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Kitchen Tip: Don’t Get Burned by the Phone

February 28th, 2012 · 14 Comments

burnt orange peel Kitchen Tip: Dont Get Burned by the PhoneI’m pretty handy in the kitchen, but grand failures do occur, especially when I add a heaping spoonful of distraction to the recipe. So let my burnt rock hard candied orange peels be a lesson. When the phone rings, turn off the burner.

burnt orange peel in a pan Kitchen Tip: Dont Get Burned by the PhoneMy new doorstop: hardened block of candied orange peel in a pan.

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14 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Shae // Feb 28, 2012 at 10:24 am

    And I thought I’d overcooked my candied orange peels this year! (I almost always do.) Sorry for your loss. :-)

  • 2 jan staehli // Feb 28, 2012 at 10:30 am

    I have an idea. Soak in brandy to reconstitute into smoked/drunk peels. How Vashon?

  • 3 renae // Feb 28, 2012 at 10:44 am

    I’m imagining the smell of burnt orange peels and it isn’t pretty.
    I often do the same thing with the broiler.

  • 4 Scott Weber // Feb 28, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    Hahahaha…I’ve had to learn that lesson the hard way…my problem is I am so easily distracted :-)

  • 5 Sarah Galvin (All Our Fingers in the Pie) // Feb 28, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    Don’t throw out that burnt orange peel. It might be salvageable. I made burnt orange caramels. See it here http://allourfingersinthepie.blogspot.com/2009/12/burnt-orange-pecan-caramelsperfect-for.html

    Burnt orange is a wonderful flavour. You could add it to pork recipes or osso bucco. That is if it isn’t really burned!

  • 6 Susan // Feb 28, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    I seem to remember something happening with tomato sauce not long ago. Hmmmm…

  • 7 sare // Feb 29, 2012 at 5:12 am

    Dear Tom, they’re very pretty.:)) These things can be happened in my kitchen, too.
    These days I’m thinking to make candied orange peels, Which recipe You tried.
    Best.

  • 8 Eileen // Feb 29, 2012 at 5:58 am

    Oh Tom… what’s the condition of the pan :-/

  • 9 Alison // Feb 29, 2012 at 6:58 am

    Oops! What a bummer! When I first saw the picture I thought it was some kind of beef jerky.

  • 10 Tom // Feb 29, 2012 at 7:32 am

    Eileen: The pan is still coated with a black sugar glass, argh! I now have it full of water and simmering gently.
    Sare: I do have a recipe http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/209/orange-you-glad-you-made-these
    Susan: uh oh, good memory — ketchup craziness…http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/625/how-not-to-make-ketchup

  • 11 Bridget Ballatore // Feb 29, 2012 at 9:32 am

    Jan saves the day!!!

  • 12 brion // Feb 29, 2012 at 11:09 am

    at least it didn’t explode all over the kitchen like your nuclear ketchup recipe.

  • 13 tasteofbeirut // Feb 29, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    wow, Sarah has great ideas!

  • 14 Sophie // Mar 12, 2012 at 9:33 am

    Too bad, too bad,…but it happens to all of us! :)

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