So I bought a 37oz frozen pumpkin pie last Thursday.
Only $3.99. Nice desserts for a week. oh yeah

Saturday, I cooked it. Turned out nice and smelled great.
Right out of the oven, I wanted to clear the stovetop
to cook some ham, potatoes and onion hash.

So, while still very hot, I lifted it off the baking sheet
to move over to the counter to cool. Using pot holders on the
foil pan that it came in. It made it half way when the
cheap foil pan folded right in half and dumped out the
pie!!!

The entire pie hit the edge of my countertop then dumped
right onto the floor with a big splat. No eating that.
Took a good while to clean the floor. dammit! ;(

Only salvageable pie was about 2 TBS. one on the edge of
the counter and one more still in the pie pan. Good stuff.
Too bad I lost most of it.

I'll buy another tomorrow morning and try again.
I won't make that mistake again.

Big SIGH!!!

One note: (there's always a bright side to everything) -
I was lucky that the very hot pie didn't land on my foot.
That would have resulted in a serious burn. I was only
wearing socks at the time.

On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 10:32:33 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> So I bought a 37oz frozen pumpkin pie last Thursday.
> Only $3.99. Nice desserts for a week. oh yeah
>
> Saturday, I cooked it. Turned out nice and smelled great.
> Right out of the oven, I wanted to clear the stovetop
> to cook some ham, potatoes and onion hash.
>
> So, while still very hot, I lifted it off the baking sheet
> to move over to the counter to cool. Using pot holders on the
> foil pan that it came in. It made it half way when the
> cheap foil pan folded right in half and dumped out the
> pie!!!
>
> The entire pie hit the edge of my countertop then dumped
> right onto the floor with a big splat. No eating that.
> Took a good while to clean the floor. dammit! ;(
>
> Only salvageable pie was about 2 TBS. one on the edge of
> the counter and one more still in the pie pan. Good stuff.
> Too bad I lost most of it.
>
> I'll buy another tomorrow morning and try again.
> I won't make that mistake again.
>
> Big SIGH!!!
>
> One note: (there's always a bright side to everything) -
> I was lucky that the very hot pie didn't land on my foot.
> That would have resulted in a serious burn. I was only
> wearing socks at the time.

That is sad, but I'm glad you didn't get burned.

You remind me that this Thursday is my day to reserve a personal-size
pumpkin pie (about 5-6" diameter) at the bakery for pickup the following
Wednesday.

Cindy Hamilton

On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 5:32:33 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> So I bought a 37oz frozen pumpkin pie last Thursday.
> Only $3.99. Nice desserts for a week. oh yeah
>
> Saturday, I cooked it. Turned out nice and smelled great.
> Right out of the oven, I wanted to clear the stovetop
> to cook some ham, potatoes and onion hash.
>
> So, while still very hot, I lifted it off the baking sheet
> to move over to the counter to cool. Using pot holders on the
> foil pan that it came in. It made it half way when the
> cheap foil pan folded right in half and dumped out the
> pie!!!
>
> The entire pie hit the edge of my countertop then dumped
> right onto the floor with a big splat. No eating that.
> Took a good while to clean the floor. dammit! ;(
>
> Only salvageable pie was about 2 TBS. one on the edge of
> the counter and one more still in the pie pan. Good stuff.
> Too bad I lost most of it.
>
> I'll buy another tomorrow morning and try again.
> I won't make that mistake again.
>
> Big SIGH!!!
>
> One note: (there's always a bright side to everything) -
> I was lucky that the very hot pie didn't land on my foot.
> That would have resulted in a serious burn. I was only
> wearing socks at the time.

Why yes, it's a good idea to try it a second time. My son was asking about me making some pies. I said "you mean like a Spam pie?" in a hopeful manner.

"No, I mean a pecan or pumpkin pie, those are a good as I ever had."

Ha ha, that's the breaks. No Spam pie. I'll probably just make a pecan/yam pie, rather than just another pie. Maybe, I'll stick some Okinawan sweet potato in and make a purple pecan pie.

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...NgFF0uyIZYP7BJ

On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:03:43 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 10:32:33 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:

>> One note: (there's always a bright side to everything) -
>> I was lucky that the very hot pie didn't land on my foot.
>> That would have resulted in a serious burn. I was only
>> wearing socks at the time.
>
>That is sad, but I'm glad you didn't get burned.

That's not very sociopathic of you.

