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[tree_and_leaf]

Made dinner.

Upset dinner over kitchen floor, irretrievably bending the pan of the Remoska as I did so, so that it won't work any more.

:(

Then I knocked over some more things in the kitchen, then went out to the Italian take-away round the corner. And dropped my change into a basket of packets of biscuits below the counter.

May be turning into Tonks.

On the upside, the involitini I ended up having for dinner was quite good. Am cross about the Remoska, though. It's an extremely useful thing.

Also, and more amusingly, have just been talking to one of the flatmates, who is doing Middle English and Scots. "It's really interesting listening to you," quoth she, "I can really hear why they spelled 'which' and 'when' with a qh in Scots..."

Comments

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

I hadn't heard of Remoskas before reading this post, but see from an internet investigation that circumstances can easily arise in which they are cherished, and am sorry to read of your Remoska's passing.

[tree_and_leaf]

Well - you can get replacement pans. But I'm astonished it bent so easily (angle of impact, probably).

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

I am reminded of a bizarre accident in which I managed to shatter a newly-bought cafetiere glass when it overbalanced and was caught between the kitchen bench, me, and a spoon.

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

I am reminded of the time I picked up my new and cherished Indian-looking casserole dish, using oven gloves that turned out to have a hole in them...

Commiserations on its passing. I suppose the pan cannot be unbent?

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

I'm betting It Woz The Spoon Wot Did It.

[tree_and_leaf]

I once broke a glass by accidentally tapping it against the tap - I'm pretty sure this was no harder than it had been hit in toasting people, but all of a sudden, it was in several pieces!

[maeve-rigan.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about your Remoska disaster (I, too, had never heard of them before, but they seem very useful). On the other hand, as a fellow Middle English aficionado, I now really want to hear you talk so I can read Henryson aloud properly...

Qhuan Alexander owre king was deid..

[tree_and_leaf]

They are fantastic - as long as you don't throw them precipitately on the floor. It's true about being able to do cakes in them - I have done so with great success.

On the other hand, as a fellow Middle English aficionado, I now really want to hear you talk so I can read Henryson aloud properly...

I never think I sound that Scottish, but apparently I do (to the point that a German mobile salesman spotted me as such when I was talking German - though I do think he was a great loss to some linguistics department, because that's a remarkable ear)

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Lakeland Limited plug Remoskas for all they're worth, but we haven't succumbed yet.

[helflaed.livejournal.com]

One of my friends has one and loves it. She lives on her own though, so I'm not sure how practical one would be for the four of us, even a family sized one.

[tree_and_leaf]

I suppose that's the question - I can't comment with any authority (though the normal one does casseroles and things for two comfortably); but it's definitely worth having if you're on your own or a couple.

[tree_and_leaf]

Despite the fact that the pans are apparently less robust than you might wish, they are fantastic - they do very good chops, good cassaroles, and I baked extremely good cakes in them two years ago when I didn't have access to a proper oven (also has the advantage that you don't have to heat the oven up!), and they do seem to save electricity.