Post #126,605
11/18/03 7:13:52 PM
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What? No ice cream in the house?
Shame. BTW, If you are heating the water in a mug, try 1 and a 1/2 minutes. Adjust to suit in 15 second increments.
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Post #126,626
11/18/03 9:06:17 PM
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Re: What? No ice cream in the house?
Only ice cream bites. I'm not much of a milk person, and so popsicles are better, especially when I have a sore throat.
Yes, I use a mug. :) I heated it for 1 minute 40 seconds, that was too high. I realize microwave ovens differ in power levels, so I may try 1 minute next time and then work up like you suggested, in 15 second intervals or so.
Nightowl >8#
"The difference between being immature and child-like is that one is what you are, and one is what you choose to be."
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Post #126,661
11/19/03 12:30:52 AM
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Be very, very careful heating water in a microwave
[link|http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/superheating.html|http://www.phys.unsw...superheating.html]
Cheers, Ben
"good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html|Stefano Mazzocchi]
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Post #126,663
11/19/03 12:36:17 AM
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YES!
I was going to point this out - lots of fun under controlled conditions!
-drl
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Post #126,664
11/19/03 12:44:22 AM
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The other kitchen burn danger
..self-igniting grease fire. Sort of the same idea - grease for, say, French fries is heated to the point of ignition. You blow it out with a few puffs but it continues to smoke sightly - then you pick up the frying pan to dump the grease down the drain and WHOOSH! - the smoke itself ignites in a flash fire. You can see smoke ignition in action with a candle - blow the candle out and while the gases above are still hot, put a flame in the smoke trail - candle magically re-ignites.
If you ever have a grease fire, blow it out and then LEAVE IT BE for 10 minutes.
-drl
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Post #126,667
11/19/03 1:11:37 AM
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That's how those trick candles work.
There are magnesium crystals in the wick that spark as they burn. These sparks ignite the smoke and hey-presto a candle flame re-appears.
Wade.
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Post #126,696
11/19/03 11:50:05 AM
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Re: The other kitchen burn danger
..self-igniting grease fire. Sort of the same idea - grease for, say, French fries is heated to the point of ignition. You blow it out with a few puffs but it continues to smoke sightly - then you pick up the frying pan to dump the grease down the drain and WHOOSH! - the smoke itself ignites in a flash fire. You can see smoke ignition in action with a candle - blow the candle out and while the gases above are still hot, put a flame in the smoke trail - candle magically re-ignites. This is another reason I do not cook. I'm absolutely terrified of popping grease or anything to do with cooking with grease. Nightowl >8#
"The difference between being immature and child-like is that one is what you are, and one is what you choose to be."
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Post #126,739
11/19/03 4:37:54 PM
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Re: The other kitchen grease danger
Dumping *any* 'grease' down your drain, especially hot! - is what buys new boats for plumbers, sooner or later. Even an mt glass jar, warmed by a few drips First! so it doesn't crack - is a better habit to get into. Then too, what happened to Putting a Lid on the thing? Combustion: rapid oxidation cha cha cha
(Amazing too, the number of folks what never heard of cooling collected grease, using disposal with COLD water, etc. - for those who won't trouble to toss it in the garbage directly.)
Once upon a time, folks saved grease from home use - it got recycled for soap and other stuff.. (but That took a huge War to become habitual, too IIRC)
Eloise
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Post #127,547
11/25/03 10:40:45 AM
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Wet teatowel is best for fat fires.
Turn the heat off, and leave it alone for at least an hour.
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Post #126,694
11/19/03 11:48:12 AM
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Re: Be very, very careful heating water in a microwave
Thanks Ben, I kinda knew some of that, but not all.
I'm always very very careful when heating it. I don't fill the mug all the way, for one thing, and I have two very old mugs that I always use for tea or hot chocolate, so they aren't new, which is good.
I also let it stand in the oven for a couple seconds at least before removing it, and I never put my face over it. My only mistake was trying to sip it before checking the temperature.
I have concluded that approximately 1 minute in my microwave is what does it for me, i.e. hot enough to do some good to my throat, but not too hot to sip.
Thanks :)
P.S. My tongue seems a lot better today, still roughed up and sore, but nothing like yesterday.
"The difference between being immature and child-like is that one is what you are, and one is what you choose to be."
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Post #127,546
11/25/03 10:39:45 AM
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Two Words
Stir Well.
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