Gary > wrote:
> So I bought a 37oz frozen pumpkin pie last Thursday.
> Only $3.99. Nice desserts for a week. oh yeah
>
> Saturday, I cooked it. Turned out nice and smelled great.
> Right out of the oven, I wanted to clear the stovetop
> to cook some ham, potatoes and onion hash.
>
> So, while still very hot, I lifted it off the baking sheet
> to move over to the counter to cool. Using pot holders on the
> foil pan that it came in. It made it half way when the
> cheap foil pan folded right in half and dumped out the
> pie!!!
>
> The entire pie hit the edge of my countertop then dumped
> right onto the floor with a big splat. No eating that.
> Took a good while to clean the floor. dammit! ;(
>
> Only salvageable pie was about 2 TBS. one on the edge of
> the counter and one more still in the pie pan. Good stuff.
> Too bad I lost most of it.
>
> I'll buy another tomorrow morning and try again.
> I won't make that mistake again.
>
> Big SIGH!!!
>
> One note: (there's always a bright side to everything) -
> I was lucky that the very hot pie didn't land on my foot.
> That would have resulted in a serious burn. I was only
> wearing socks at the time.
>

Next time, dont take it off the baking sheet to cool. Let it cool on the
sheet.

On 11/18/2019 2:48 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:32:59 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
>> So I bought a 37oz frozen pumpkin pie last Thursday.
>> Only $3.99. Nice desserts for a week. oh yeah
>>
>> Saturday, I cooked it. Turned out nice and smelled great.
>> Right out of the oven, I wanted to clear the stovetop
>> to cook some ham, potatoes and onion hash.
>>
>> So, while still very hot, I lifted it off the baking sheet
>> to move over to the counter to cool. Using pot holders on the
>> foil pan that it came in. It made it half way when the
>> cheap foil pan folded right in half and dumped out the
>> pie!!!
>
>
> You didn't RTFM. #5 (and #6) on the instructions:
>
> 5. Remove pie on cookie sheet from oven using oven mitts. Do not
> handle pie by edge of pan.
>
> 6. Cool for 2 hours or until pie reaches desired serving
> temperature. Pies are best when freshly baked.
>
> -sw
>
He's a man. Real men don't need no stinkin' instructions.

On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 3:33:05 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/18/2019 2:48 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:32:59 -0500, Gary wrote:
> >
> >> So I bought a 37oz frozen pumpkin pie last Thursday.
> >> Only $3.99. Nice desserts for a week. oh yeah
> >>
> >> Saturday, I cooked it. Turned out nice and smelled great.
> >> Right out of the oven, I wanted to clear the stovetop
> >> to cook some ham, potatoes and onion hash.
> >>
> >> So, while still very hot, I lifted it off the baking sheet
> >> to move over to the counter to cool. Using pot holders on the
> >> foil pan that it came in. It made it half way when the
> >> cheap foil pan folded right in half and dumped out the
> >> pie!!!
> >
> >
> > You didn't RTFM. #5 (and #6) on the instructions:
> >
> > 5. Remove pie on cookie sheet from oven using oven mitts. Do not
> > handle pie by edge of pan.
> >
> > 6. Cool for 2 hours or until pie reaches desired serving
> > temperature. Pies are best when freshly baked.
> >
> > -sw
> >
> He's a man. Real men don't need no stinkin' instructions.

My motto is: 'If all else fails, read the manual.'

Gary wrote:

> So I bought a 37oz frozen pumpkin pie last Thursday.
> Only $3.99. Nice desserts for a week. oh yeah
>
> Saturday, I cooked it. Turned out nice and smelled great.
> Right out of the oven, I wanted to clear the stovetop
> to cook some ham, potatoes and onion hash.
>
> So, while still very hot, I lifted it off the baking sheet
> to move over to the counter to cool. Using pot holders on the
> foil pan that it came in. It made it half way when the
> cheap foil pan folded right in half and dumped out the
> pie!!!
>
> The entire pie hit the edge of my countertop then dumped
> right onto the floor with a big splat. No eating that.
> Took a good while to clean the floor. dammit! ;(
>
> Only salvageable pie was about 2 TBS. one on the edge of
> the counter and one more still in the pie pan. Good stuff.
> Too bad I lost most of it.
>
> I'll buy another tomorrow morning and try again.
> I won't make that mistake again.
>
> Big SIGH!!!
>
> One note: (there's always a bright side to everything) -
> I was lucky that the very hot pie didn't land on my foot.
> That would have resulted in a serious burn. I was only
> wearing socks at the time.

Cookie sheet's are there for a reason.... Sorry about that!

On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:32:59 -0500, Gary wrote:

> The entire pie hit the edge of my countertop then dumped
> right onto the floor with a big splat. No eating that.

Just avoid letting your fork get too close to the floor.

Mike_Duffy wrote:
>
Gary wrote:
> > The entire pie hit the edge of my countertop then dumped
> > right onto the floor with a big splat. No eating that.
>
> Just avoid letting your fork get too close to the floor.

heh heh :-D
Spoken by a true survivor. I love it!

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:58:47 -0500, Gary wrote:

> Spoken by a true survivor. I love it!

