Be Prepared for Unexpected Disasters on Thanksgiving!
A Beware List for Thanksgiving
1. Beware the Rotten Thanksgiving Turkey
One year a particular store near me, that shall go nameless, had a bad shipment of turkeys. Unbeknownst to them, or their customers, everyone happily purchased their Thanksgiving turkey well in advance and tucked them into the freezer.
When the turkeys were thawed, and the plastic wrappers were removed...let's just say a lot of folks were scrambling to air out their houses and find something else to cook for dinner! Note to readers....have back up food!
2. Beware the Power Failure on Thanksgiving
No it was not due to bad weather. It was not even the electric companies fault. It was the old kitchen wiring with too many electric appliances! The circuits popped and totally cracked the fuse that operated the entire kitchen. Half cooked food sat in electric cookers, the stove was electric and so was the blower on the fireplace.
My sons and my brother who thought they had come to enjoy a wonderful dinner ended up dismantling the fuse box and running around trying to "borrow" the right fuse from other people, since there were no stores open near us. My son finally went home and found one in his garage! With the fuse fixed and power back on the food was back to cooking....even though it was a late dinner. Note to readers...keep extra fuses stocked!
3. Beware of the Shattering Casserole Dishes on Thanksgiving
The glass casserole dish was newly purchased, so who would think there would be a problem. I will next time, that is for sure. The beautiful turkey breast was nearly done. It looked delicious, all golden brown with juices sliding down it to give it a shimmering look glaze. The aroma that filled the kitchen was delightful.
Suddenly, the oven seemed to explode with a sound of shattering glass and smoke started to erupt. Sure panic caused me to hurry and turn the electric oven off and to cautiously peep into the oven door to see what had happened. My beautiful turkey breast sat there in a pile of glass shards while those wonderful juices dripped on the bottom element, giving off little puffs of smoke. Note to readers....be safe and use a metal roaster!
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Post a CommentOh, my, this made me shudder!
That would have been aweful to have a rotten turkey. I have had the power failure thing happen to me too. The turkey juices runeth over in the oven one year and started the oven on fire, that was a fun one. Without thinking my husband pulled out the turkey then pulled out the oven rack (yes the hot oven rack) and placed it on our linoleum floor. Then we beat the fire out, then we noticed the new burned in oven rack shape on our kitchen floor.
I have experienced the shattering dish incident. Not a pretty sight that is for sure.
And that is why we go out!
They always happen.
You've had eventful Thanksgivings, eh? lol
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing =0)
My worst disaster was my first Thanksgiving in my current house. It has double ovens, and they were both brand new when we moved in. The home inspector had turned them both on to make sure they worked when he inspected the house, but quickly turned them off once satisfied that they were heating up. I had not had the need to use the bottom oven until Thanksgiving Day, when it was going to be needed for several hours. As it turned out, the fan had not been installed properly, and before it hit 350 degrees it seized up and quit working altogether. We had to scramble putting the microwave and toaster oven into service, and somehow managed to salvage most of what was planned.