(8) Invest In a Good Pot Holder
Whether I'm baking, ironing, or grilling; if there's high heat, I'll find a way to burn some part of my body. And for somebody who finds food creation therapeutic, that's a lot. I've burned my hands more times than I can count. I keep aloe vera with lidocaine in the fridge just for that. My forearms are covered in slowly fading burn scars. Even the back of my leg has been fried a time or two (don't ask, because I have no idea ). Personally, I think it's just a symptom of my swirling, frenetic prowess in the kitchen. Who has time to remember a potholder when you're in the middle of creating an actual culinary masterpiece...like mac-n-cheese. My mom, on the other hand would blame it on my in-explicable non-use of potholders and my lack of attention to potentially dangerous situations. She might be right. For years my mother has been trying to teach me to use potholders. In truth, at one point in time I did own several very nice ones. Sage green