Then you should like the true story that inspired me:

http://mduffy.x10host.com/nonfiction.htm#quickIDX4

Mike_Duffy wrote:
>
> On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:58:47 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
> > Spoken by a true survivor. I love it!
>
> Then you should like the true story that inspired me:
>
> http://mduffy.x10host.com/nonfiction.htm#quickIDX4

Interesting stories there, Mikey.

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:44:17 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Mike_Duffy wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:58:47 -0500, Gary wrote:
>>
>> > Spoken by a true survivor. I love it!
>>
>> Then you should like the true story that inspired me:
>>
>> http://mduffy.x10host.com/nonfiction.htm#quickIDX4
>
>Interesting stories there, Mikey.

Not Mikers?

On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:50:27 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Gary wrote:
>
>> So I bought a 37oz frozen pumpkin pie last Thursday.
>> Only $3.99. Nice desserts for a week. oh yeah
>>
>> Saturday, I cooked it. Turned out nice and smelled great.
>> Right out of the oven, I wanted to clear the stovetop
>> to cook some ham, potatoes and onion hash.
>>
>> So, while still very hot, I lifted it off the baking sheet
>> to move over to the counter to cool. Using pot holders on the
>> foil pan that it came in. It made it half way when the
>> cheap foil pan folded right in half and dumped out the
>> pie!!!
>>
>> The entire pie hit the edge of my countertop then dumped
>> right onto the floor with a big splat. No eating that.
>> Took a good while to clean the floor. dammit! ;(
>>
>> Only salvageable pie was about 2 TBS. one on the edge of
>> the counter and one more still in the pie pan. Good stuff.
>> Too bad I lost most of it.
>>
>> I'll buy another tomorrow morning and try again.
>> I won't make that mistake again.
>>
>> Big SIGH!!!
>>
>> One note: (there's always a bright side to everything) -
>> I was lucky that the very hot pie didn't land on my foot.
>> That would have resulted in a serious burn. I was only
>> wearing socks at the time.
>
>Cookie sheet's are there for a reason.... Sorry about that!

I learned long, long ago to transfer pies and such to steel pie pans
prior to baking. No foil roasting pan is permitted through my
door.... those disposable aluminum pans, and there aren't many,
immediately go into my recyclables.
I won't use cookie sheets either, too easy for weighty stuff to slide
right off. I prefer using steel jelly roll pans, they're sturdy and
have a 3/8" lip all around.

On Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 2:32:58 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:50:27 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> >Gary wrote:
> >
> >> So I bought a 37oz frozen pumpkin pie last Thursday.
> >> Only $3.99. Nice desserts for a week. oh yeah
> >>
> >> Saturday, I cooked it. Turned out nice and smelled great.
> >> Right out of the oven, I wanted to clear the stovetop
> >> to cook some ham, potatoes and onion hash.
> >>
> >> So, while still very hot, I lifted it off the baking sheet
> >> to move over to the counter to cool. Using pot holders on the
> >> foil pan that it came in. It made it half way when the
> >> cheap foil pan folded right in half and dumped out the
> >> pie!!!
> >>
> >> The entire pie hit the edge of my countertop then dumped
> >> right onto the floor with a big splat. No eating that.
> >> Took a good while to clean the floor. dammit! ;(
> >>
> >> Only salvageable pie was about 2 TBS. one on the edge of
> >> the counter and one more still in the pie pan. Good stuff.
> >> Too bad I lost most of it.
> >>
> >> I'll buy another tomorrow morning and try again.
> >> I won't make that mistake again.
> >>
> >> Big SIGH!!!
> >>
> >> One note: (there's always a bright side to everything) -
> >> I was lucky that the very hot pie didn't land on my foot.
> >> That would have resulted in a serious burn. I was only
> >> wearing socks at the time.
> >
> >Cookie sheet's are there for a reason.... Sorry about that!
>
> I learned long, long ago to transfer pies and such to steel pie pans
> prior to baking. No foil roasting pan is permitted through my
> door....

They come through my door, but they're never used for roasting. Once
in a while we have some mucky job in the shop or outdoors and use a
disposable roasting pan.

> those disposable aluminum pans, and there aren't many,
> immediately go into my recyclables.
> I won't use cookie sheets either, too easy for weighty stuff to slide
> right off. I prefer using steel jelly roll pans, they're sturdy and
> have a 3/8" lip all around.

I favor aluminum half-sheet pans from the restaurant supply store.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 2:04:09 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 2:32:58 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> >
> > I learned long, long ago to transfer pies and such to steel pie pans
> > prior to baking. No foil roasting pan is permitted through my
> > door....
>
> They come through my door, but they're never used for roasting. Once
> in a while we have some mucky job in the shop or outdoors and use a
> disposable roasting pan.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I find them useful if I have some pork chop bones to give to the neighbor
to give to their dog. They're also handy if you have something like a
piece of cake or pie you want to share with a neighbor. You don't have
to worry about getting your dish back.