Monday, September 02, 2002
So, I was able to clean out the fridge before we left for the weekend, but I had to cook some meat that was still in the fridge beforehand. I decided to broil the sirloin steak, so I scored the steak cross-wise and seasoned both sides and put it in the fridge for an hour. So far, so good. Then I put it in the oven on the top notch so that it is close to the broiling element and turn on the broiler. I wanted it medium-well, so I figured 25 to 30 minutes, turning once. So far, again, so good.
Well, at about 13 minutes or so (right before I was going to turn it), smoke started coming out of a burner. So I pull it out of the oven, and it is curled up and had touched the heating element. So I pull it out, flip it over, but it won't lay flat. So I cut it in two so it will. Okay, easily solved, no biggie. Next side. Put it back in and figure try for about 13 minutes instead of 15 on this side. 5 minutes in, Parker is really, really fussy, so I decide to nurse him. Well, he falls asleep. And I start to smell smoke. Sleeping Parker, burning steak ......
I quickly lay Parker on the floor (he immediately wakes up) and get the steak out of the oven. Burned. I don't even know if it is edible. I just let it cool, threw it in a freezer bag, and into the freezer it went. It'll be emergency rations I guess.
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