Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> "Virginia Tadrzynski" > dropped this
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>> Here's a question: Who has cooking utensils they are afraid to use?
>> I have a pressure cooker and a smoker, both Christmas presents from
>> more than a couple of years ago, still in the boxes. Why? I'm afraid
>> I'll ruin something, expensive meat or time (all the work to make
>> sausage then to ruin it) in the smoker, or I'll blow the ceiling out
>> of my kitchen with the pressure cooker. So, does anyone else have
>> this phobia? -ginny
>
> I have avoided buying a pressure cooker for years because I was afraid of
> using one for the same fear you have. However, I really wanted one so I
> went ahead and bought a decent one. I'll be using it soon and will
> report back. I gave my electric smoker to my neighbor because I did not
> like the way stuff turned out in it. I want one that uses lump. For
> years I had a phobia about the gas grill I had in the condo. I was
> always afraid the little tank would blow up and I'd be thrown a couple
> hundred feet onto the ground from the terrace. I'm also afraid of
> heights. I used the Weber instead I got over that phobia when a
> friend turned on the propane thingy, went inside to get the phone and
> then went to light the grill. I heard a boom and my friend was thrown
> right onto the floor of the terrace. He was shaken but survived. From
> then on I was completely confident in using the gas grill IMO Darwin
> didn't take him so he must have a purpose in life.
>
> Michael
>
>
People learn from their mistakes, smart people learn from others' mistakes

Michael, I want you to report for remedial fear training immediately.

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John Kane, Kingston ON Canada