I think I did it again.....Maybe?

[Jambo]

I enjoy cooking, particularly using my third generation airfryer which must have been invented for someone like me. 

Simple to use; quick; cannot go wrong.............until yesterday?

I was cooking a large, thick, proper pork chop you can only get from a real butcher's shop. I used a high temperature for a short period. Crisp on the outside and barely done inside. I admit, it did produce a little smoke from the light olive oil spray I had used but SURELY not enough to trigger off all three of the smoke alarms from within my condo.

The noise was deafening with flashing lights.

I knew what would happen next because I did this once before when somebody rang the doorbell and I left two slices of toast to fill the kitchen with smoke. All the fire doors within the building will have shut and, more particularly, the local fire brigade will have received an automatic call.

So to cover my arse, and embarrassment, I turned on the extractor fan in the kitchen; opened all the windows and hid my pork chop dinner in the unused microwave.

Four minutes gone.

I left my condo heading downstairs towards Reception, opening and closing fire doors which had been automatically triggered. 

Six minutes gone and the first of two fire engines arrived, complete with sirens and flashing lights.

The first fireman entered to assess the problem. I welcome him to Royal Scot Court and prepare to deliver my grovelling apology/defense. He takes one look at the fire panel and informs me that it was showing a fire/smoke warning for three condo's, including mine. He tells me it is probably a problem/fault with the system but they will have to check all three.

So, to cut a long story short, the tenant in 43 admitted he had been smoking in his condo, which is not allowed. I get profuse thanks for my patience and for welcoming the fireman at Reception. The poor old guy in 43 gets the blame!

I think I got off light, apart from the fact my pork chop dinner was just not the same after being warmed up in the microwave. 😄

 

[nampla69]

8 hours ago, Jambo said:

I enjoy cooking, particularly using my third generation airfryer which must have been invented for someone like me. 

Simple to use; quick; cannot go wrong.............until yesterday?

I was cooking a large, thick, proper pork chop you can only get from a real butcher's shop. I used a high temperature for a short period. Crisp on the outside and barely done inside. I admit, it did produce a little smoke from the light olive oil spray I had used but SURELY not enough to trigger off all three of the smoke alarms from within my condo.

The noise was deafening with flashing lights.

I knew what would happen next because I did this once before when somebody rang the doorbell and I left two slices of toast to fill the kitchen with smoke. All the fire doors within the building will have shut and, more particularly, the local fire brigade will have received an automatic call.

So to cover my arse, and embarrassment, I turned on the extractor fan in the kitchen; opened all the windows and hid my pork chop dinner in the unused microwave.

Four minutes gone.

I left my condo heading downstairs towards Reception, opening and closing fire doors which had been automatically triggered. 

Six minutes gone and the first of two fire engines arrived, complete with sirens and flashing lights.

The first fireman entered to assess the problem. I welcome him to Royal Scot Court and prepare to deliver my grovelling apology/defense. He takes one look at the fire panel and informs me that it was showing a fire/smoke warning for three condo's, including mine. He tells me it is probably a problem/fault with the system but they will have to check all three.

So, to cut a long story short, the tenant in 43 admitted he had been smoking in his condo, which is not allowed. I get profuse thanks for my patience and for welcoming the fireman at Reception. The poor old guy in 43 gets the blame!

I think I got off light, apart from the fact my pork chop dinner was just not the same after being warmed up in the microwave. 😄

 

Can't beat a good quality pork chop, crispy fat, cooked medium and Dijon mustard sauce. But an air fryer ??? Were you still celebrating the first title in 22 years ??? 

[nampla69]

Or still glum after Hearts blew it on the last day. Go and but another one and ask for a Tomahawk pork chop, less fat but great cut. 

[monkey_omelette]

We need a picture of said pork chop to see if it was worth it.

[forcebwithu]

13 hours ago, Jambo said:

I think I got off light, apart from the fact my pork chop dinner was just not the same after being warmed up in the microwave. 😄

 

3 hours ago, monkey_omelette said:

We need a picture of said pork chop to see if it was worth it.

Too late for a pic of the pork chop, unless this is what you wanted to see. 

[fygjam]

To "carry on like a pork chop" is a classic Aussie idiom used when someone is acting foolishly, making a scene, or severely overreacting to a minor issue. It is typically a gentle (or not-so-gentle) tell to calm down and stop being dramatic.

The exact origin of the phrase is a bit of a mystery, though there are two main theories bandied about:

• The Sizzling Pan: Some say it comes from the crackling, spitting, and spluttering noise a raw pork chop makes when it hits a hot frying pan.
• The Synagogue: Language experts like the ANU suspect it evolved from an older, slightly offensive idiom, "like a pork chop in a synagogue," meaning something wildly out of place or unwelcome. Over time, it just became a great descriptor for someone acting inappropriately or making a massive fuss.

 

[Glasseye]

 

This thread made me hungry. 

 

One of the things I love about my house is I can burn the shit out of anything. 

If the smoke detector (that I installed myself when I moved in) goes off all I need to do is wave a towel at it for a couple minutes and problem is solved.

 

[Glasseye]

 

"like a pork chop in a synagogue,"

 

Very funny