I'm good at cooking meals like roasts , fowl , etc . , but haven't ever really tried to bake . So tonight I was bored and decided to bake a chocolate cake . It's been 35-40 minutes in the oven - is it a bad sign when at this point there's chocolate lava overflowing the pan baking onto the bottom of the oven ? There are piles of cake guano 3 inches high on the bottom and it's getting a bit smokey in here . Do I let it keep baking or what ?
Originally posted by Moldy CrowTurn it off. Let it cool. Throw it out.
I'm good at cooking meals like roasts , fowl , etc . , but haven't ever really tried to bake . So tonight I was bored and decided to bake a chocolate cake . It's been 35-40 minutes in the oven - is it a bad sign when at this point there's chocolate lava overflowing the pan baking onto the bottom of the oven ? There are piles of cake guano 3 inches high on the bottom and it's getting a bit smokey in here . Do I let it keep baking or what ?
Originally posted by Moldy Crowbaking sucks...you have to be to exact in measuring...I love to cook, you can just throw whatever you want into a pan (as long as you use common sense) and it usually comes out right
I'm good at cooking meals like roasts , fowl , etc . , but haven't ever really tried to bake . So tonight I was bored and decided to bake a chocolate cake . It's been 35-40 minutes in the oven - is it a bad sign when at this point there's chocolate lava overflowing the pan baking onto the bottom of the oven ? There are piles of cake guano 3 inches high on the bottom and it's getting a bit smokey in here . Do I let it keep baking or what ?
I baked something in the oven in my new place a few weeks back. Can't remember what exactly, (I pasta something I think), because I was slightly toasted at the time. But all sorts of cheesey fatty crap overflowed out of it. And there wasn't an oven tray, so it just settled in the bottom. Not a problem, it was edible, and I promptly forgot about it.
A few days later I was heating up some leftover pizza. Can't remember what toppings exactly, because I was slightly toasted at the time. Suddenly the oven was on fire. This caused the pizza to be slightly blackened, but not a problem, it was edible. There was a point to this story, but I've promptly forgotten it.
The cake actually turned out ok . My neighbor came over to what was on fire , and told me it wasn't hot enough . So I turned it up 50 more degrees . Then I read EDG's post and turned off the oven , pulled it out to cool and throw it away . By god , it's actually like choc cake and tastes pretty good too ! The kitchen smells like ass though .
Originally posted by NordlysDid the eggplant burn first , then explode , or the other way around ?
Speaking of interesting oven experiences, have you ever tried baking an eggplant in the oven, without cutting the leaves off or punching a hole in it? Very interesting... 😲
A friend told me when he was a boy of 4 or 5 is mother was very ill . She kept trying to get up and tend to the kids but didn't have the strength . He decided to help by cooking dinner . He put a pan on the stove , placed a unopened can of peas in the pan , and turned the burner on full . Luckily , he didn't stand over it . He said after a few minutes there was an explosion like a gunshot . There were peas every where , walls , ceiling , and floor . But they never found the can ! It's always be one of life's great mysteries to him - how can a metal can disappear ?
Originally posted by Moldy CrowIt exploded first. The BANG got my immediate attention, so it didn't burn. That is, everything I could get out didn't burn. It was impossible to get everything off the oven walls, though, so the rest was burnt over time. Very messy.
Did the eggplant burn first , then explode , or the other way around ?