Popular Post David48 Posted December 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2014 The other night, after a few beers, I decided to conduct a Science Experiment. My thesis was, just how long can you leave sausages cooking in a frypan without the kitchen catching on fire. So, I did enjoy a few beers, grabbed a couple of snags, set the stove element to low ... you know how I like to conserve power. The news was on TV, sat on the Sofa, feet on the coffee table. Must have closed my eyes ... for a second I swear ... honest Gov ! In the grey haze of just awakening ... started to think ... ... what's that smell? Oh <deleted>, oh Shit ... I was cooking before I nodded off. It wasn't a minute, or a 10 or 20 ... I reckon closer to an hour and a half ... BS? It's a teflon coated pan. I sprayed the sucker now 4 times with Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner over the past days trying to remove the remaining black sludge off the Pan. Hah ! It's laughing back at me. I reckon Mr Muscle should do some weight training ... no power at all. I reckon I should leave cooking for others. MissFarmGirl reckons I could burn water ... I reckon she's not far wrong ... COUGH ... I reckon I just might go and buy that smoke alarm ... . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetongue Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 A long day or two can do it for you. I once set the kitchen on fire deep frying some chips going back to the warm lounge room and forgetting. Got the pot off the stove and placed it on the floor burned a beautiful black ring on the lino. Put it out with a blanket, tossed the pot. Here my fabulous step son did it only with a gas burner, luckily I was drinking a coffee on the back porch and turned the gas off before it became deadly, the fire went out itself then. Got a fire blanket in the kitchen now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Cool story, bro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomthai Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) Wife did similar with a very large pot of stew. Reduced it to charcoal bricketes. Suffice to say we have a smoke alarm now. Still doesn't help if you light the stove then go out for a few hours. Instead of using the perfectly good refrigerator, food it left out all night and warmed up in to morning to stop it going bad. Edited December 14, 2014 by Pomthai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Cool story, bro. In the spirit of Christmas ... nice avatar change. Warmly received. Back to the trenches next year ... but for now ... let's play Soccer. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Funny enough, the very first thing that came to mind when I saw the topic title was below. That's based on the history of my personal science experiments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Cool story, bro. Cool story, bro. In the spirit of Christmas ... nice avatar change. Warmly received. Back to the trenches next year ... but for now ... let's play Soccer. . Silly story, bro But good a$$e licking. Vote for Costas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinx Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I set my wooden boat on fire. ! Nothing like the smell of burning to wake a sailor up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 That is why i got things like an egg cooker.. these turn off automatically. Your story is not an unfamiliar one it has happened to me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Just a heads up. If that is a Teflon skillet than toss it as it is now hazardous to use. If not, then what I do is put water in it with some soap and bring it to a boil for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Just a heads up. If that is a Teflon skillet than toss it as it is now hazardous to use. If not, then what I do is put water in it with some soap and bring it to a boil for a while. I did the detergent, boiling water and let it soak overnight thing first up ... it laughed as if ... is that the best you have. And yes, you are correct, it is Teflon coated. Seriously ... throw it away? No problem to do that ... how does the chemical change? Become toxic? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Just a heads up. If that is a Teflon skillet than toss it as it is now hazardous to use. If not, then what I do is put water in it with some soap and bring it to a boil for a while. I did the detergent, boiling water and let it soak overnight thing first up ... it laughed as if ... is that the best you have. And yes, you are correct, it is Teflon coated. Seriously ... throw it away? No problem to do that ... how does the chemical change? Become toxic? Thanks It becomes potentially carcinogenic among other hazards. This is when overheated and not general use. In your case, it's pretty much a certainty that the coating has broken down and I for one would no longer trust it. The answer is a qualified one. They're safe, says Robert L. Wolke, Ph.D., a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained, as long as they're not overheated. When they are, the coating may begin to break down (at the molecular level, so you wouldn't necessarily see it), and toxic particles and gases, some of them carcinogenic, can be released. WebMed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinx Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Just a heads up. If that is a Teflon skillet than toss it as it is now hazardous to use. If not, then what I do is put water in it with some soap and bring it to a boil for a while. Actually -- if any teflon coated pan that has had any amount of burning in it will have melted and changed the plastic coating, and really the pan should be binned. I used to use pre-burnt pans for other interesting things like flower-pot trays (knock the handle off) I have heard of some guy who continued the burning process to remove the remaining coating and then burnished the pan smooth to the point where it