Burnt Popcorn:
Thanks to Kristen, I know now that I’m not the only one who isn’t a microwave popcorn chef. I’m not really a popcorn lover, and I usually ruin the microwave stuff, so can anyone explain to me why I have boxes of the stuff in my kitchen cupboard, or why when I get through with screwing up each and every pack, I always pick up another box at the supermarket?
Talking of microwaves and burning stuff reminds me of when I popped two philly chesse-steak subs -leftovers from the night before - into the micro, forgetting that inside the paper bag, the subs were wrapped in aluminium foil. After about ten seconds, sparks started flying in every direction, igniting the paper bag, sending flames through microwave’s air vent, it was quite a show: one of those mesmerising moments when whatever’s happening is just ‘too cool’ and you overlook the implications of action - like the dorm burning down.
Fortunately, concern for the well-being of my food kicked in, so I shut off the micro, beat down the flames consuming what was left of the paper bag, and checked on my food. Sadly it was too late, and my subs tasted more like charred paper than anything else.
