My grandma used to tell me that eating burnt toast would help ‘clean out your insides’.
I searched on the internet and really didn’t find any truth to this claim. I believe because my grandma lived in the depression, it was more of a tale to tell people so they would eat all their food, regardless of how bad it tasted. It could be my frugalnista of a grandma didn’t want things to go to waste (a thing I love and miss about her). She had little food in her ‘slop bucket’ and found a use for most all left overs.
My theory of the depression and not wanting to throw out food maybe wrong. Maybe it’s that I just come from a long line of bad cooks. I like my food a little on the well-done side, if you will. I had tried to tell my mom that I got used to eating burnt things because she always burnt them. She jokingly smacked my arm. Everyone is good at cooking some things. Then we are bad at cooking others.
I have accidentally burnt grilled cheese for my daughter (on several occasions) and tried to scrape off the burnt, but she says it taste burnt. I have a love-hate relationship with our toaster oven as it runs hot and I burn the first batch of toast, just about every time.
One time, I burnt a pan that I was cooking corn on the cob in. I forgot about it. It left a permanent mark in the pan from that. Yes, very lucky I didn’t burn the house down. And this was before kids.
I have to learn to not try to get so many things done at one time and concentrate on my cooking and only that, so things are less crunchy at dinner time. Setting the timer seems to help keep or remind me that I was at one point cooking.
Sometimes you can’t get past the burn taste and you have to order pizza though. Or make a PB&J sandwich.
What burnt specials have you offered up to your family?
Twitter: RVAhome
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Haha! Love this one! Let’s see, I have the opposite problem. I tend to undercook things in the oven. Oops!
We need to meet in the middle, you and I!
Twitter: momfever
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Ehm I’ve served them some very crispy hamburgers once… But then I read about burnt food increasing the risk of cancer, and that scared me right off the burnt specials.
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I can understand. Most of the charred food isn’t ate at our house. I have heard the possibility of it causing cancer. Thanks for the reminder!
Twitter: HezziD
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I often burn grilled cheese sandwiches-it just depends on the temperature of the pan. Another burnt offering I have often is popcorn. While I can eat the burnt grilled cheese I can’t do burnt popcorn-it’s just gross.
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I don’t like burnt popcorn either. We have a new stove, so we are learning how to use it and low flames are definitely the way to go.
Twitter: mail4rosey
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I recently burnt a beautiful pot roast and we couldn’t get around the taste…and just as you mentioned, we went out for pizza instead.
My grandmother was frugal too. I remember she saved her soap pieces and when she had enough would grind them together to shape a new bar of soap out of… She made everything homemade too…clothes, food, soap, lol
Miss my grams.
I have burnt a pot roast before, RUINED the pan. It was the second date for my now husband. He knew what he was getting into. Pizza makes things better!
Twitter: Twinfun1n1
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Too funny – my mum loves burnt toast, but I think she also said that because we were poor growing up and that was the food option for the day. Oh well – didn’t kill us!
Leigh
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Putting a lot of butter on it, sometimes hide the burnt taste.
Speaking from experience.
Twitter: dominiquegoh.com
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I don’t really have this problem coz I watch the fire closely or set a timer when I cook. I guess it all boils down to experience and not being distracted when you cook.
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Glad you haven’t had this problem yet. Trying to cook and manage my kids sometimes they take priority over food and things get burnt. Happy cooking!
Twitter: phtreats
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We have had a few burnt things over here and I sometimes try to still give it them, there faces are priceless!
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Do you tell them it will put hair on their chest, that is what my grandpa used to say. lol
Twitter: FrugalMidwest
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I have also burnt things while cooking; like toast, grilled cheese, pancakes, hamburger, and a few more. Eek! I did NOT just admit that did I? lol
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I think you just did! I have burnt all of those as well!
My husband loves my burned cooking, at least that is what he says. The smoke detector in our house is usually mistaken for the dinner bell.
Love it!It takes a lot to make ours go off!