On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 12:22:34 -0500, maxine in ri >
wrote:

>Things have been hectic here, and as I was running out to watch the
>last swim meet of the season, put the salmon loaf in the oven, and
>set the timer for 30 minutes. Told the tube potato to turn off the
>oven when the timer went off.
>
>Came back 2 hours later to find the timer sitting at 30 minutes and
>the oven still on. I forgot to set it, and the tube potato didn't
>think to check it.
>
>It's now 1" thick, with about a 1/3" layer of very brown crisyp
>outside, and the inside third is amazingly still tasty and moist.
>
>Exchange student won't eat it because it's full of carcinogens
>now<?>, but DH liked it, and so do I.
>
>Is it bad for us?

I *love* crispy, although have never had a salmon loaf version. Food
disasters happen. I have made rice 1000(?) times -- boil water, dump
in rice, turn burner to super-low simmer, set timer for 20 minutes,
carry timer around. Funny how that worked 999 times, but when I left
the burner on 'high'...

Tell your exchange student to get over it or take over the cooking.
Preferably both. :-) Or call it "Blackened Salmon Loaf" and reserve
it as a special treat.