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maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 07:01 PM Mar 2012

Averted a major catastrophe in the kitchen just now

turned on the oven to preheat 450 for the meatballs. Heard the beep and went to turn it down to 350 and realized I had heated the bottom oven instead.

I had forgotten there was a pizza box in there from last week. We have to hide the boxes from my son because he'll sneak and take the whole box into his playroom when no one is looking.

The box is black and the kitchen reeks.

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Averted a major catastrophe in the kitchen just now (Original Post) maddezmom Mar 2012 OP
Oopsie! cbayer Mar 2012 #1
I feel lucky because it could have caught fire if I left it in there much longer. maddezmom Mar 2012 #2
Well, probably put in too much rum. And there's the problem of cbayer Mar 2012 #3
but the most important question is maddezmom Mar 2012 #4
They were very, very yummy! cbayer Mar 2012 #5
Oh no! Phentex Mar 2012 #6
I don't need to now but when I was single and working maddezmom Mar 2012 #7

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
1. Oopsie!
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 07:11 PM
Mar 2012

I am really glad you did not have a fire, mad.

Did I ever tell you about the time I made bananas foster and almost set the boat on fire?

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
2. I feel lucky because it could have caught fire if I left it in there much longer.
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 07:28 PM
Mar 2012

got a beach towel and chucked the whole thing outside. Now it stinks back there, too.

I don't remember the story, you want to tell it again?

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
3. Well, probably put in too much rum. And there's the problem of
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 07:32 PM
Mar 2012

low ceilings.

Lesson learned, that's for sure.

Glad you got to this sooner than later.

Phentex

(16,334 posts)
6. Oh no!
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 08:20 PM
Mar 2012

Glad you caught it in time!

My mom had a bag of dog food in her oven but she was the only one who knew it. P.U.!

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
7. I don't need to now but when I was single and working
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 09:32 PM
Mar 2012

my oven was a storage bin. I probably only used it once or twice a year.

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