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Favorite foods: Donburis, Fried Chicken, Cheesecake

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The Ten Most Recent Comments By Yoshi

From Serious Eats

Tasting Rachael Ray

You can tell when she really loves the food by the eyebrows. I found this very funny.

Yoshi at 3:14PM on 03/23/07

From Talk

Question of the Day: How did you get your first cooking-related burn?

While working at Six Flags Great Adventure, I was learning how to make funnel cakes, and while moving around the trays to make them, I splashed some really hot grease on my forearm. Whew, that hurt! My co-workers laughed and said it happens to everyone as they gave me a cold compress to put on it.

Yoshi at 4:08AM on 03/23/07

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From Talk

Question of the Day: How did you get your first cooking-related burn?

The first food-related burn I got... I'd have to say was when I was about to enjoy a nice medium-sized pepperoni-and-cheese pizza at Pizza Hut.

Silly me, I didn't realize the steam flowing from the cheese meant that it was hot.

I took one bite and the cheese (and the sauce trapped beneath the cheese) caused nice second-to-third degree burns to the roof of my mouth, and scorched my tongue. I had strips of skin hanging painfully down from the roof of my mouth.

darkfyreaol at 12:01PM on 04/18/07

From Talk

Question of the Day: How did you get your first cooking-related burn?

When I was a little girl, I was making E-Z Pop Popcorn and got the burn of my life on my middle right finger. I still have the scar to show for it.

love_to_bake at 9:12PM on 03/28/07

From Talk

Question of the Day: How did you get your first cooking-related burn?

This is certainly not my first burn, merely my most creative. I was cooking something on our electric stove and needed to put the food on a plate, but didn't have room anywhere but on one of the other burners. My mother pointed out that she'd rather I not put a corelle plate down on a hot burner (they explode!) and that I should test that burner to make sure it wasn't on. I was so confident that the burner wasn't on that I put my flat palm down on the burner... and felt my skin singe and bubble for a split second before my reflexes kicked in. I had concentric circular burns! It was bizarre, but I don't have any scars.

The kicker on this one is that I was in tenth grade, and had chemistry class the next day. My hand was bandaged, but somehow I was still the one who handled the bunsen burner... My lab partner was afraid of fire, but clearly I was not!

S. Cornell at 9:12AM on 03/28/07

From Serious Eats

Tasting Rachael Ray

I'm with Hungover Gourmet. I would like to see outtakes where the food isn't so "mmmmm"worthy. Or anything after the cuts while the camera's still rolling. I'm sure they exist. I've heard she's a bitch to work with therefore somebody out there must want to show the world she isn't so "adorable!"

Ditto for Sandra Lee. Can't stand either one of them.

Jeana at 12:39PM on 03/24/07

From Serious Eats

Tasting Rachael Ray

@corycm

Thanks for the hint! I am a Linux user, and I was able to find the Quicktime player.

As to RR, she's Escoffier compared to Sandra Lee. (I didn't want to make an obligatory, mean RR comment.)

Lou at 11:25AM on 03/24/07

From Talk

Question of the Day: How did you get your first cooking-related burn?

Making tea for my sick mom when I was 5. I have a very small scar on the knuckle of my left ring finger.

On another note, I worked at a bakery for years. The only time that I ever burned myself was during the 2 weeks that my boss was on vacation. I don't know if it was because I was under more stress or what..

monica at 5:03AM on 03/24/07

From Serious Eats

Tasting Rachael Ray

Better idea on paper than it actually turned out. I'm no Ray fan and was hoping for something really entertaining. Meh. I hate to think how much time went in to something so blah.

Hungover Gourmet at 11:29PM on 03/23/07

From Serious Eats

Tasting Rachael Ray

I know I'm really, really alone on this, but I find her adorable. Of course, I never watch her shows, but ...

Anyone who really enjoys cooking and eating, and makes the general public feel less self-conscious about fine dining is probably doing a service. The fact that she's growing obscenely wealthy as a result doesn't concern me.

ronfrankl at 8:10PM on 03/23/07

From Serious Eats

Tasting Rachael Ray

I'm not even sure what to do with this...but yet I watched the whole thing.

t Lou: The format plays fine with Quicktime on both Mac and PC platforms for me. Can't speak for Linux.

[insert obligatory, mean Rachel Ray comment here]

corycm at 4:45PM on 03/23/07

From Serious Eats

Tasting Rachael Ray

Is this some horrible Windows-olny format? Do people who like food only use Windows?

Lou at 4:03PM on 03/23/07