A shocking waste of bacon.
Oct. 10th, 2020 10:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pensnestIt 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.
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.