Silliness Using an electronic timer

lene1949 · 09-11-2010, 03:56 AM

Well, yesterday I decided to have an easy meal - Pizza - and instead of just ordering one, I bought one to cook myself - a lot cheaper...

It said on the package to cook at 210 deg Celsius for 10-12 minutes... I set the timer for 10, and continued to read on MR... I thought a long time had passed, but the timer said more than 9 minutes left...

Then I smelled burned food! This couldn't be right... only seconds had passed! Got the pizza out of the oven - it was black alright.

I blamed the stupid timer, until I realised I had set it for 10 hours and not 10 minutes... Geeze!

happy_terd · 09-11-2010, 04:22 AM

Shouldn't have affected the taste of a frozen pizza that much.

TGS · 09-11-2010, 04:26 AM

Spending time on Mobileread is much more nourishing than scoffing frozen pizza - so everything turned out for the best

happy_terd · 09-11-2010, 04:34 AM

He wouldnt be scoffing down a "frozen" pizza if it had been set on fire in an oven.

TGS · 09-11-2010, 04:39 AM

I think it's frozenness refers to it's state when it was bought, not it's state when it comes out of the oven, or when it gets eaten, or at some subsequent point. But it may not have been frozen at all - that was an assumption I made.

lene1949 · 09-11-2010, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Shouldn't have affected the taste of a frozen pizza that much.

It was a fresh pizza, not frozen..

lene1949 · 09-11-2010, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

He wouldnt be scoffing down a "frozen" pizza if it had been set on fire in an oven.

She's NOT a 'he'..

TGS · 09-11-2010, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TGS

Spending time on Mobileread is much more nourishing than scoffing frozen pizza - so everything turned out for the best

I retract!

Spending time on Mobileread is much more nourishing than scoffing pizza - fresh, frozen, blast-chilled, irradiated, burnt, microwaved, or prepared in any other way - so everything turned out for the best

Javed · 09-11-2010, 06:18 AM

Lene. Instead of using a timer, maybe use a smoke detector!

nohmi2 · 09-11-2010, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

Well, yesterday I decided to have an easy meal - Pizza - and instead of just ordering one, I bought one to cook myself - a lot cheaper...

It said on the package to cook at 210 deg Celsius for 10-12 minutes... I set the timer for 10, and continued to read on MR... I thought a long time had passed, but the timer said more than 9 minutes left...

Then I smelled burned food! This couldn't be right... only seconds had passed! Got the pizza out of the oven - it was black alright.

I blamed the stupid timer, until I realised I had set it for 10 hours and not 10 minutes... Geeze!

You have absolutely no idea how thrilled I was to read your post.........I thought that I was the only one to do that sort of thing.

When I think back on some of the dumb things I've done in my lifetime I literally cringe.

Cheers.

poohbear_nc · 09-11-2010, 12:01 PM

I had an apartment where the smoke detector was put just outside the kitchen - and apparently was set to be extremely sensitive. Every time I cooked pizza in the oven - and opened the door to see if it was ready - the released cloud of steam, etc. ALWAYS set off the farking thing. After the second or third time, my neighbors got used to it and stopped banging on the door to see if I needed rescued -- or a fire extinguisher. I finally attached a plastic grocery bag to the ceiling and covered it during food preparation.

kindlekitten · 09-11-2010, 03:23 PM

I roast chilies in the oven quite often. plays hell with the ex-smoke detector. it is now in a hallway.

I read not long ago about a woman that put either soup or popcorn in a microwave at work and instead of 5 minutes had set it to 50 minutes. well she forgot until the smoke detectors in the building were going off, the building was being evacuated and of course the microwave was totalled.

seriously... if you are hungry enough to go stimulate electrons on some food, don't you think your stomach when send up a clue phone message before you damn near burn down the building? I tend to not quite hover while cooking, but at least stay on patrol as it were

Fat Abe · 09-11-2010, 10:01 PM

Darn, I thought this thread was about setting a vibrator on timer control, and then falling asleep. This would have been more interesting than a burned pizza story. To be continued, hopefully?

kindlekitten · 09-11-2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Fat Abe

Darn, I thought this thread was about setting a vibrator on timer control, and then falling asleep. This would have been more interesting than a burned pizza story. To be continued, hopefully?

I simply can't imagine falling asleep with that issue. if that's the case, then it is time for an upgrade

recluse · 09-11-2010, 10:58 PM

I hear Harley Davidson makes a 200 hp. model.
It's got a kickstart.

If you can't set a simple timer, what the Hell are you doing wandering around loose, never mind cooking?

09-11-2010, 03:56 AM	#1
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	Using an electronic timer Well, yesterday I decided to have an easy meal - Pizza - and instead of just ordering one, I bought one to cook myself - a lot cheaper... It said on the package to cook at 210 deg Celsius for 10-12 minutes... I set the timer for 10, and continued to read on MR... I thought a long time had passed, but the timer said more than 9 minutes left... Then I smelled burned food! This couldn't be right... only seconds had passed! Got the pizza out of the oven - it was black alright. I blamed the stupid timer, until I realised I had set it for 10 hours and not 10 minutes... Geeze!

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09-11-2010, 04:22 AM	#2
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Shouldn't have affected the taste of a frozen pizza that much.

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TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	Spending time on Mobileread is much more nourishing than scoffing frozen pizza - so everything turned out for the best

09-11-2010, 04:34 AM	#4
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	He wouldnt be scoffing down a "frozen" pizza if it had been set on fire in an oven.

09-11-2010, 04:39 AM	#5
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	I think it's frozenness refers to it's state when it was bought, not it's state when it comes out of the oven, or when it gets eaten, or at some subsequent point. But it may not have been frozen at all - that was an assumption I made.

09-11-2010, 06:18 AM	#9
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	Lene. Instead of using a timer, maybe use a smoke detector!

09-11-2010, 12:01 PM	#11
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,228 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I had an apartment where the smoke detector was put just outside the kitchen - and apparently was set to be extremely sensitive. Every time I cooked pizza in the oven - and opened the door to see if it was ready - the released cloud of steam, etc. ALWAYS set off the farking thing. After the second or third time, my neighbors got used to it and stopped banging on the door to see if I needed rescued -- or a fire extinguisher. I finally attached a plastic grocery bag to the ceiling and covered it during food preparation.

09-11-2010, 03:23 PM	#12
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I roast chilies in the oven quite often. plays hell with the ex-smoke detector. it is now in a hallway. I read not long ago about a woman that put either soup or popcorn in a microwave at work and instead of 5 minutes had set it to 50 minutes. well she forgot until the smoke detectors in the building were going off, the building was being evacuated and of course the microwave was totalled. seriously... if you are hungry enough to go stimulate electrons on some food, don't you think your stomach when send up a clue phone message before you damn near burn down the building? I tend to not quite hover while cooking, but at least stay on patrol as it were

09-11-2010, 10:01 PM	#13
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,826 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	Darn, I thought this thread was about setting a vibrator on timer control, and then falling asleep. This would have been more interesting than a burned pizza story. To be continued, hopefully?

09-11-2010, 10:58 PM	#15
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	I hear Harley Davidson makes a 200 hp. model. It's got a kickstart. If you can't set a simple timer, what the Hell are you doing wandering around loose, never mind cooking?