Sunday, February 1, 2026

Freedom

I just washed two pans and popped them dripping wet in the still warm oven which I used to cook my lunch and I laughed out loud!

My ex-husband used to hate it when I did that.  I always thought it made perfect sense to use the residual heat from cooking the meal to dry them for me.  I suppose his issue was that I often forgot about them and so the next time he needed the oven, he would turn it on not realizing the pans were still in there.  

I never fully understood the complaint because if I happened to do the same, I would just grab a hot hit and pull them out of there as soon as I realized my mistake.  They cool pretty fast on the stove top.  

And honestly, if I was cleaning pans while the oven was still warm, it meant I was on top of dishes which I would have thought he would appreciate.  But I never could do anything right.  He didn't like how I loaded the dishwasher either.

Anyway, I now store my pans in the oven so I definitely don't think twice about using that heat to dry them!  

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