I burned my thigh and I'm scared

[Bonnette]

Originally Posted by Van Quad

This would be a good dish for a slow cooker. Brown rice & lentils cook at the same rate.

Oh, indeed it would!

[keps]

Originally Posted by crypticgimp

Keps do u have a crock pot? U can put all the ingredients in and not worry about lifting anything hot

Originally Posted by LindaT

Good to hear the leg is on the mend. I use our crock pot a lot. That is a good idea.

Thanks guys. But can a crock pot hold a lot? I like to make tons of rice and lentils, then eat the curry for the next few days.

Originally Posted by Bonnette

Excellent news about the healing!

Be careful about padding your lap, remember that's how I got such a bad burn - quilting melted right into the skin. Can you put a hard surface (like a tray made of some non-absorptive, non-conductive material) on your lap under a layer of asbestos padding?

I love curried rice and lentils - have never tried to make them in a microwave and probably wouldn't enjoy them prepared like that, anyway. Plus, it's wonderful to smell those heavenly stovetop aromas for hours on end, yum!

That's like what I'm using, a tray that is wooden topped, but has a thick beanbag underneath. It makes it stable on my lap, and also there's no way any heat will get through it to my legs.
Asbestos? That word scares me. Isn't that stuff deadly poisonous?

Originally Posted by Van Quad

This would be a good dish for a slow cooker. Brown rice & lentils cook at the same rate.

But I like to cook vast amounts. I just ate day three's curry today.

[Bonnette]

Originally Posted by keps

Asbestos? That word scares me. Isn't that stuff deadly poisonous?

It is when it's wrapped around heating pipes and blown through air ducts, for sure! I was talking about asbestos oven gloves and hotpads. At least, when I was growing up that's what oven gloves and pads were made of - they might not be nowadays, though (they're probably not). I should have said "a fireproof/heatproof pad," I can see how what I wrote would sound scary!

[crypticgimp]

Originally Posted by keps

Thanks guys. But can a crock pot hold a lot? I like to make tons of rice and lentils, then eat the curry for the next few days.



That's like what I'm using, a tray that is wooden topped, but has a thick beanbag underneath. It makes it stable on my lap, and also there's no way any heat will get through it to my legs.
Asbestos? That word scares me. Isn't that stuff deadly poisonous?



But I like to cook vast amounts. I just ate day three's curry today.

crockpots come in alll sizes! so i am sure there is one for u! u may want an oveglove

[gjnl]

Originally Posted by crypticgimp

crockpots come in alll sizes! so i am sure there is one for u! u may want an oveglove

Beware of fabric "OveGlove" type woven fabric mitts. They are great for any dry heat, like pulling a cookie sheet out of the oven or holding onto a panhandle....BUT once they get even a little wet they are dangerous. NL used a pair when she was draining water off of cooked pasta. The glove got some of the boiling water on it and the heat was trapped inside. She hustled to get the glove off, but had a burn on her index finger and thumb. She has retired the OveGlove for Silicon gloves and mitts when working with hot liquids in the kitchen. There are several types on the market. Here are a couple (see attachments).

All the best,
GJ

[keps]

Originally Posted by Bonnette

It is when it's wrapped around heating pipes and blown through air ducts, for sure! I was talking about asbestos oven gloves and hotpads. At least, when I was growing up that's what oven gloves and pads were made of - they might not be nowadays, though (they're probably not). I should have said "a fireproof/heatproof pad," I can see how what I wrote would sound scary!

I never knew asbestos was used for heat proofing anything other than buildings.
I think I'd feel better staying away from anything with asbestos in it, lol.

Originally Posted by crypticgimp

crockpots come in alll sizes! so i am sure there is one for u! u may want an oveglove

I need to do some crockpot investigations!

Originally Posted by gjnl

Beware of fabric "OveGlove" type woven fabric mitts. They are great for any dry heat, like pulling a cookie sheet out of the oven or holding onto a panhandle....BUT once they get even a little wet they are dangerous. NL used a pair when she was draining water off of cooked pasta. The glove got some of the boiling water on it and the heat was trapped inside. She hustled to get the glove off, but had a burn on her index finger and thumb. She has retired the OveGlove for Silicon gloves and mitts when working with hot liquids in the kitchen. There are several types on the market. Here are a couple (see attachments).

All the best,
GJ

Those two gloves look weird! I have a mitt, just a padded non-waterproof one. Yes, when it gets wets it's less effective.
Thanks for the info!

My burn is looking great (well, as good as I can expect my cooked flesh to look). I kept it uncovered last night, and puts Vaseline all over it, which I really think is helping.

[Bonnette]

So glad the healing process continues to go well, keps!

[keps]

Originally Posted by Bonnette

So glad the healing process continues to go well, keps!

Thanks Bonnette, and thanks for all your input in my thread, I really appreciate it.

[crypticgimp]

yesss investigate the crockpot! u will like! glad the wound is healing! keep up the good work!

[quad79]

Sorry I've missed this, keps...just can't depend on clicking new posts all the time.

It looks nasty! I'm glad it is healing. I sat too closeto a fire pit once & got a good burn like that. I was glad I didn't feel it but surprised I never got AD.