Chef In The House Countinues

"Chef in the House" continues.

Let me tell you the latest mishap and lesson learned. 

D was cooking a pork chop dinner, seared in the skillet, placed in the oven to finish cooking. I was busy in the other room heard someone talking talk got louder and finally I heard "Darn It", (you know is was something else said). I hear water running and talk becoming louder, now yelling checked on him and he's standing at the sink hand under running water still yelling.  You guessed it the Chef burnt his hand. D uses a potholder or glove at all times but this moment he had the skillet resting on the cook top, glove off and reached over to move it to another burner...hence the yelling and water running.

He was so mad at himself because he always uses gloves and he was not thinking, result burns over palm and three fingers. He forgot to leave the glove on the skillet handle, sooooo. Lesson learned; always leave the potholder, glove or towel on the handle of a hot skillet or pan until it cools.

Just to let everyone know he was very lucky, quick treatment of cool water and placing on ice pack for several minutes and later applying aloe lotion frequently saved him from an ER visit. One week later, only dry skin where the burns appeared. 

Tip:  Keep Hot Handles Covered until Cool.
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