was useable again -- but I'd not do that unless the pan was of a good metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 And more information: In two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of human illnesses each year, according to tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG). In new tests conducted by a university food safety professor, a generic non-stick frying pan preheated on a conventional, electric stovetop burner reached 736°F in three minutes and 20 seconds, with temperatures still rising when the tests were terminated. A Teflon pan reached 721°F in just five minutes under the same test conditions (See Figure 1), as measured by a commercially available infrared thermometer. DuPont studies show that the Teflon offgases toxic particulates at 446°F. At 680°F Teflon pans release at least six toxic gases, including two carcinogens, two global pollutants, and MFA, a chemical lethal to humans at low doses. At temperatures that DuPont scientists claim are reached on stovetop drip pans (1000°F), non-stick coatings break down to a chemical warfare agent known as PFIB, and a chemical analog of the WWII nerve gas phosgene. More here - http://www.ecomall.com/greenshopping/teflon4.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I'm not allowed to use the stove. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) I'm not allowed to use the stove. ... I think I might be on probation! EDIT ... Hint taken ... will ditch said saucepan ... maybe I'll just buy a plain metal one next-time. Whoopee ... David Christmas gift to himself ... Edited December 14, 2014 by David48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 How the hell are you going to stay alive until MissFarmGirl's spouse visa arrives? Get her out on a Visitor Visa.....NOW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Look on the bright side .... she'll never let you cook again ..... don't kill yourself before you get back - better watch how you treat your sausage from now on..... get a micro wave and a good MW cookbook = has a timer ..... ditch the pan - takes hydrocloric acid to make Teflon.....once punctured can be trouble...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I'm not allowed to use the stove. I thought the rumors of you burning the house down were exaggerated (there is a reason why i bought an electronic egg cooker) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony5 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Friend of mine once came home from a night out, fired up the deep fryer and when it was heated up he took a vacuum packed half chicken with sauce that he had in the fridge and threw it in the hot oil. He only forgot to remove the packaging, so it came out of the deep fryer by its own as fast as he had thrown it in. Another time he came home he took a can of of meatballs in tomato sauce and warmed it up, while he switched on the television. After a while he heard a loud bang in the kitchen, since he had just opened the hot plate and put the can can unopened on the plate. Kitchen ceiling was painted red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Been there, done that. There must be some ingredient in beer that makes you want to eat something that requires cooking when you are ratarsed: sausages, bacon, chips, rather than a cold snack like a cheese sandwich. If someone could find out what that ingredient was, that would be a proper scientific discovery. Next time phone out for pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhamBam Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 David with a black sausage !!! Where have you been playing? Does the better half know? Sounds like something from the black death except from the groin upwards (Maybe some of Costas's fleas??). But....... That burnt sausage looked more like an English one than one of those chipolatas. OK. OK. I am going - but - if it had been a Cumberland sausage......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Years ago I was roasting a chicken in the oven, and decided to take a shower. I could smell smoke and ran out to pull the chicken from the oven. My flat mate walked in and I was standing naked with a roast chicken in front of me. Didn't that take some explaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtramsbottom Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 One time at band camp ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 For a scientific experiment to be called genuine it has to be repeated many times giving the same results 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinx Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 What is it called when someone does the same thing over and over again expecting different results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokmummified Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 What is it called when someone does the same thing over and over again expecting different results? nomination for Darwin Awards? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Awards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 What is it called when someone does the same thing over and over again expecting different results? nomination for Darwin Awards? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Awards To late for DA's ... my genes have been passed on. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Remember this http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7025782.stm ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokmummified Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 What is it called when someone does the same thing over and over again expecting different results? nomination for Darwin Awards? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Awards To late for DA's ... my genes have been passed on. . have a read about some stories. It will have you laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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