A-hem… Excuse me…
We interrupt our usual blogging schedule to provide you with the details of yet another episode in the life of “The Most Annoying (Formerly Hated) Husband on the Internet” aka my husband, Mike aka The SlaveMaster.
My husband is under the impression that EVERYTHING can be baked in the oven at 350 degrees.
No need to read instructions, if it requires an oven bake it at 350 degrees.
We have had this argument for YEARS. YEARS, I tell you. He has baked things at 350 and left them there until they turn into things that look like that turkey on A Christmas Vacation.
Now, to be perfectly honest, the man can cook. He’s brilliant with turkey, roasts, lamb, fish, prime rib. Basically, if it involves meat it will be the BEST meat you have EVER tasted. To say nothing of his specialty, “Mike’s Mondo Burgers” which, in a word, ROCK.
Unfortunately, he applies what he has learned about meat to EVERYTHING that goes in the oven. He firmly believes he can toss anything into the oven at 350 and it will be fine. We had taquitos and some sort of Mexican Fiesta Platter. He opened up the box through everything on to a pan and tossed them in at, you guessed it, 350.
They were supposed to be in the oven at 400 for 20 minutes.
They baked at 350 - for 45.
They weren’t taquitos, mini tacos, and flautas anymore. They were ROCKS with stuff in the middle. Jawbreakers.
Yet, he insists that anything can be thrown into the oven at 350. Anything.
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February 19, 2007 @ 6:44 am
:lol:
Good Boy!
:lol:
February 19, 2007 @ 9:06 am
I haven’t seen any of the current season yet. I don’t get that channel. We just finished watching season 1 on DVD a few weeks ago. We’re working our way through Smallville right now.
February 19, 2007 @ 9:33 am
Season 2 of Supernatural has been much better than the first one - they finally reached a good rhythm. The last episode was hilarious!
February 19, 2007 @ 2:43 pm
DeeJay My thoughts exactly. LOL
Joefish What did you think of Season 1? I loved it.
Avi You think so? Really? I thought they were both equally as good. I hear Papa Winchester is due to return this season. How are they going to pull that off?
And, yeah, that last episode was pretty damn funny. It was like a modern day Odd Couple or something.
February 19, 2007 @ 9:29 pm
Haha! That’s great! At least the boy can think fast! :D
I’ve never seen the show. I’m not much of a TV person. :???:
February 19, 2007 @ 10:30 pm
Barb and I both liked it a lot. That cliffhanger sucked, though. We held out for almost three minutes before we looked it up to see how that car wreck turned out.
February 28, 2007 @ 4:00 am
Hard to teach an old dog new tricks. Especially a stubborn one.
February 28, 2007 @ 4:43 am
I’m with Wicked.
Except…
“especially an OLD one.”
Cuz remember, he is REALLY old. :twisted:
February 28, 2007 @ 5:12 am
One time, trying to warm a pizza up, I put the entire pizza, box and all, into the oven at 350 for 10 minutes.
Yeah, that didn’t work out too well.
February 28, 2007 @ 8:28 am
So… you’re saying… sometimes 350 degrees… is… wrong?
I’m confused. This can’t be right.
February 28, 2007 @ 9:15 am
Wicked I find that to be the case with each passing year. :roll:
Miss Britt Too true. :twisted:
Avi So basically your lesson was that 350 was fine, cardboard - not so much?
Joe Say it ain’t so, Joe.
BTW, Mike was quite amused to find that this issue seems to be split where genders are concerned. The women think he’s a moron and the guys don’t get what the big deal is.
February 28, 2007 @ 9:20 am
Yup.
February 28, 2007 @ 10:28 am
I always thought the magic number was 400. That’s what it says on the pizza box.
I think Mike is a little off. The issue is divided between people who want to commiserate with you and people who want to tease you.
February 28, 2007 @ 11:38 am
Avi :roll:
Joe That was the suspicion I had, thanks for confirming it, I thought I was just being paranoid. :razz:
February 28, 2007 @ 2:23 pm
I think the issue is not 350 - but the ability to READ DIRECTIONS! Something men just don’t seem to be able to do.
February 28, 2007 @ 3:54 pm
:lol: 350 for everything?!?! :lol:
February 28, 2007 @ 6:33 pm
Crazy Lady You might have a point. My husband does say that directions are just “manufacturer’s suggestions”
Bug Yep. I have to yell, scream, nag or just take the project over if the directions are going to be followed at all. :roll:
March 1, 2007 @ 11:46 am
that’s why I do all of the cooking. stuff like that annoys the hell out of me!! if it was up to my husband we’d have chopped-up chicken covered in chicken marinade (with french fries!) EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT!
March 3, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
I hear ya!! Mine thinks things cook better and faster in the frying pan if it’s on HIGH! Everything tastes like crap and I have to spend an hour scraping burned beans & rice off the bottom.
But unlike yours, mine knows nothing about cooking except the bbq. :-)