[Sca-cooks] Gytha's Cooking Safety Tip of the Day:

[Olwen the Odd]

>At 08:32 AM 5/10/02,Erika Thomenius said something like:
>
>>-Gytha "Facial scalds suck" Karlsdotter
>>
>>(To sum up:  I put an aluminum pot on top of a steel pot to make rarebit.
>>The aluminum expanded faster than the steel, formed a seal, and exploded
>>when the pressure built up.  Aside from some minor steam burns, I'm ok,
>>the
>>pot's ok, everybody's ok, but I got a hell of a scare.  And I'll be
>>picking
>>cheddar out of the cabinetry for years.)
>
>Let me add Maggie's recent discovery:
>
>When you have a pressure cooker with a clear silicone gasket, and you
>grease it, per the instructions in the owner's manual, it makes it VERY
>easy to scoff at the pressure interlock, and with a minimal amount of extra
>force open it while it is still under pressure.  The top had been a royal
>bear to get open the previous few times I had used it, so this time when it
>stuck a little bit as I was trying to open it, I figured it was the same
>thing, and just wrenched harder. (Woops).
>
>Corned beef makes a lovely special effect as it sends a consistent six inch
>layer of foam across an entire cooktop.  It would have been even neater if
>my hand hadn't been in the middle of it. (Never fear, I have Cook's Hand,
>all I got was a mild first degree burn on the hand. My tummy caught the
>steam blast though, and I lost a whole 2 inch square bit of excess).  I was
>impressed, but terrified, then impressed, but terrified.
>
>Regards,
>Maggie

<<winch>>not a fun story.  My auntie died when her pressure cooker went off
like that.  Freak accident.
Olwen

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