and often get not one comment.
Share your secrets!
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March 20th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I thought the broccoli was burned…duh
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March 20th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Broccoli is good, it’s the asparagus you should stay away from. It makes your pee smell funny. no, really!
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March 21st, 2009 at 3:42 am
I often forget to put coffee in the coffee machine , i end up with hot water . That’s when i really need a cup of coffee .
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March 21st, 2009 at 6:24 am
A couple months ago, my wife bought a new tea kettle. Stainless steel and very sturdy. It was one of those things that you glad you found and bought.
Last week, she asked if I wanted some tea. Sure!!
She filled the kettle with the appropriate amount of water, brought it to a boil, poured the water, and placed the kettle, now empty, back on the stove.
We were enjoying our tea when, about ten minutes later, we heard a sizzling sound, then a “pop.” The plastic handle had melted and a seam on the top of the kettle had ripped open.
I guess empty tea kettles ought not be placed on high flames!!
March 21st, 2009 at 10:23 am
OH, so funny — as long as it’s happening to someone else.
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March 21st, 2009 at 11:51 am
I remember stirring and stirring the gravy one holiday that involves turkey, waiting for it to thicken. It took about 10 minutes til I realized that the flame was not turned on. Mmmmm, gravy…..
March 21st, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I just have to say one more thing. This morning I was trying to straighten my hair for 20 minutes before I realized the dang thing was plugged in but not turned on.
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March 21st, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Guilty of that here, too. Must be a guy thing. 😉
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March 21st, 2009 at 8:27 pm
lol! priceless.
March 21st, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I would laugh, but I’ve done that before.
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March 21st, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Wow. Purple burners? What a sci-fi like existence you have.
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March 22nd, 2009 at 6:05 am
TheSnackHound — Those who screw up together laugh together.
JD at I Do Things — You’d be in a hurry if there was cheese all over it, eh?
Marsha — He’s way more tolerant of vegetables than I am. Here’s another example.
Cindi at Momma Mentor — I’m not a big fan of broccoli either. As for the comments, I honestly don’t know. Broccoli has no right getting this many comments. If I ever figure it out, I’ll let you know.
grannyann — But it does look burned. It’s my crappy camera, I think. Not a duh moment. Not heating the broccili was a duh moment.
Carla — So I’ve read. I do love me some asparagus, though. Why must it be so expensive?
Danial Proulx — That’s the WORST! Cruel and unusual punishment.
BabaBooey — Ooooo, very bad. Sounds dangerous, too. My BIL once heated a glass container filled with coffee, directly on the stove. I need not tell you what happened.
Sherry at EX Marks the Spot — You can always count on me doing something dumber than you. And sharing it. If you ever need to feel better about yourself, just pop in. Guaranteed you’ll leave uplifted.
ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily — At first I thought you were going to say “I remember someone ….” and that someone being me. I really thought I was the one who was stirring and stirring.
TheSnackHound — Good one! That’s the problem with unplugging things. Even though you save energy that way, I hate to do it because I can’t remember to plug things back in.
Don — Nah, we’ve decided it’s an equal opportunity duh moment.
Kristen — Glad you got a kick out of it.
YummY! — Join the club. The very big club.
John J Savo, the Authoring Auctioneer — I wish it was purple. It just looks that way because I apparently bought the world’s worst camera: Nikon Coolpix P60, BTW. Not only do the pictures suck, but the camera eats batteries.
March 22nd, 2009 at 8:56 am
OMG! Have you ben peeping in my kitchen window? Did that just the other day. In a hurry, and needed to be at an early meeting on time. But, I also needed to get dinner started so we wouldn’t have to eat at mid-night. That idea failed! Of course I was multitasking, and when I realized I wasn’t smelling anything, it was waaay too late. Late night dinner or take out, which one do you think the kids chose?
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March 22nd, 2009 at 10:04 am
HILARIOUS
March 22nd, 2009 at 5:36 pm
LaTonya — Hmmm, lemme guess? Take-out? Well, you can’t say you didn’t try. I swear, we screw up more thing multi-tasking than doing things one at a time.
meleah rebeccah — Hilarious, and stupid!
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:53 am
I’m starting to think we were separated at birth because I’ve done that so many times with food on the stove that it’s sad. I’ve also put food in the microwave and forgotten to turn it on. Ditto for the toaster oven. The one that I’m the worst at is the washing machine and drier. I’ll put clothes in and forget to shut the lid on the washing machine or to turn on the drier, or I’ll shut the lid on the washing machine but forget the washing powders or to hit the on button. Then hours later I go to get the things out, realize what I’ve done, and go, “Oh, @#%&!”
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March 23rd, 2009 at 9:21 pm
You’ve got to cook broccoli for a long time to make sure the farty vegetable smell permeates everything in the house.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Oh that is SO something we would do at our house. LOL
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March 24th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Why do I get the feeling your husband has been framed here :p I absolutely hate Broccoli with a passion
March 24th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Staci — Oh, man. You don’t know how many times I’ve done the washer thing. Hate that!! And my reaction is just as colorful.
Libertine — That’s nothing. You should smell when the hubs makes brussel sprouts. Ugh.
castocreations — Join the club.
Wiggy — Nah, not only was it him, but he approved me making fun of him on the blog. It can’t always be about me.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:31 am
At least he didn’t do what I did… The same thing, except there was a plastic handled spatula and an empty cardboard food box sitting on the burner. I nearly set the kitchen on fire!
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March 26th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Stefani–I’ve done that a few times myself, only it’s when I turn the oven on. The back burner on the left for some reason gets hot when the oven is on. If you leave anything sitting on it while the oven is running, it will melt and potentially catch on fire. I’ve had to learn that lesson the hard way, and yet I still forget to check what’s on the burner sometimes.
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March 26th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Stefanie — Cardboard and fire = bad. I would much rather melt plastic for that reason. Somehow I think the plastic can’t shoot flames as fast, right? I figure I won’t burn the house down as quickly.
Staci — Good observation. Mine gets really hot too in the back. Not sure why. But I’m obsessive now about removing paper towels and stuff from the stove even when it’s not on.
March 27th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Oh, I’ve done this before too…crap!!!
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March 28th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Fortunately, raw broccoli is VERY good for you!
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April 3rd, 2009 at 5:55 pm
CrAzy Working Mom — I’m sure there will be a next time. For both of us.
Donalyn — I don’t have enough of it, cooked or raw!
June 18th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
… happens to me all the time (-:
January 11th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Must say I’m a huge fan of crunchy brocolli.