BURNIN’ down the house
You might have read where I thought I crashed and almost burned my house down a couple of days ago. If you haven’t, go ahead and read it. I’ll wait ……..
Tonight, I removed all doubted as to what happen when I cooked using the convection oven function of my microwave. Tonight’s recipe: Take one dish, place in the microwave oven (because we’re in a hurry to eat), set to 350 and press [start]. So far, so good. Fifteen minutes later, I smell something burning and thinking it is the remains of my previous adventure. But no! I find the kitchen full of smoke and the oven has a dim, reddish glow about it. MMMMMMMMM! Dinner flambe but without the alcohol! Luckily, I shut everything down and got a fan going to clear out the house. Just the thing to do on a chilly, December night.
My Sharp microwave oven has served me well for over fifteen years. It has even resisted the urge to combust these past couple of cooking sprees! I can still use the microwave function but I believe the convection part will do me in should I use it again. All I can say for the moment is that I’m glad I was awake this time. I’m not to happy to learn that the smoke alarm is dead as well …. Fortunately, I didn’t make an ash of myself this time!
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OMG … that’s really scary! Sorry to hear about the oven. Guess you’ll have to nuke it all now eh? Maybe if you are a very good boy, someone will cook you a nice hot meal soon … hint, hint!
Thank goodness you are all right, and double thanks that you weren’t an ash!
We tried to catch the cupboards on fire on Thanksgiving day! I thought it would mean new cabinets but hubby was afraid the whole house might burn down so we put the fire out. LOL
Ron, it sounds like it’s time for a new microwave/convection oven! I’ve got an idea, you can come visit and I’ll let you cook!
Karen, you are too funny!
That is very scary - I am glad things were okay for you in the end - kitchen fires are not fun to recover from
Hello GG! mmmm, a real meal?! Yes, please!
Hello Karen! Awww!
Don’t new houses come with new cabinets? 
I’m glad to hear that you’re all ok.
Hello Rehab! I’ve scrubbed and cleaned and sprayed a ton of “odor ban” and Febreze. Now my kitchen smells like one of the hotel rooms that say “no smoking” but you know otherwise. Thank goodness, I’m not having company this holiday season.