All the burn topics have got me thinking... and reminiscing. Remember that time you burned your mouth on scalding _______? What did you eat the ensuing week, when your poor mouth was a devastated wasteland of tender flesh and blisters?...
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Robyn's asked about the worst burn while eating. What about cooking? I was working as a fry cook at a local burger place in early 1980. One day I was using a burger spatula to cut down a 50 lb...
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Despite knowing full well that it will result in excrutiating pain, I persist in picking at the charred cheese bits on the nacho pan. The hard crispy cheese goes under my nail and is terribly painful. Yet I pick at...
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Minor or major? Food prep often results in cuts, bruises, back strain or smashed fingers. My injuries (thankfully) have all been of these minor-type! I'm notorious for scalding the roof of my mouth while downing my morning coffee ( Culinary...
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