It's been several decades, but I still remember the time Debbie and I cemented our friendship. Something was said about a kitchen being wasted space. "Who needs one, anyway?"
Despite my affinity for gadgets, I don't enjoy cooking.
But every now and then I forget. Case in point -- Jack (Ship's Log) recently posted about making a delicious turkey breast in their air fryer.
Mind you, I've never made a turkey in my life. But a small breast in the air fryer? I can do that!
Because our Ninja Foodi's on the small side, I opted for a 3# Butterball. "No need to defrost!" it boasted. Unfortunately, I soon realized there was no way it would fit in our air fryer. That's okay ... it was 25* outside. I don't mind turning on the oven.
90 minutes later, I'm ready to check its internal temperature. I grabbed a couple potholders, then stared in dismay. "Tom, come here! Hurry!" He's all grumble-bumbley: "What IS it?"
Then he looks. "Oh, my God!"
Ya, the Pyrex had split in two!
Thank goodness, the bird's juices were still secure in the little baggie. But it took not one, not two, but THREE temp checks to assure me it was safe to consume.
I was under-whelmed. At least Tom enjoyed his with loads of gravy and dressing.
My guess as to why it's blood is because it knew you did not love cooking and it chose to break because you were the one that put it in the oven. I think food knows that we don't like to cook it and even when we do what it tells us to do it doesn't do well because we did not put it in the oven with love. That's my conspiracy theory. My mother used to take those turkey breast and put them in the Crock-Pot and cook them and she said they were delicious but I took for really huge pieces of chicken boneless chicken and put them in my crockpot and they were not fit to eat. I think the reason is my mother loved it and I did not. All kidding aside as although I'm not kidding is who knows why things do that it's not supposed to break.
ReplyDeleteHey, that (conspiracy) theory works for me! Same thing with house plants.
DeletePS is there a KFC close to you
ReplyDeleteYes, but there's a BETTER one inside the Marathon Gas Station. I've even seen people lining up.
DeleteOnce, early in our marriage, we were sitting in the kitchen and heard a "crash" in one of the cupboards. A search found that a Pyrex casserole dish simply EXPLODED into shards while sitting there. Never did find a good explanation for that one!
ReplyDeleteNow THAT would freak me out!
DeleteWeird!! It almost bears doing some research on it or contacting Pyrex so they could put a warning on it! We did have a glass shower door just one day break into thousands of shards of glass for no apparent reason. Glad you guys were safe though and no one got hurt. Oh my gosh I just googled really quickly Pyrex exploding in oven and there were lots of articles about it!
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What a frightening thing with the shower door! Who'd ever guess, taking a shower could be a risky thing.
DeleteI'm going to go Google now. :)
I knew someone who had a bathroom wall collapse around her as she showered. I don't think they used the proper drywall for wet areas. She was lucky it fell outward and not on her! That was extremely weird to me. I'd contact Pyrex and ask them if they could help. Maybe you could get a good deal to replace that dish.
DeleteHow strange! At least the turkey was salvaged because of the cook-in bag. We did a chicken for Thanksgiving just this way - a metal pan is best, by the way.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Myra!
So glad I procrastinated and didn't use that to make an enchilada casserole. Metal it is!
DeleteI have heard of that happening Myra. It's caused from temperature changes that are too extreme. a very cold pan going into a hot oven is enough to do it. If there is no liquid in the bottom of the pan that can cause it too. Best to use a metal or disposable pan for something like this.
ReplyDeleteThat makes sense. Ya, I was flabbergasted when I read the instructions saying it goes directly from the freezer to the oven. Figure the folks at Butterball knew better than me!
DeleteIf you had added some water, it may not have broken. It also could have had a small crack that wasn't noticed. The frozen meat on the glass in a hot oven... scary stuff, though!
DeleteYa, and it doesn't take much in the kitchen to scare me. :)
DeleteThis one has me running 'skeerd' well at least in 'wonder'. WOW I am glad the turkey & juices were in a bag. That was fortunate to say the least.
ReplyDeleteYep me 'n Tom would have enjoyed the gravy. LOL
The breaking dish is a puzzle. I do know they are tight and under pressure, but I hve not known of one just to break or burst. OUCH, but it does make a good tale..
Love from Florida
Ha! That's what I said to Tom: "At least this makes fodder for the blog!" All the same, I'm one n' done.
DeletePerhaps it was a defect in the glass or maybe it had been weakened by a fall on the floore or banged up in the cupboard. Who knows, I'm glad you used a bag, it surely could have been worse with an oven to clean and the turkey ruined. glad Tom enjoyed it anyway. Now at least you can say you finally made a turkey. Ya never know till you try. I prefer metal pans for just that reason. they never break.
ReplyDeleteGood point ... I finally made a turkey! (*grin*) I may just toss the other Pyrex and use metal pans from now on.
DeleteI have had that happen!! When we first married I decided to cook beans in a pyrex bowl on top of the stove. Now that was just plain stupid, dish broke and beans were all over the place. Took me forever to clean up that mess. At least hubby enjoyed your cracked dish turkey!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh m'gosh ... I can just visualize that. These sorts of tales sure keep us humble ... and laughing.
DeleteThat's really weird! We made a small turkey breast in our Instant Pot. It was pretty good and it was easy. But I'd still rather eat ham. lol
ReplyDeleteI never considered using my InstantPot! Thanks for the tip, Cathy!
DeleteI don't want to alarm you or any of your readers. Crashing and breaking of dishes, or pots, or shower doors is usually a temporary visitation by a ghost. He (most probably she) is making her presence felt. We even had instances in our house of things moving from one place to another. Aunt Elma was sitting watching the TV. When I came back into the house from the garden she had been moved to the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing since she was asleep one minute and in the kitchen cooking the next.
We've also had the security light coming on and off automatically whenever someone approaches the house. I think it is the ghost warning us of people at the door.
God bless.
I'd actually welcome the presence of a ghost, if he(she?) watched where he was going.
DeleteMy uneducated guess is that the pyrex contraption was too cold when it was put in the oven. That would definitely cause it to break.
ReplyDeleteI've cooked many whole turkeys in the oven. I simply put them in a disposable aluminum pan and wait a few hours until they're thoroughly heated. I never take the temperature of the bird... and always make the stuffing separately.
I've been missing a lot of blog posts lately because they either show up late on my readers list or they don't show up at all.
I wouldn't doubt you're right. Ya, Blogger's feed is all messed up. If I don't see a 'regular' I have to go looking.
DeleteWow...that is a first...but I am assuming it was because the turkey was frozen on the glass dish and the oven heated up too quickly . Yes, some liquid in the dish might have helped. Lesson learned. Thank you for teaching all of us!! I'm glad your turkey breast was saved!
ReplyDeleteMe, too! And, that the bag kept all the juice from decorating the oven's interior!
DeleteBTW, THANKS for the shout out, and it did make a good blog. Methinks everyone liked it.
ReplyDeleteUmm...perhaps you set a cold dish in a hot oven? Myra...we gotta live closer, I would teach you to cook, grin.
ReplyDeleteYa, but they (Butterball) promised! Instructions read: "Goes directly from freezer to (pre-heated) oven." Hey, I'll take those in-person cooking lessons anytime!
DeleteThat was weird but I am glad you are both ok and no glass went flying with the bird.My mother always cooked chicken and turkeys in those huge blue enamel roasting pans with lids.We do the turkey cooker roaster we bought years ago. BUt the bird is always in the bag. Wink Wink.
ReplyDeleteOh my, that shouldn't have happened. It looks yummy.
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