A shocking waste of bacon.

[pensnest]

It was surprisingly difficult to make supper this evening.

I decided it was time for some more sourdough pancakes, and thought perhaps Jamie Oliver's recipe would be a good option. And then discovered we had no eggs left. My Beast ran up the road to Aldi to get some, and I timed my weighing out just nicely to be ready for them when he returned. It's less than ten minutes up the road, so not a long delay.

Plenty of the good bacon from Archers, I put it under the grill, it got a bit singed at the edges but nice and crispy. Turned it over, remembered to turn the grill off, and started to cook the actual pancakes. Heard an odd beeping noise, but could see no problem on the hob. Then I looked over to the oven and saw... flames.

Not ideal.

I checked, decided not to open the door and feed more oxygen within, and summoned Beast. He ended up depositing the flaming grill pan out in the garden. The bacon was completely incinerated (woe!), and the oven kept beeping for several minutes. We are impressed that our oven has an integral fire alarm. Had not expected ever to discover that.

Fortunately, I have two ovens, so I put the remaining bacon under the other grill.... eventually there were pancakes and bacon and maple syrup and tea. And a rather acrid atmosphere in the kitchen.

Comments

[frausorge]

Yikes! That sounds both startling and disappointing. I'm glad the flames didn't travel any further (and that you still had some bacon left).

[pensnest]

Startling and disappointing is a good way to put it!

[dine]

no no no! this is not the way it's supposed to go - you *eat* the delicious bacon, not incinerate it!

I'm just glad there was no real damage to house or you guys, and that there was enough bacon left so you could still enjoy some for supper

[pensnest]

And it was more incinerated than any bacon I've ever seen, too. 'Twas the good bacon, too, from our local butcher.

*admires your icon*

[turps]

Oh no!

It's good the oven does have an integral fire alarm, but what a way to discover that.

[pensnest]

An evening of surprises, indeed. Flames!

[wenchpixie]

An integral smoke alarm is SUCH a brilliant idea, how bloody frustrating, but I'm glad it wasn't any worse than the wasted bacon and distressing smell.

[pensnest]

It *is* a good idea! We have a proper smoke alarm system but the heat was all contained within the oven (fortunately - the house-wide system makes an appalling racket). I should have taken a picture of the flaming tray, and then the cinders...

[turlough]

Oh dear, that sounds like quite an alarming experience. I'm glad nothing more serious than some incinerated bacon happened! And that you still had bacon left for your pancakes!

[pensnest]

I would have known bacon *could* make flames like that! Though I think I was more concerned that the big house fire alarm system should not be set off—it would have driven Sable screaming into the night, and given me a headache.

[ephemera]

eep - fire bad!

[pensnest]

Fire pretty too - but not in my oven!