Today I decided I would make some pan fried chicken from the Betty Crocker cookbook. I prepped up my batter, dipped my chicken, and preheated my oil. Sometimes when I cook an artist pops into my head and they seem appropriate accompaniment to my cooking. Today Johnny Cash called my name.
I went upstairs and set up my remote speakers, clicked on a “Best of” album, and checked a couple of mails. I could smell a little chicken cooking from downstairs. That was strange as I hadn’t put the chicken in the pan yet. As I went down the stairs, I could hear the baritone coming through the kitchen door:
“I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down,
and the flames went higher…”
Strangely appropriate.
I hit the bottom step and turned into the kitchen only to be blasted with a wall of heat and see flames shooting up to the ceiling.
SHIT!
Grease fire. No water. Of that much I was sure. I couldn’t remember anything else.
“FIIIIIIRE!!!!”
My roommate came running down. “Shit!”
“Grease fire. No water. Uhh… flour?”
“try it.” OK, flour seems to catch on fire.
He grabs a towel, but it’s wet. “Shit. Let’s just get it out of here, mate!” (He’s Australian) He wraps the towel around the handle and slowly but surely moves the pan of flames outside.
Inside no major damage. Some smoke damage, some melted screens, some black boogers.
Pork chop sandwiches.


